Business/Careers
Jeff Davis, president and CEO of OraBrush Inc., came to Weber State University on Thursday, Sept. 8 as part of the Nye Executive Lecture series and told students the story of his company. OraBrush and its product are moving forward at the “speed of darkness,” as the company’s iPad 2 parody on YouTube suggests. Davis […]
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The road to success is paved by failures and has many dead ends was part of the message shared by Jerry Ropelato, a local businessman and Weber State University graduate, to students and entrepreneur hopefuls Wednesday evening during a weekly meeting of the Weber Entrepreneurs Association. After a brief introduction, Ropelato led an hour-and-a-half long […]
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Weber State University’s Collegiate Distribution Educational Clubs of America organization is making quite a name for itself. Students may know it as Delta Epsilon Chi, its name prior to the 2010-2011 academic year. Collegiate DECA is an organization designed to get students ready for their career. “Collegiate DECA gives [students] the opportunity to show that […]
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Class is back in session, and so is the Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series at the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. Speakers in the series are generally Weber State University graduates or closely tied to the university. Without a designated topic, they share from their personal experience. Business challenges, career foundation and development, and ethical dilemmas […]
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Earlier last week, an op-ed entitled “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” written by entrepreneur-extraordinaire Warren Buffett, was published in The New York Times. It came as a surprise to me what he wrote. He wrote of the unnecessary tax breaks that he and his fellow mega-rich friends receive. According to Buffett, in 2010, he paid only […]
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I’ve commented on the economy in previous columns, but, in all honesty, my words, despite their genius, have no effect on the actual economic future of the United States. After all, I am just a measly, poor college-student nobody whose opinion means little to nothing in the ‘real world’. In fact, the next time I’m […]
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In recent years, the most popular accessory people have adorned isn’t diamond earrings, gold watches or overpriced shoes. That honor belongs to the “Buy Local” bags that people all over the country have slung over their shoulders. Buying local, though, raises the question of what the benefits of buying locally actually are, when it can […]
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Weber State University took home eight top-10 spots in the 2011 Phi Beta Lamdba National Tournament held in Orlando, Fla. The conference, themed “Gateway to Greatness,” took place at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Orlando, Fla., on June 22-27. “This leadership conference gave PBL members a unique opportunity to compete against other qualifying state winners […]
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While attending Weber State University in the early 1980s, Alan Stock swept floors and popped popcorn at a local Ogden theater. He returned to Utah last week from Cinemark headquarters in Dallas, Texas, as CEO to open a new theater in time for the premiere of the much-anticipated conclusion to the Harry Potter movies. “I’ve […]
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Credit cards have been called one of the great tricksters in life. They make the finer things in life seem accessible to anyone, just as long as they qualify. They readily encourage racking up thousands of dollars of debt using their card with no worries at all, because participants have the luxury of paying it […]
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