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Business School Professors Present to Crowd of Prospective Entrepreneurs

Presentation - Wharton SchoolTwo professors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania recently visited campus for a workshop on business and entrepreneurship.

Dr. Keith Weigelt, Marks-Darivoff Family Professor of Strategy at The Wharton School and Ms. Stacy L. Franks, Associate Director of the Field Application Project at The Wharton School Management Department presented to a full house of students interested in starting their own businesses, inventing, and pursuing an MBA after college.

Professor Weigelt presented a model for teaching and encouraging entrepreneurship among high school students. Following his presentation, students participated in an energetic half-hour Q-and-A session with the Professor on topics as diverse as financial literacy, profit motives, product development and marketing, social impact, and funding start-ups.

Learn more about Professor Weigelt's work here.

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