by czangerl | May 27, 2024 | Posts
Last year, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) published a report that examined the economic and social impact of its 59 college and university members on the Commonwealth. The focus of the report is on the economic...
by czangerl | Feb 14, 2024 | Posts
As a follow-up to a recent survey of 100+ higher education procurement professionals, the Lab conducted a series of focus groups to drill deeper into the survey results. The focus groups across different types of educational institutions revealed several key findings...
by czangerl | Jan 9, 2024 | Posts
For Steve Whitney, 2023 was the right time for a reset. As the owner of Sit. Stay. Forever, a Maine-based company that makes safe and sustainable pet products, Steve wanted to move the business to the next level of efficiency and profitability. But how? The answer was...
by y.ryu | Nov 29, 2023 | Posts
As part of Northeastern’s recent Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Lab co-sponsored a webinar titled Entrepreneurial Diversity in the Construction Sector. A panel of industry experts — Margarita Polanco (Regional Supplier Diversity Manager, DPR Construction),...
by czangerl | Nov 20, 2023 | Posts
Over the past six months, the Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship has conducted research to gain a better understanding of the state of supplier diversity in higher education from the perspective of procurement professionals. We wanted answers to these...
by y.ryu | Oct 31, 2023 | Posts
This year’s National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) New England Conference took place in Newport, RI, from October 22 – 25, 2023. The conference brought together not only higher education procurement professionals in the New England region through 17...