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Forbes Magazine asked nearly 200 venture capital firms to nominate companies they believe are most likely to become unicorns. The list of more than 100 has been narrowed to the Top 25. (Forbes)

Visit https://www.forbes.com/next-billion-dollar-startups/#386bd2394441 to view the full article online.

 
Many business schools now offer courses in both venture capital (investing) and private equity (finance). Here are five factors that experts in private equity and venture capital say MBA applicants should consider when applying to and choosing a business school.

Visit https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2018-10-15/5-signs-an-mba-program-excels-in-private-equity-venture-capital to view the full article online.

 
If you're doing everything you should be doing when posting regular content on your social media site, but not getting the results you want, you are probably making critical mistakes you're not even aware of. (Black Enterprise)

Visit https://www.blackenterprise.com/content-marketing-mistakes-brand-building-roi/ to view the full article online.

 
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Career
Research shows that making sure potential employers realize that one of your intrinsic motivation's for wanting a job is your love for the actual work you do is a part of the interviewing process that many people aren't doing enough. (Harvard Business Review)

Visit https://hbr.org/2018/10/to-land-a-great-job-talk-about-why-you-love-your-work?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_not_activesubs&referral=00563&deliveryName=DM16631 to view the full article online.

 
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Diversity in the Workplace
At CoreNet Global's 2018 Summit in Boston, a group of panelists discussed the keys to creating an inclusive work environment and how that translates in the corporate world. (Commercial Property Executive)

Visit https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/the-importance-of-corporate-diversity-and-inclusion/ to view the full article online.

 
International
The EU says it is prepared to extend the proposed 21-month post-Brexit transition period that will help smooth the path from Brexit to the UK, if the UK is interested. The suggestion comes as the two sides have failed to reach a deal, yet. (BBC)

Visit https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45897253 to view the full article online.

 
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Education
Bill Boulding, dean and professor of Business Administration at Fuqua Business School, said a growing number of international students and their parents are expressing safety concerns about studying in the United States because of anti-immigrant, politically-reinforced sentiments. It is having a negative effect on business school applications. (The Chronicle)

Visit https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/10/fuqua-dean-says-trump-visa-policy-making-u-s-less-relevant-on-international-stage to view the full article online.

 
The academic world is beginning to see the value in the need to develop GIS skills through undergraduate and MBA-level courses. (Forbes)

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/esri/2018/10/17/colleges-see-gis-playing-a-larger-role-in-business-education/#72536422474e to view the full article online.

 
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SC State University students in the School of Business won a $15,000 first place prize, claiming victory over several other distinguished colleges and universities in the 2018 National Black MBA Association’s Undergraduate Case Competition, which convened Sept. 26-28 in Detroit, Michigan. The SC State team finished in third place in the 2016 competition, and won second place in 2017, before making its way to the top during the 40th Annual Conference this year. (Charleston Chronicle)

Visit https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2018/10/17/sc-state-business-students-win-first-place-at-national-black-mba-competition/ to view the full article online.

 
Kwame Boler, a former Boeing engineer and the co-founder and CEO at NEU Inc. won the NBMBAA®Scale-Up Pitch Competition during the annual conference in September. Boler won a Grand Prize of $50,000. (Black Enterprise)

Visit https://www.blackenterprise.com/kwame-boler-50000-national-black-mba/ to view the full article online.

 
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Entrepreneurship
Business Because went in search of some of the most successful food ventures started by MBA grads. Here is what they discovered. (Business Because)

Visit https://www.businessbecause.com/news/entrepreneurs/5611/7-mba-entrepreneurs-taking-the-food-industry-by-storm to view the full article online.

 
The Economy
The probability of a U.S. recession within one year is almost 28 percent, and rises to more than 60 percent over the next two years, according to a model tracked by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Over the next three years, the odds are higher than 80 percent. (Bloomberg)

Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/u-s-recession-chances-in-next-two-years-top-60-jpmorgan-says?srnd=economics-vp to view the full article online.

 
The Dow dropped 300 points Thursday afternoon, shortly after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced he would not be attending a conference in Sadui Arabia as the U.S. continues to investigate the alleged murder of a journalist. The news comes in the midst of turmoil in the European bond market and a huge drop in China's stock market. (CNN Business)

Visit https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/investing/dow-jones-stock-market-mnuchin/index.html to view the full article online.

 
Personal Finance
A new poll released today indicates fewer Americans describe themselves as anxious about their financial situation than they have in the past three years. Decreases in economic anxiety are across demographics and are most significant among Independents and African-Americans according to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. (Citizen Tribune)

Visit https://www.citizentribune.com/news/business/marketplace-edison-research-poll-finds-record-low-economic-anxiety/article_6a5b2abe-766c-531b-83fb-58d11b6e36b7.html to view the full article online.

 
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