Angela A. Brown
CEO & President
Victory Global Solutions, Inc.
Q: What's the best way to respond to criticism and doubters?
A: Turn their negativity into a positive by sharing the record of achievements of my mentors and those who inspire me.

David Ashley Morrison
President/Founder
Twenty-
something™, Inc.
Q: What's the biggest surprise you encountered growing your business?
A: How absolutely delightful it is working with a giant bullmastiff and a yellow Labrador snoring at your feet.

David Niu
Co-Founder
NetConversions, Inc
Q: What's your best definition of a successful entrepreneur?
A: Someone who can take a beating and still keep ticking.

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In this Issue:

• Opening the Doors to Private Equity: The "apprenticeship" business
  
  
• Q&A with the Wharton Small Business Development Center's New Director
  
  
• Back to School: The Appeal of Wharton West for successful entrepreneurs.
  
  
• Ask the Experts: Where to find financing; pre-empting knock-offs.

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TEACHING & LEARNING
The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs

Consulting to Growth Businesses
A Wharton course plunges undergrads into unchartered waters consulting to companies with rich prospects for growth. > MORE

Opening the Doors to Private Equity
Wharton courses and "boot camp" help students break into the "apprenticeship business" of private equity. > MORE

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OUTREACH

Wharton West: Back to School
Why do successful entrepreneurs return to the classroom? In the words of one West Coast business founder: "I still don't know everything." > MORE

Q&A with The Newly Appointed Director of the Wharton Small Business Development Center
Dr. Thérèse Flaherty offers insights on the future of the SBDC. > MORE

NEW!
Ask the Wharton Experts
This month, questions on financing and competitive strategy are answered: "Although it is admirable to stick with a business model when capital is no longer available…it is not necessarily wise." > MORE

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RESEARCH
Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center

Inside the "War Room"
Talented undergraduate students in the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center's "war room" are conducting research with global ramifications. > MORE

Tracking Digital Transformation
Prof. Raffi Amit sees entrepreneurship and e-business as not only compatible, but essential in today's business climate > MORE

For more research from Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center access Knowledge@Wharton, the Wharton School's online research and business analysis journal.

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