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A Unique Kick Off for the North Bay...
December 10, 2012 12:00 PMWhile the academy has been helping entrepreneurs accelerate their access to capital in other parts of the Bay Area for over three years, this collaboration brings a proven program to entrepreneurs in the North Bay.
Agriculture's Impact on the North Bay Economy
November 8, 2012 12:00 PMHave you ever wondered what impact local agriculture has on the economy? A new report completed by the Center for Regional Economic Analysis (CREA) at Sonoma State University reveals that it is quite a large one. The report looks at the way North Bay farmers build value in their products for dairy, grass-fed beef and grain operations in the North Bay.
The Strategy of Pricing Wine
October 26, 2012 5:00 PMIntense competition and retailer discounts kept wine prices in check during the recession, but that appears to be changing. Jon Fredrikson, principal with Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates discussed wine pricing at a forum hosted by Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute.
Sonoma State Offers Wine Trends Seminar
October 16, 2012 1:30 PMTouching on a variety of current wine industry trends, this seminar covers how they relate to the economy, how they are evolving, and on what is popular in terms of price points, varietals, and styles in the on and off premise sector, with an eye to staying ahead of the game.
Sonoma State Student Wins San Fran WineTasting Competition
October 15, 2012 12:00 PMLast Friday, Palmer Emmitt, a Wine Business MBA student at Sonoma State, won the student wine tasting competition at La Soiree in San Francisco hosted by the French American Chamber of Commerce. His prize for winning is an all-expense paid trip and one week stay at a Chateau in the Champagne region of France.
Running With a Purpose
October 8, 2012 1:16 PMLast Saturday, 200 students, alumni, faculty, community members and even a few pets participated in the Fourth Annual Tour de Campus. The 5k race, hosted by SSU's School of Business and Economics, raised $3,000 for the charitable organization, Students Rising Above.
Sonoma State Online Program Graduating First Group of Students
September 18, 2012 11:30 AMThe Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State is graduating its first group of students in the new Online Wine Business Management Program. The inaugural group of 22 students has progressed through three levels of instruction over 28 weeks.
Sonoma State University Economics Professor Wins Cozzarelli Prize
September 17, 2012 2:00 PMSonoma State University Assistant Professor of Economics, Merlin Hanauer was awarded the prestigious Cozzarelli Prize-- the annual award that "acknowledges papers that reflect scientific excellence and originality."
Sonoma State Launches New Part-Time MBA Program
August 21, 2012 8:00 AMFor Immediate Release Sonoma State Launches New Part-Time MBA Program (Rohnert Park, CA) - Sonoma State launched its new part-time MBA program this weekend with an immersion experience - the "eMBArk" weekend - that combined academic planning, network development, and...
Sonoma State Cellars First Release
July 3, 2012 11:00 AMSonoma State Cellars, a wine venture started by students of Sonoma State's Wine Business MBA program, is here! Community members are invited to buy wine and be a part of this landmark project.
Students Commend a Dynamic Professor
July 2, 2012 8:00 AMRich Campbell, a professor of marketing at Sonoma State University, has been awarded the 2012 Students' Choice Award by students of the School of Business and Economics as acknowledgement of his excellence in teaching.
Sonoma State Online Wine Business Management Certificate Now Accepting Applications
June 5, 2012 10:08 AMThe Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State is now accepting applications for the Foundation Course, level one of three for the online Wine Business Management Certificate. Applications will be accepted until June 15th and students can apply online.
Multiple Winners at the 2012 Innovation Showcase
June 1, 2012 1:18 PMNonProfitEasy (NPE) won the 2012 North Bay iHub Business Plan competition today. Close to 200 business people, regional officials, other iHub representatives, and community partners cast their votes via a live text system in the final round of "Innovation Idol" as iHub Director Michael Newell termed it.
The Wine Business Institute Offers Scholarships Totaling $16,000
May 22, 2012 2:51 PMThis year, the Wine Business Institute within the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University was able to give away three scholarships totaling $16,000 to worthy students.
2012 Innovation Showcase Promotes North Bay's Success Stories and Launches Up-and-Comers
May 17, 2012 2:05 PMSonoma State University's School of Business and Economics is hosting the 2012 Innovation Showcase on June 1, 2012. The Showcase will highlight out region's hottest success stories and feature the four finalists of the North Bay iHub's Second Annual Business Plan Competition.
Sonoma State Convenes 1st Global Conference on Wine Business Education
April 28, 2012 10:44 AMWinery owners see broad base of business skills and market knowledge essential to industry success. Peter Mondavi of Charles Krug noted that industry managers and leaders need "the wisdom of the market...Getting wine in the bottle is the easy part to do."
Calling All Alumni & Friends to the 1st Annual Alumni/Community Celebration!
April 26, 2012 2:00 PMSonoma State's School of Business and Economics is calling all alumni and friends to celebrate with us at our 1st Annual Alumni/Community Celebration on Thursday, May 17th, from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.
Students Give Financial Aid
April 18, 2012 10:30 AMSonoma State accounting Professor Joe Standridge serves as an advisor for SSU's School of Business and Economics student club, the Accounting Forum, which recently held a campus VITA clinic where 40 student volunteers met with taxpayers and organized, prepared and processed their returns.
Sonoma State's Wine EMBA in Napa Kicks Off with Leadership Intensive Weekend
April 15, 2012 7:02 PM"The interaction in the cohort of students is amazing. They're starting with a vision of themselves and this program that has a bigger context: to create a thriving north coast wine industry," reported William Silver, dean of Sonoma State's School of Business and Economics and instructor for the first course of the executive MBA program - Leadership Intelligence.
Lipperd Named CCAA Softball Pitcher Of The Week
April 5, 2012 10:00 AMAfter helping Sonoma State to a 4-0 start in California Collegiate Athletic Association play this past weekend, sophomore and pre-business student, Samantha Lipperd has been named the Worth/CCAA Softball Pitcher of the Week.
Accounting Forum: VITA
March 21, 2012 12:00 PMSonoma State University's Accounting Forum annually participates in VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance).
Some E.M.B.A. Programs Designed for Linebackers, Wine Makers
March 15, 2012 9:00 AMExecutive M.B.A. programs, or E.M.B.A.'s typically offer weekend courses to fit students' demanding schedules. But some executives with unique professional or religious responsibilites require even more flexibility--a need that business schools are increasingly trying to accomodate.
Sonoma State Survey Shows What Winery Owners Want From Suppliers
March 5, 2012 12:00 PMDid you know that more than 67% of winery owners believe that the right suppliers help their business maintain a competitive edge? This finding plus many more interesting facts and statistics are now available in a new study recently completed by the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University in California.
SSU Economics Professor Finds College Education Benefits Those Without One
February 28, 2012 11:00 AMA college education benefits not only those receiving a higher education but also other members of society says economics professor Chong-Uk Kim who will present his findings at a Thursday, March 1 lecture at noon in Stevenson 2049 as part of the spring 2012 Economic Lecture Series.
Sonoma State Entrepreneurs: 2012 Business Plan Competition Applications Due March 5th
February 28, 2012 10:00 AMCalling all Sonoma State entrepreneurs! Applications for the North Bay iHub 2012 Business Plan Competition are due Monday, March 5th. Jump start your business plan, test your ideas and connect with the community.
Sonoma State's David McCuan Predicts Obama to Win in November
February 24, 2012 11:00 AMPolitical scientists teamed up with economists to evaluate the election landscape at Presidential Decisions: What Path to Prosperity, held last Thursday on the Sonoma State Campus.
$180,000 Gift Establishes Hugh Codding Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Sonoma State
February 24, 2012 10:00 AMSchool of Business and Economics dean, Dr. William Silver, announced a gift of $180,000 to establish the Hugh Codding Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Sonoma State University in front of a packed room at the annual Economic Outlook Conference today.
Sonoma State's Wine EMBA in Napa: Applications Close February 29
February 20, 2012 8:30 AMSonoma State University is bringing its Executive Masters of Business Administration program (EMBA) to the Napa Valley this spring. Applications are due Wednesday, February 29. Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) is partnering with Sonoma State to bring the program to the Napa Valley so that wine professionals in the region can more easily meet their advanced educational goals in winery leadership.
Sonoma State Economic Outlook Conference Registration Closes February 17
February 15, 2012 2:00 PMRegistration for the annual Sonoma State Economic Outlook Conference ends this Friday, Feb. 17. The event will be held Thursday, Feb. 23 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. Registration is from 8 to 8:30 with the program following.
Sonoma State: Tasting Room Management Classes Starting in Sonoma and Napa
February 13, 2012 12:00 PMSonoma State: Tasting Room Management Classes Starting in Sonoma and Napa Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute will launch its latest series of classes in the Tasting Room Management Certificate Program. Dan Berger, Michael Houlihan and Martin Jones will join...
Presidential Decisions: What Path to Prosperity?
February 6, 2012 12:00 PMOn February 16th at 6:00 PM, Sonoma State University's Political Science and Economics Departments are partnering to shed light on both the economic issues and the political challenges faced by the US in this election.
Applications for Online Wine Business Management Close Monday
February 2, 2012 12:00 PMSonoma State's Online Wine Business Management Certificate launches its second round of foundation classes next week. Monday, February 6 is the last day to apply. This new certificate program kicked off in the fall and concluded with great feedback on the four-week foundation level course taught by Tim Hanni.
Bordeaux Wine & Spirits MBA Students Learn from North Coast Industry Leaders
January 18, 2012 7:00 AM"There is no place on earth quite like Sonoma," read the opening slide in Honore Comfort's presentation at the Sonoma County Vintners last Wednesday. The words of James Laube were an apt framework for the twenty graduate wine business students from around the world who are here to learn from leaders across the North Coast wine industry.
Letting Life Take You
January 10, 2012 12:00 PMSerendipity: an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. What does this have to do with accounting and the North Bay you might ask? Sherri Anderson, an accounting professor for 31 years at Sonoma State University, has lived life full of serendipity.
Federal Reserve: Economic Shock Therapy
December 27, 2011 12:00 PMRobert Eyler, Ph.D., Frank Howard Allen Research Fellow and Director of the Executive MBA Program at Sonoma State University, gives his opinion on the likelihood of a recession in 2012 and what the Fed can do -- if anything -- to shock the U.S. back to life.
SSU Works towards Bridging the Talent Gap in the North Bay
November 9, 2011 1:00 PMOver 80 faculty members, students, alumni and businesses gathered to discuss the apparent talent disconnect in the North Bay at Sonoma State University's School of Business and Economics 3rd Annual Stakeholders Summit held last Friday, November 4th.
Joe Standridge Receives the 2011 Students' Choice Award
November 3, 2011 12:00 PMDedicatiion to providing high standards of scholarship, check; commitment to advising, check; outstanding service to all students, check! These commendable traits, along with an array of others are found in Sonoma State University's accounting professor, Joe Standridge.
Good News from the 2011 Accreditation Review
October 31, 2011 4:00 PMCongratulations to all for what turned out to be a very successful visit with the accreditation review team. There is a lot of information to share, and more details keep coming in as the team finishes up their written report.
Sonoma State Wine Business Classes Go Online
October 12, 2011 12:24 PMIn response to wine industry demand, Sonoma State is creating online wine classes focusing on the business of wine. "Throughout the United States and abroad, members of the industry have persistently requested access to our classes from a distance. These new programs will satisfy that demand across a broad series of wine business topics," said Wine Business Institute Director, Ray Johnson.
SSU Grad, Ian Cauble, Wins Title of Top Young Sommelier in the World
October 10, 2011 3:03 PMRelaxing on his hotel balcony in Santorini, Greece, Ian Cauble alerted his friends and relatives to the good news via Facebook, I won the World Championship."
SSU's Tour de Campus Donates $4,000 to the Boys and Girls Club
October 5, 2011 3:02 PMOver 200 Sonoma State University students, faculty, staff, and local community members attended the third annual 5K Tour de Campus last Saturday, October 1st. The event, hosted by SSU's School of Business and Economics, raised over $4,000 to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Sonoma County.
Study Business of Wine, Fashion, or Gaming; Earn an MBA
September 29, 2011 12:21 PMAfter studying history as an undergraduate at Mills College, Rachel Kau-Taylor wasn't sure what to do after graduation. Unhappy with the few jobs she tried, Kau-Taylor wanted to pursue a career in something she really enjoyed.
New Online Wine Business Management Course Launches November 7th
September 21, 2011 2:24 PMA new online wine business management course, the latest professional development course being offered by Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute, begins November 7th and registration for the course is now open. Tim Hanni MW will teach the course, the first level in a three-part series.
Sonoma State's Liz Thach Recognized for MW by State Senate
August 29, 2011 1:36 PMState Senator Noreen Evans will recognize the great accomplishment of Dr. Elizabeth Thach becoming a Masters of Wine. Thach, of Sonoma State's Wine Business Institute, became the first female on the West Coast to achieve the distinction of Master of Wine this May. Fewer than 300 individuals have earned the right to use the initials MW after their name and Thach is one of only seven women in the United States to achieve this honor.
Tips from the Pros on How to Start Your Own Business, 08/30
August 10, 2011 2:55 PMChallenging economic times do not have to block a dream of starting a successful business, says Paul Bozzo, who is featured as the keynote speaker at a special Sonoma State University Alumni Association networking event on Tuesday, August 30, from 7:30am - 10:00am at the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster Event Center.
Global Bubbles - Difference in How Millennials Perceive Sparkling Wine Around the World
July 26, 2011 3:50 PMIn which country do Millennials spend the most money on sparkling wine and Champagne? One which occasions do Millennials prefer to drink sparkling wine? What type of advertising works best in promoting "bubbly" around the world?
Wine Professor Discusses Trends
July 26, 2011 3:35 PMCalifornian Liz Thach recently passed the notoriously difficult Master of Wine examination. Fewer than 300 experts in 23 countries hold that title, so she's in rare company. No one from Wisconsin is in this select group yet.
Wine in the Shower -- Study Explores New Occasions When Milennials Drink Wine
July 26, 2011 3:05 PM"I like wine in the shower... I like to take a bottle of wine to share with friends when we go hiking... I drink wine while reading my books to relax... When is there an occassion to not drink wine? If I could find wine that went well with my Cheerio's in the morning then I would even have it for breakfast!"