Tippie News
Funding options for small business owners with poor credit
Monday, November 4, 2024
Tippie assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship Miranda Welbourne Eleazar talks about alternatives to credit for aspiring business owners.
UI researcher investigates why lonely people tend to buy things they don’t need
Friday, November 1, 2024
A University of Iowa study finds people who are lonely may find themselves unable to resist the impulse to buy.
Opinion polls have Harris and Trump locked in a tight race. ‘Gambling polls’ say otherwise
Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Iowa Electronic Markets is one of the earliest election-focused futures markets.
US election bets surge, despite red flags and mixed record
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Election betting markets are getting widespread attention like they never have before, according to Tippie Professor Tom Gruca.
Beaches and bees: How an unlikely encounter brought a Tippie MBA to Comoros
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
An Iowa MBA and a Mandela Washington Fellow teamed up to teach modern beekeeping and business strategies to aspiring producers in Africa.
Employers are hiring Iowans now for holiday jobs, from retail to deliveries
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Peggy Stover, who directs the UI’s Marketing Institute, says many retailers are looking to make immediate hires as we’re now less than a month from Thanksgiving.
Working Iowa: Holiday hiring push ahead of shopping rush
Monday, October 28, 2024
Holiday hiring is already ramping up, says Tippie Marketing Institute Director Peggy Stover.
Study shows when media attention gets hot, companies often cut back on lobbying
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
A Tippie resarcher dug into the subject of how companies adjust lobbying efforts when responding to negative news.
UI logistics study: Package delivery drivers should walk more, drive less
Monday, October 21, 2024
The study found delivery times could be cut by about 50-percent if companies designed routes built around walking.
How CFOs can give good earnings guidance
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Guidance is both art and science, and getting it right is important