2026 Best & Brightest Business Major: Samantha Asprelli
Inspired by a D'Amore-McKim professor, Asprelli started a non-profit to donate beauty products to women in need.
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Viral jewelry maker turns college lessons into her next launch
NGNNortheastern student Rebecca Zhao turned a TikTok trend into a successful jewelry business and now plans to relaunch and scale it with skills gained in college.
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How a blockchain simulation is revolutionizing Fintech education
In an award-winning class, Alper Koparan lets students explore the high-stakes world of blockchain, opening doors to future careers.
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First-year Northeastern student is expanding his education technology startup
NGNNortheastern became the clear choice for first-year student Troy Gunawardene for a few major reasons—the ability to combine majors, its strong co-op program and its diverse entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Eddleston honored for leadership in entrepreneurship and small business research
Recognized for her groundbreaking research on family businesses and women's entrepreneurship, Professor Kimberly Eddleston was recently honored with USASBE's highest distinction.
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How this D'Amore-McKim graduate turned a ‘Yummy' idea into a $200 million business
On its first day of business five years ago, the Yummy delivery app received 12 orders. Today, the e-commerce super app now completes 18 million yearly transactions across food delivery and transportation in Venezuela. Northeastern University graduate Vicente Zavarce launched Yummy, Venezuela's only delivery app, after receiving a degree in finance and entrepreneurship and a minor in…NGN -
This D'Amore-McKim student wants to make people healthier, one bottle of ketchup at a time
Ketchup can be a delicious addition to a burger or fries. It can also have sneaky health consequences: Most conventional brands of ketchup contain up to 20% added sugars. Ketchup Please, a Wisconsin-based brand led by fourth-year Northeastern University business administration student Jack Burns, is changing that. There are no added sugars and much less sodium,…NGN -
2024 Most Disruptive Business School Startups: Rooted Living, Northeastern University (D'Amore McKim)
Industry: Food and Beverage Founding Student Name(s): Rachel Domb Brief Description of Solution: Rooted Living is an eco-friendly snack company aiming to make the wasteful snack industry more sustainable by offering plant-based snacks wrapped in 100% compostable packaging that breaks down in just 3 months. Funding Dollars: $110,000 What led you to launch this venture? I launched Rooted Living because…Poets & Quants -
Northeastern student's nonprofit is empowering high schoolers to drive real-world business impact
When Northeastern University student Aarya Dhru was in high school she noticed it could get competitive trying to secure internships and other work experience that enhanced her resume for college. Dhru, now a third-year finance and data science student at Northeastern, also observed that she and her peers had a lot of the digital and…NGN -
12 Strategies to Get Customers to Buy Your Product
EIXAssociate Professor Jay Mulki shares 12 powerful strategies that help boost sales.
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D'Amore-McKim grad goes from schooling to working full time at web development startup he created
NGNCory Gill graduated from D'Amore-Mckim in May with two co-ops under his belt and is now working on building his own company.
