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Banks often tend to use credit scores to decide whether or not a person, business or entity is credible enough to get loans. However, those just starting out with their first ventures may not have past credit scores to base their loans on? Here is a new take on the subject, introducing the idea of smart loans!

LINE生みの親である森川亮・前LINE社長の記事後編。現在は女性のための動画ファッション雑誌「C Channel」を運営する森川氏が、日テレからソニーへ転職し、その後ハンゲーム・ジャパン（現LINE）に転職するまでのキャリアを振り返る。好きな仕事をしたいという考えが根底にあるように見受けられる森川氏。MBAをしっかりと自身のキャリアに活用している一例でもあるので、MBAに興味がある方には是非読んで頂きたい。

Binghamton University (BU) is one of the largest institutions in the State University of New York, and it has beefed up its application delivery capacity with a load balancing system to improve the stability of the school’s net.

Thinking about getting an undergraduate degree followed by work experience and finally an MBA? Is that really the right choice? And how easy is it to achieve that in today's competitive job market? Read about Fazlani Altius Business (FABS) School, where their unique 'inverted' business management program that indirectly challenges the regular education model around the world.

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) is planning the return of their MBA program after over a decade; when it was originally cancelled because of declining interest. The school is now looking to "reinstate the opportunity". The tentative date to start is in fall 2018.

US News has released a list of the top eleven schools that are still using rolling admissions. Unlike most top schools, these colleges are utilising a different approach to student application by accepting students year round rather than setting strict application deadlines.

Bowers and Wilkins, the British speaker company recently sold itself to a tiny start up in Silicon Valley that no one had heard of before.

The Illinois Institute of Technology just announced a new launch: a two-year Saturday MBA program, starting this fall. In addition to common MBA subjects including finance and marketing, the program will give an higher emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship; as it is in partnership with Chicago Innovation Awards. The first cohort is said to have 30 students.

If you are still thinking whether or not a Masters in Business Administration is worth it, here is billionaire Tilman Fertitta's answer! In his own words here is exactly what he said:

The Chartered Financial Analyst exam is a challenging one, but has now proved to be worth more than an actual MBA degree in the long run. Since MBAs can cost over a hundred thousand dollars, a CFA exam is merely $1,000. Assuming candidates can pass it, it is a much more economical option.

It seems like Wharton is putting an increasingly higher level of focus upon their MBA students' Data and Decision-Making skills. They are doing so by expanding their offerings in business analytics, which is the application of data science in solving real-life business problems they may face.

In the age of rapid inflation, McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management has seen an almost fourfold increase in its MBA course fee. Surprisingly, this has led to a surge in their global outreach and has even bettered the quality of applications they received. In addition to that the change has allowed them to become more self-sufficient and not rely on grants from the government.

上場を目前に控え、LINEについて様々な噂も飛び交っている今日此の頃。本日ご紹介するのは今ホットなLINEの生みの親、森川亮氏に関する記事。どうしてもキャリアチェンジがしたいと考え、働きながら青山ビジネススクールに通い、自信を付けていったという。MBAを取得してのキャリアチェンジを考えている方々には是非とも読んで頂きたい。

「立ち食いスタイルで圧倒的な安さを実現」が売りの「いきなり！ステーキ」、記事ををお読みの皆様は行かれた事は有りますか？本日ご紹介するのは、グロービス経営大学院卒の著者による企業分析です。企業戦略、戦術ともに簡潔かつキッチリ分析されており、「いきなり！ステーキ」という少し特殊な業態を分析されている為、面白い記事に仕上がっています。是非ご一読を！

It is no secret that MBA degrees are expensive. They can cost over $150,000 at top institutes. But the question still remains: Does having an MBA degree make a person a better leader? The answer is multifarious, while MBA graduates have shown definite improvements in some areas like financial acumen and strategic decision making over their undergraduate counterparts; is the improvement significant enough?