School of Business and Economics

Tech Startup Bank Collapses, Aftermath Ripples Throughout the U.S.

April 17, 2023 Leave a comment

A commercial tech startup bank from Santa Clara, California, known as Silicon Valley Bank, failed on March 10, becoming the second largest bank to fail in U.S. history. SVB was mainly focused toward venture capitalists and tech business startups; however, many other investors and depositors had a stake in the bank. Worried investors pulled over $40 billion out of SVB ... Read More »

New Accreditation Excites Students and Professors

March 12, 2017 Leave a comment

On Feb. 15 the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s School of Business and Economics became accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, or AACSB. The School of Business and Economics has spent the past seven years working towards recieving this international accreditation. Gary Mullins, associate dean and head of the School of Business and Economics, refers to the ... Read More »