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Atthaphon Mumi at the Pulichino Tong Buisness center
Atthaphon Mumi '17
Entrepreneurship

With a dissertation on social media’s role in the entrepreneurial process, Thailand’s Atthaphon Mumi became the first graduate of the Manning School of Business’ Ph.D. in entrepreneurship program.

This is just the start. Now … I can apply the knowledge to help startups and small businesses in my country, and help people live better lives.
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Neeti Kothari
Neeti Kothari
Business Analytics

Neeti Kothari left a job at Big Four accounting firm Deloitte in her native India to pursue a Master of Science in business analytics at UMass Lowell. Despite the pandemic, she landed a summer internship at software company PTC in Boston.

(My professor and the dean) have been there since the start of my journey, keeping me motivated.
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Cintya Gajardo Véjar '25
Entrepreneurship

A Fulbright Scholar from Chile, Cintya Gajardo Véjar is driven to improve the lives of others.

When you give an opportunity to an entrepreneur, that opportunity can spread and have a big impact on communities and families. That’s what motivates me.
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Louis Cirignano '20
Business Administration

A born entrepreneur who was tuning up old lawn mowers and selling them online at the age of 6, Louis Cirignano made the most of his opportunities at UMass Lowell. He’s using his degree in business administration to launch a financial management app that he developed through the DifferenceMaker program.

There are so many opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. You’re really doing yourself an injustice if you turn them down.
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Taniya Nayak ’97
Marketing

From Fox Hall to your flat screen TV! Taniya Nayak can trace her interest in interior design to her days at UMass Lowell.

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Named a Best Online Bachelor's Business

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A Best Online Master's in Business

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    ‘Being There for Each Other Made It Easier’

    Amidst the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, eight first-year business and engineering majors developed a strong bond in the fall of 2020 at UML that carried them through to Commencement and beyond.
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    Joy Tong Women in Business Pays It Forward

    Joy Tong Women in Business members presented Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell with a $2,000 fundraising donation during a dinner celebrating the student organization’s seven years in the Manning School of Business.
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    Business Alumna Earns Top Honor for Entrepreneurship

    Business alumna Kristine Porcaro ’91, co-founder of Lexington Wealth Management, is one of just three people globally to receive a Beta Gamma Sigma 2024 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. She was recognized by the Manning School of Business at its induction ceremony for the international business honor society.
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    Concrete Idea Takes Top DifferenceMaker Prize

    Mechanical engineering graduate student Joshua Landis ’22 took home the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 12th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge with SparkCell Technologies, his fast and cost-effective way to detect problems in concrete structures.
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