Like most people, Eric Adler and Julien Chabbott hate waiting in lines. But unlike most people, Adler and Chabbott attacked their frustration the way college entrepreneurs do best: They brainstormed until they had an idea that would solve it, and make a buck in the process. After thinking about GPS devices and the shortcomings of [...]

Founders of College Hunks Hauling Junk: Omar Soliman and Nick Friedman. Name: Nick Friedman, 28Founded: College Hunks Hauling Junk, Tampa, Fla., 2005Business: Franchisor of junk removal, moving and donation pick-up business. Nick Friedman was a senior at Pomona College when he and a couple of buddies started using a cargo van for junk removal, light [...]

Just out from the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a study targeting the use of social media by America’s largest companies — the Fortune 500. In particular, the research examines what the big boys are doing when it comes to using blogs, Twitter and Facebook. And the results show [...]