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“The biggest thing once I made my decision to come to Ohio State was to make sure I got my degree because it’s a highly touted, highly respected business school here, Fisher,” senior Billy Price said. “I wanted to enjoy the process.”

Students, faculty and researchers at Fisher College of Business are benefiting from unique opportunities to engage with a leader in the automotive industry, as the college and Honda of America have teamed up in a number of ways.

A group of Ohio State University students helped Michael Watkins better market his electrical contracting business as he gears up to hire an employee and double the jobs he can take on. The city of Columbus is investing $100,000 to figure out how the student program itself can expand to help more than two small businesses at a time.

Twins, including those with ties to Fisher, capitalize on their unique sibling relationships for entrepreneurial success.

Despite the political uncertainty, international MBA grads from Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business are landing jobs at top firms like Amazon, Apple, and IBM.

With data and analytics representing an exciting frontier and untold potential for business, Fisher has launched a Specialized Master of Business degree program in Business Analytics (SMB-A) designed to prepare individuals with analytics skills, techniques and tools to transform data into insights to make better business decisions.

On March 20th of this year, Fisher College of Business Dean Anil K. Makhija marched into a conference room filled with 16 members of his faculty and staff to deliver a challenge. Makhija urged the group to pull out a blank sheet of paper and reinvent the school’s full-time MBA curriculum.

When Jessica Horowitz-Moore graduated from Ohio State University as an education major in 2004, she could not get certified as a teacher until she earned her master’s degree. She wasn’t ready for more school, so she took a job working with children who had emotional-behavioral problems.

Demonstrating its commitment to diversity in business education and its focus on meaningful partnerships with like-minded organizations, Fisher College of Business was named the Educational Partner of the Year by the National Black MBA Association.

Amazon has become a leading hirer of MBA talent in recent years, often topping the lists of major employers at several elite business schools. “It’s one of the smartest companies on the planet, and it has become a training ground for MBAs,” says Fisher's Shashi Matta.

Paul Reeder, executive director of the Ohio State Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, discusses the development of the INNOVATE-o-Thon event, which connects students and companies.

A ranking by U.S. News & World Report recognizes Fisher’s strong commitment to providing undergraduate students with the curriculum, programs and opportunities that can positively impact their careers.

Judy Tansky (BS ’68, MAcc ’75, PhD ’91) has been named the 2017 recipient of Fisher’s Excellence in Service Award for her service as a member of Fisher’s faculty and for her work connecting students with nonprofit organizations in search of business insights.

While there are many examples of these active partnerships, a good one is the Ohio Export Internship Program at Fisher College of Business. Students use their expertise to help small- and mid-sized companies expand their global footprint.

Members of the incoming class of Fisher College of Business students received a special introduction to the college, as they gathered for Fisher’s 2017 Convocation.

Fisher Fall Career Fair, largest recruiting event for Fisher students, set to welcome 178 companies Sept. 6. #FFCF17 https://t.co/yeN2yINsFE

Four talented undergraduate students share their reflections on how honors organizations and learning labs at Fisher are making national and international trips key parts of their own student experiences:

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The Ohio Export Internship Program Showcase celebrated the sixth cohort of the program, a unique partnership between The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, the Ohio Development Services Agency and Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business Administration that is building global leaders.