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These sites offer helpful information for LEAD alumni and anyone interested in business education and careers. We will be updating this section regularly, and would like to know about sites you think we should include: E-mail info@leadnational.org.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) prepares qualified students for leadership positions through seminars, mentorship programs and assistance in finding entry-level job placements and graduate school enrollment.
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) is a leading organization dedicated to developing successful business, government and institutionally employed leaders.
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) page has summary information on the organization's mission, agenda, activities, and officers.
The Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career Program provides the nation's most talented undergraduate students of color the opportunity to explore exciting, challenging, and rewarding careers in corporate America. SEO offers summer internship opportunities in fields as varied and interesting as investment banking, asset management, corporate law, management consulting and accounting.
The Robert A. Toigo Foundation is an organization supporting the ongoing advancement of exceptional business degree students and alumni within the finance industry through scholarships, mentoring, internships and job placement.
City Fellowships in Financial Services is a consortium between the British Consulate-General, New York, and the City Fellowships Committee to offer practical experience in financial services to young American minority professionals.
Cultural Diversity Hotwire: Networking People and Resources for Global Business Success, from the publishers of Cultural Diversity at Work, offers on-line publications and excerpts from print publications, a learning and networking events calendar and a bookstore.
The Diversity Training Group and the National MultiCultural Institute both offer information, consulting, training, and conferences for businesses and organizations seeking knowledge and skills to enhance their operations in a pluralistic society.
The Black Collegian Online is the electronic version of the national career opportunities magazine for both students and professionals. In addition to current and archived editions of the magazine, the site includes a wide range of career and diversity information and links.
The Ron Brown Scholar Program, named for the late Secretary of Commerce, is a part of the CAP Charitable Foundation's education outreach. The Program offers 4-year college scholarships and coordinates internships for talented African-American high school seniors.
INROADS is an organization that seeks to increase business career opportunities and knowledge for the best and brightest young people, while giving corporations the opportunity to develop diverse managerial talent.
The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students site offers information on conferences, legislative advocacy, financial aid, health insurance, diversity, and other issues of interest to graduate students. The "Members Only" section includes an Internet Job Bank and a guide to Fellowships and Grants.
The site for the National Black MBA Association, Inc., has summary information on the organization's mission, agenda, activities, and officers.
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society site includes information about AISES programs, scholarships, and conferences, as well as AISESnet, which provides career-related mailing lists, databases, and publications.
The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has a well-designed site with current information on trends and issues in management education and news of AACSB activities and services, including workshops, seminars, publications, and policy statements.
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is an alliance of 12 schools of business in partnership with corporate America working to facilitate the entry of minorities into managerial positions in business. Its site includes information on details of the program, member schools, corporate sponsors, and an application to apply for fellowships for graduate study leading to M.B.A.
The Graduate Management Admission Council site MBA section includes information on what is an MBA, how to find the best program and school for your particular needs.
Official MBA Guide lets prospective
MBA students specify your own criteria to search or rank all AACSB-accredited
MBA programs in the United States, as well as view individual MBA programs
from alphabetical or state-by-state listings. The site also includes links
to other graduate program resources.
The MBA Page is an extensive directory of annotated links related to business and business education. While it is described as "designed to help you survive and thrive as an MBA student," students and graduates at any stage of their career should find it interesting. The well organized links include everything from serious sites on MBA program rankings, course material, and placement statistics; to sources of business information on the Web; to enjoyable Internet diversions like the Sports Zone, the Futurist Essay Contest, and personal home pages from MBA students.
Accepted.Com provides extensive information on writing for acceptance to business school, include tips for essay writing, letters of recommendation, and interview feedback, as well as other tips and links helpful to those interested in business education.
Founded by KPMG LLP and now involving an alliance of corporations and higher education institutions, The PhD Project recruits and supports African American, Hispanic American, and Native American professionals to enroll in business Ph.D. programs. The PhD Project site includes invaluable information about funding opportunities for minority doctoral students, success stories from participants, a conference calendar, and organizational information.
Bloomberg Personal lets you access the very latest business news from Bloomberg LP, including world markets, financial analysis, stock and fund quotes, and mortgage rates, as well as subjects covered by Bloomberg on radio and TV and a section for subscribers to Bloomberg Personal magazine, with free personal portfolio analysis.
The CNN Financial Network gives you each day's top stories, market news, stock quotes; a "reference desk" with links to business and government sites; a glossary of business terms; and other helpful information.