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www.gsm.kaist.edu NEWSBYTES s TARGETING TEEN BIZ In a move to attract more teenagers to entrepreneurship, the U.S. Small Business Administration now offers a new Web site that targets teens who want to start or grow their own businesses. The site, at www .sba.gov/teens, offers information on the basics of small busi- ness, such as writing a business plan, making sound financial decisions, and knowing the legal issues involved with running a busi- ness. "It's never too early to spark the entre- preneurial spirit and instill opti- mism in our youth," says Hector Barreto, SBA administra- tor. "Access to key small business information is essential to the future of our young people and to their full participation in our nation's economy." s NEW E-LEARNING INITIATIVE The European Foundation for Man- agement Development, the Univer- sity of St. Gallen's Swiss Centre for Innovation in Learning, and the Swiss company Spirus Applied Learning Solutions have joined forces to launch a new Certifi- cation of e-Learning (CEL). The certification is designed to ensure the quality and con- tent of e-learning programs at business schools. To be eligible for CEL, a pro- gram must involve man- agement education, be well-established (offered to at least two cohorts of stu- dents), offer the equivalent of 100 hours of education, and provide at least 20 percent of its content in an online format. The CELawarding body of e-learning experts is being finalized, and the program is currently undergoing pilot testing at two European busi- ness schools. s EXPERTS ONLINE Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas, recently launched its new institutional research Web site at www.smubizexperts.com. Students, business professionals, and members of the media can access the latest research by Cox faculty in account- ing, entrepreneurship, ethics, finance, management and organiza- tions, marketing, strategy, and tech- nology. The site also translates tech- nical information into practical terms for nonacademics, and facilitates direct contact with Cox faculty members. s z BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004 51