Olympics is a Great Business Learning Opportunity

The Olympics is not just about sports. It is also about doing business, business networking and for the younger generation, it is even a great chance to learn about business. I saw this interesting article from the George Washington University Hatchet this morning I thought I share (Click here for full article).

As part of a three-credit course called Behind the Scenes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Games, 28 graduate students are in Vancouver from Feb. 12 to 23, studying sport and event management firsthand.

"It's reinforcing things that they learned in the classroom. Here, it's a living laboratory. So they're hearing from the best of the best in terms of marketing and event management," professor and organizer of the course Lisa Delpy Neirotti said.