Ernie Cadotte, the author of Marketplace, had an exciting trip to India in February and March. He started his trip with a visit to the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) of India in Ahmedabad. EDI has been spearheading the entrepreneurship movement throughout India since 1983. Its core belief is that entrepreneurs need not necessarily be [...]
Lucas Bailey is the youngest and newest member working for the support team at Innovative learning solutions. Lucas is originally from Bristol, Tennessee. He graduated from Fountainhead College of Technology in 2011 with his Associates Degree in Network Security and Forensics. Lucas was introduced to ILS through Zeb Stiles and Gary Lewis. Before joining [...]
If you are having trouble deciding which simulation is right for your course you can try our new Marketplace® SimFinder tool. The SimFinder is the easiest way to find the simulation that best fits your needs. It works by asking you a few simple questions like: Course Focus – What is the topic of [...]
Marketplace® Live was created using the same deeply rich pedagogy of Web Marketplace; however, there are some notable distinctions between the two families of simulations. Updated Scenario: Brand Designs: Marketplace® Live uses 3D graphics so that students can actually see the changes that they are making in their brands. There are also descriptions for [...]
Want your team to avoid going bankrupt or having large emergency loans? Here is a tip: Usually, after having entered all their marketing and sales decisions, your students will go into the manufacturing area, project their demand, run their factory simulation and then go into the pro forma financial statements to load the information. They [...]
Innovative Learning Solutions hosted the 2013 Spring Train the Trainer seminar last week with our largest participant class to date. Twenty-eight people attended the event from 17 different schools/organizations, including strong participation in the US and India. The two-day training event began with an introductory picnic and volleyball game for participants to get to know [...]
The Spring 2013 Marketplace® Global Competition has just ended. The competition began in February with teams playing the Business Fundamentals level simulation. After the first round ended in early March, eight teams moved on to round two competing in the Venture Strategy simulation. All teams did very well this year; however, here are the [...]
Innovative Learning Solutions will be attending and exhibiting at these upcoming conferences this year. If you are planning to attend or will be in the area, please let us know. We would love to meet you. 2013 ACBSP Annual Conference Association: Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs [...]
The accreditation of colleges and universities is becoming increasingly important to academic programs internationally. The United States Department of Education estimates that about 6,900 post-secondary institutions in the US are accredited through various accrediting agencies. Accreditation is a voluntary action for schools, but there is an increasing pressure among the international community for schools to [...]
Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc. and AACSB Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc. would like to announce their new status in connection with The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. ILS has become a Sustaining Business Member of AACSB International. Since 1916, AACSB International has provided a platform for schools to connect and resolve concerns that [...]
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