Duke
Business
Society
Formerly Duke Venture Forward
Fall Information Session
Tuesday, Sept. 3 rd 2013
Our Three Pillars
Entrepreneurship
Our entrepreneurial
ventures allow
members to
experience firsthand
the challenges and
complexities of
working in a
leadership position in
a business. The
projects span from
pure social
entrepreneurship to
profit-maximizing
businesses, and
everything in
between.
Mentorship
Networking
All DBS
underclassmen are
assigned to a specific
mentor, who serves as
an experienced guide
to the recruitment
process, and special
interest bodies to
develop lasting
partners in the
business world.
DBS offers members
the opportunity to
work with a diverse,
driven and multitalented group of
peers in small-team
settings and to
network with
successful
entrepreneurs and
executives in the
financial services and
consulting industries.
Meet Our Advisor
Dr. Rasiel completed her PhD in finance at The
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, in
2003. She also received an MBA from the
Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania in 1990, and bachelor's and
master's degrees in mathematics from Oxford
University.
Dr. Emma Rasiel
Before beginning her PhD program at Fuqua,
Dr. Rasiel was an Executive Director in the
London office of Goldman Sachs, a leading
investment bank, where she traded bond
options.
She will be teaching ECON370: Global Capital
Markets and ECON372: Intermediate Finance
this fall.
Personal Development
LEADER
• Best practices
• Assessment tools
• Leadership challenge
• Your leadership style
• Organizational
structures
ENTREPRENEUR
• Writing business plans
• Mastering start up
pitch
• Securing VC funding
• Streamlining
operations
PROFESSIONAL
• Basic accounting
• Reading WSJ in 15
minutes
• Understanding the
financial & consulting
industry
• Financial modeling
PROBLEM SOLVER
• Team building
exercises
• Achieving venture
goals
• Management case
studies
• Market-based
competitions
Entrepreneurship
Philosophy
DBS seeks to build your entrepreneurial ability and help kick-start
early stage companies. We believe entrepreneurship is the single
greatest economic engine, and one of the most personally-rewarding
endeavors you can pursue in life. Our specialty is in creating selfsustaining ventures on college campuses, and we do so by creating
events and workshops that guide members through the process in a
significant emotional and psychological way.
Our Process
Brainstorm
Professional
Feedback
Start-up
Pitch
Team
Building
Business
Plans
Execution
Our Ventures
Changeworks:
Duke’s annual
Social
Entrepreneurship
competition
Drink for
Durham: Senior
Pub Crawl to
raise funds for
John Avery Boys
and Girls Club
Duke Financial
Tutoring:
Financial and
Time
Management
Education for
local high school
students
PatentLock:
Intellectual
property research
for medical
patent
development
Networking
Social
Events
DBS gives members a wide range of opportunities
for networking with professionals from various
sectors of business. Networking events include:
• Social events with DBS members
• Coffee chats with professionals
Private
Comp.
Events
Networking
• Informal lunch networking sessions
• Exclusive business panels with professionals and
entrepreneurs
• Formal information and networking sessions for
full time and internship recruitment
• Exclusive dinners with professionals and
executives from Fortune 500 companies
• Dinners and drinks networking sessions with
professionals during full time and internship
recruitment seasons.
Alumni
Speaker
Series
Opportunities through DBS
Mentorship
Senior Mentorship Pairs
Our mentors will help
you sharpen your
understanding of the
career opportunities
available. These
relationships are a key
resource not only in
recruitment but also in
optimizing your time
and efforts at Duke.
Alumni Mentorship
Like senior mentors,
alumni mentors will
provide advice on
everything from careers
to personal
development at Duke.
They can also help in
providing wisdom on
growth within the
professional world.
Corporate Mentorship
DBS will provide you
with an experienced
guide to help you
define and reach your
professional goals.
Capital One
Duke Business Society Sponsor
Among one of the most widely recognized brands in America, Capital One
is the nation’s top 10 largest bank based on deposits and has been ranked as
one of the best places to work for recent grads. Capital One is known for its
highly dynamic environment for associates, encouraging new hires to think
independently and present creative ideas to senior management. With the
Capital One partnership, DBS has significant financial resources and an
established corporate mentorship program for members, setting DBS apart
from a number of other groups on campus. Among some of our benefits
include:
• Seed capital for DBS ventures
• Exposure to Fortune 500 business executives
• Subsidies for members to attend leadership conferences
Fall Recruitment
Tuesday, Sept 3rd Fall Recruitment Presentation
Tuesday, Sept. 10th Resume and cover letter drop (sophomores
and juniors only)
Describe why you want to get involved in DBS and what value
you will bring to the organization. For the resume, if you don’t
have one or it needs work, schedule an appointment with the
career center. Submit applications to dbs.resumes@gmail.com
Thursday, Sept. 12th Follow-up
Saturday, Sept. 14th Interviews
Sunday, Sept. 15th Final Decisions
Monday, Sept. 16th First General Body Meeting
Thank You
Questions?
Amay Jhaveri
President
amay.jhaveri@duke.edu
Jerren Chang
Executive Vice President & Director of Recruitment
jerren.chang@duke.edu