Gary W. Rollins College of Business https://blog.utc.edu/business/ News and Information from UTC's Accredited & Ranked B-school Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:48:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 Content creator Cameron Parker talks community, consistency and career pivots with RCOB students https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/11/content-creator-cameron-parker-talks-community-consistency-and-career-pivots-with-rcob-students/ https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/11/content-creator-cameron-parker-talks-community-consistency-and-career-pivots-with-rcob-students/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:48:29 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3280 What does it take to turn content creation into a career? According to Cameron Parker, a Chattanooga-based content creator known for local food reviews, it comes down to two things: consistency and authenticity. Cameron quit his job to create content full-time and shared his journey with the Social Media Marketing class at UTC’s Gary W. Rollins…

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]]> https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/11/content-creator-cameron-parker-talks-community-consistency-and-career-pivots-with-rcob-students/feed/ 0 Seven ways to make the most of your freshman year of college https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/10/seven-ways-to-make-the-most-of-your-freshman-year-of-college/ https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/10/seven-ways-to-make-the-most-of-your-freshman-year-of-college/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:14:52 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3288 Starting college is one of the biggest transitions you’ll ever go through, and if you’re heading to a campus, you’re about to join an exciting campus culture. Football Saturdays, tight-knit communities and new experiences all shape the college experience here in ways that are worth leaning into. Freshman year sets the tone for the rest…

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]]> https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/10/seven-ways-to-make-the-most-of-your-freshman-year-of-college/feed/ 0 Coffee brand gets a head start: How UTC’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Program helped one veteran take the next steps https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/03/coffee-brand-gets-a-head-start-how-utcs-veterans-entrepreneurship-program-helped-one-veteran-take-the-next-steps/ https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/03/coffee-brand-gets-a-head-start-how-utcs-veterans-entrepreneurship-program-helped-one-veteran-take-the-next-steps/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:57:00 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3207 Durand Henderson is a United States Air Force veteran and the founder of Day & Night Coffee, a veteran-owned small-batch coffee roasting startup. His path from military service to UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business to the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) is a story about pivoting. It’s something that was brought up numerous times…

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]]> https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/03/coffee-brand-gets-a-head-start-how-utcs-veterans-entrepreneurship-program-helped-one-veteran-take-the-next-steps/feed/ 0 How an RCOB student learned accounting is much more than numbers https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/02/how-an-rcob-student-learned-accounting-is-much-more-than-numbers/ https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/02/how-an-rcob-student-learned-accounting-is-much-more-than-numbers/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:21:50 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3265 Aiden Scoggins didn’t set out to fall in love with accounting. Growing up in Chattanooga, he admits he “did not care about school or success” coming out of high school. What he did know was that he liked math and loved the world of business. He enrolled at a local Chattanooga State Community College to…

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]]> https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/09/02/how-an-rcob-student-learned-accounting-is-much-more-than-numbers/feed/ 0 Rollins College of Business alumni spotlight: Trey White shares his journey from UTC to chief financial officer https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/31/rollins-college-of-business-alumni-spotlight-trey-white-shares-his-journey-from-utc-to-chief-financial-officer/ https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/31/rollins-college-of-business-alumni-spotlight-trey-white-shares-his-journey-from-utc-to-chief-financial-officer/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:46:00 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3246 Trey White is a 2004 graduate of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He currently serves as chief financial officer of Health One Alliance and Alliant Health Plans, based in Dalton, Georgia. In this alumni Q&A, Trey reflects on the interview…

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]]> https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/31/rollins-college-of-business-alumni-spotlight-trey-white-shares-his-journey-from-utc-to-chief-financial-officer/feed/ 0 What Dolly Parton taught the business world about building a legacy https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/28/what-dolly-parton-taught-the-business-world-about-building-a-legacy/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:21:01 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3254 What can business students learn from Dolly Parton? According to faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business, quite a lot. Dolly Parton built a business and media empire worth well over $500 million, while giving much of it away through philanthropic efforts like the Imagination Library, which has distributed…

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]]> From Chattanooga to Amman: How my internship with PwC Middle East showed me the deal-making side of finance https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/25/from-chattanooga-to-amman-how-my-internship-with-pwc-middle-east-showed-me-the-deal-making-side-of-finance/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:33:00 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3235 Written by Bana Sulieman, a rising senior majoring in Finance: Investments with a minor in Innovations in Honors at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. My name is Bana Sulieman, I am from Jordan and spent the summer as a Deals Intern with PwC Middle East within the Corporate Finance…

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]]> Meet the RCOB center helping Chattanooga make sense of its economy https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/18/meet-the-rcob-center-helping-chattanooga-make-sense-of-its-economy/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:59:00 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3222 Every day, business owners, policymakers and community leaders in Chattanooga are handed a flood of economic data—job numbers, housing figures, income trends and unemployment rates. The hard part is knowing what those numbers mean and what to do about them. The Center for Regional Economic Research (CRER) at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business…

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]]> 5 things to do before you move into college https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/14/5-things-to-do-before-you-move-into-college/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:48:48 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3214 Move-in day is one of those experiences that can either feel exciting or completely overwhelming. The difference usually comes down to how prepared you are before you show up. Here are five things to knock out before you load up the car. 1. Slide into your roommate’s DMs Seriously — do not wait until move-in…

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]]> AVM Enterprises joins the John “Art” Phillips Sales Institute as Silver Level Corporate Partner https://blog.utc.edu/business/2026/08/12/avm-enterprises-joins-the-john-art-phillips-sales-institute-as-silver-level-corporate-partner/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:01:22 +0000 https://blog.utc.edu/business/?p=3209 What does great hospitality look like? For guests, it may be a clean room, a stocked breakfast area, fresh linens or a well-run front desk. For AVM Enterprises, it starts earlier—with the sales, service and follow-through that help hospitality businesses stay ready to deliver. The John “Art” Phillips Sales Institute at the Gary W. Rollins…

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