Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics

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UNH Study Shows Non-Competes Can Stifle Innovation

A UNH study cited by the Federal Trade Commission finds that stricter enforcement of non-compete agreements can lower the value of patents and discourage employee creativity, highlighting how these contracts may unintentionally hold back innovation. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Students in Paul College's FIRE program
    - On Fire
    They were giving elevator speeches as if they were climbing the corporate ladder before they’d even finished their second semester on campus. They are Paul College’s class of 2019... Read More
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  • plowing man illustration
    - Serendipity’s Springboard
    Imagine this: It’s a Sunday night and you’re at home. You’ve whittled your to-do list down to one item — all that’s left to do is clean up the dinner dishes. You load the... Read More
  • Paul Fire Program students
    - Catching FIRE at Paul College
    It’s the typical business networking reception. Food and drinks. High-top tables. Entrepreneurs and executives, dressed in business casual for an after-work gathering, signing in... Read More
  • Summer Cook with a student researcher and a local strength study participant
    - Innovative Explorations
    Cook, at right, with a student researcher and a local strength study participant. Valentini Kalargyrou, associate professor of hospitality management, is in Tel Aviv, Israel,... Read More
  • Ted Eynon
    - Making Meier Skis
    Ted Eynon ’85 is the co-owner of one of North America’s fastest-growing craft ski companies. Read More
  • UNH student Scott Brockelbank Jr.
    - Entrepreneurial Education
    To most, kettle corn is a sweet treat to be enjoyed at fairs and carnivals. But for UNH sophomore Scott Michael Brockelbank Jr., kettle corn is a way of paying for college.... Read More
  • Undergraduate Research Conference event at UNH's Paul College of Business and Economics
    - Entrepreneurs Everywhere
    Autonomous maritime vessels. Teeth whitening strips that include a nicotine cessation aid. A school bus tracking app. The students behind these and other business ideas came... Read More
  • the great room at UNH's Paul College
    - UNH’s Paul College One of Top 100 Best Undergraduate Business Schools
    Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics among the best undergraduate business schools in the nation. Read More
  • Sara Carlson
    - Role Model On and Off the Ice
    Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.  —John Wooden Talent. Humility. Gratitude. Sara Carlson '16 has all three. A... Read More