Thanks to e-portfolios, Fox School of Business students have a leg up in the competitive business environment. A required assignment for all Fox undergraduates, the online career portfolios allow students to showcase their work and manage their online identity.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter visited Temple as part of the DESIGNweek Challenge, a four-day design contest organized by the university's new Urban Apps & Maps studio that brought together more than 125 area students to envision new products and services inspired by opportunities in North Philadelphia.

In this week's installment of the student video series, budding entrepreneur Nish Patel explains how participating in business plan competitions — including Temple's annual Be Your Own Boss Bowl — helped him launch a succesful apparel company called Verde Styles.