Article Archive for March 2010
CIO Lunch and Learn explores issues and opportunities for women in IT.
Students, alumni and other guests recently had a unique opportunity to engage with top women CIOs on the issues facing women in the information technology (IT) workplace. A “Distinguished CIO Lunch & Learn” at Florida …
Entrepreneur returns to campus to share the secrets of success.
When Doug Gallagher (MSM ’74) last walked across the Florida International University (FIU) campus, the young state university was home to around 5,000 students and only one or two buildings. Today’s FIU is quite a …
Business students land prestigious study abroad internships in alternative energy field.
Competition was tough as 24 Florida International University (FIU) students vied for two “Alternative Energy Markets in the Dominican Republic and Panama: A Study Abroad” internships. The internships, available for the first time, …
South Florida Business Journal 2010 Business of the Year Awards
2010 Business of the Year
Join the South Florida Business Journal for our seventh annual Business of the Year Awards, presented by BankAtlantic, along with corporate sponsors AvMed, Goldstein Schechter Koch and Stephen James Associates.
The Business …
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, March 22-26, 2010
Markets React to Healthcare Reform
On Sunday, March 21, 2010, after nine months of healthcare reform debate, the U.S House of Representatives voted 219-212 in favor of the unprecedented $940 billion healthcare overhaul that will …
FIU ranked #3 in the country by BusinessWeek in Return on Investment for undergraduate business programs.
ROI: Business Schools with Bang for the Buck
You don’t have to pay a fortune to get a $50,000-a-year starting salary. These low-cost undergrad business programs include lots of bargains.
The continuously rising costs of an already …
“Dinner with 12 Strangers” combines Chinese food, the business of global flowers and networking.
It’s an innovative idea that’s part business, part social—and totally interesting. “Dinner with 12 Strangers,” a brainchild of the Student Alumni Association at Florida International University (FIU), lets alumni and community partners host a dinner …
FIU appoints Ruth Ann McEwen Director of the School of Accounting
MIAMI – Joyce Elam, executive dean of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University announced today the appointment of Ruth Ann McEwen to the position of Director of the School …
FIU listed among the top 15 graduate business schools in global management and operations.
Florida International University’s (FIU) Chapman Graduate School has been rated among the top 15 business schools in two categories—global management and operations—surveyed in The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.” The …
Learn to attract venture funds.
Is your startup ready to attract investment?
Although venture funding is more difficult to attain now, it’s not hopeless. Just last week, for instance, CapitalSouth Partners of Charlotte, N.C., and partner firm Florida Mezzanine Fund of …
Are you ready for a resume makeover?
Does your resume really sing or is it just ho-hum? Does it move briskly, focusing on your key accomplishments, or does it limp along with a boring regurgitation of job titles?
And what about those key …
How fresh is your brand? Entrepreneurs make over their view of work.
Jacqueline Whitmore spends each year pursuing a fresh objective – a professional initiative designed to improve her outlook on business, develop new products or marketing campaigns, and set her on a new course.
Last year, she …
Disney Institute “Keys to Excellence” program works training magic.
In the current economy, companies know that it is anything but business as usual. With an ever-increasing gap between income and sales versus expenses, professionals are forced to evaluate what they and their organizations …
First graduation takes place for Professional MBA-Panama.
On February 26, 2010, the 28 students in the inaugural Professional MBA in Panama (PMBA-Panama) graduated from the twenty-month, weekend MBA program designed for busy working professionals. Quality Leadership University (QLU) in Panama City offers …
