Article Archive for March 2010
Making the most of marketing might
Entrepreneur Susie Kreitman Taylor moved quickly to get her baby product into a lot of stores, from Florida to New York to California.
What she learned, though, is that before trying to sell her multipurpose bib …
Graduate students tackle real problems, real solutions for Raymond James.
Financial services company Raymond James, like others in the industry, just weathered a tough year. So where does Raymond James turn for advice on how to move forward successfully in the wake of the financial …
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, March 8-12, 2010
The Escalation of Inflation in China
The Chinese Consumer Price Index (CPI), a chief measure of inflation, rose to a 16-month high in February, up to 2.7 percent from a year ago, which was 1.5 percent …
BusinessWeek ranks undergraduate program among top in nation.
For the third time in the last four years, the College of Business Administration has been recognized in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey of undergraduate business programs. In its online The Best Undergrad B-Schools, Bloomberg BusinessWeek …
Event brings EMBA students face to face with industry heavyweights.
What does it take to succeed in the often-turbulent world of business? Students from Florida International University’s (FIU) Executive MBA (EMBA) program recently put that question directly to some of the world’s leading CEOs.
Along with …
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, March 1-5, 2010
Current Account Balance: China and the United States
The chart below consists of the current account balances of the United States, China, and emerging economies. The Current Account Balance of a country consists of three …
Alumni Notes
Tony Argiz (BBA ’74) has been installed as president and chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee Board.
Steve R. Picha (MS ’95 in taxation), CPA, was elected treasurer of the South Florida Chapter of the …
Hospitalized children benefit from FIU students’ altruism.
Over the course of a week in February 2010, Florida International University (FIU) students celebrated hundreds of kids in local children’s hospitals.
“The success of our ‘A Tribute to Children’ week was truly a dream come …
Florida A&M University names FIU Business alumna dean of School of Business and Industry.
After a national search, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) appointed Shawnta Friday-Stroud (PhD ’97) as dean of its School of Business and Industry (SBI). FAMU Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris made the announcement on February …
New group plays key liaison role between current and future alumni.
“We see ourselves as the United Nations of the College of Business Administration—a place to share ideas for achieving greater success through more cooperation, and where student leaders come to offset weaknesses through others’ strengths.”
With …
