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Deals done, networks forged at FIU’s 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference.

Deals done, networks forged at FIU’s 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference.

With rising global interest in Latin American ventures, Florida International University’s (FIU) 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference brought together entrepreneurs, investors and service providers in Miami for two days of deal-making, networking and education.
Speakers from …

FIU names Haar to lead its Pino entrepreneurship center

FIU names Haar to lead its Pino entrepreneurship center

Florida International University named business professor Jerry Haar as director of its Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center.
He was director of the Entrepreneurship Center’s Institute of Family Business and associate director of the Knight …

Mercedes LaRue joins Pino Center as director of the Family Business Forum.

Mercedes LaRue joins Pino Center as director of the Family Business Forum.

With entrepreneurship as one of its strategic areas of focus, the College of Business Administration is happy to welcome Mercedes LaRue to the Eugenio Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center as the director of the center’s Family …

Restaurant owner gives half his business to employees

Restaurant owner gives half his business to employees

For Francis Marincola, giving part of his business to four of his long-term employees is the path to success.
The 72-year-old only needs to spend about 10 hours a week at his Delray Beach Italian restaurant, …

ASTAR’s John Dasburg heads up Entrepreneurship Week for International MBA students.

ASTAR’s John Dasburg heads up Entrepreneurship Week for International MBA students.

“By far, it was the most productive week I’ve ever experienced,” said Summia Chaudhry, a student in the International MBA (IMBA) program at Florida International University (FIU). “We received advice from an amazing lineup of …

FIU Business staff members join in Mercedes-Benz 5K Corporate Run.

FIU Business staff members join in Mercedes-Benz 5K Corporate Run.

An event for thousands of people in your target market is definitely a place you want to be. That’s why the College of Business Administration joined in the Florida International University (FIU) sponsorship of the …

High school students: We have a Challenge just for you

High school students: We have a Challenge just for you

While Business Plan Challenge entries have started to roll in to the Community and FIU Tracks, the High School Track e-mail box is still empty. I know there are hundreds of entrepreneurial teens in South …

What if you want to invest $5,000 in a friend's business?

What if you want to invest $5,000 in a friend's business?

If you have ever considered investing some of your hard-earned cash in a start-up venture, you might want to attend a free workshop next week.
The workshop is aimed at people who might want to direct …

Enter the 2011 Business Plan Challenge

Enter the 2011 Business Plan Challenge

Get into the entrepreneurial spirit and join our annual competition, now in its 13th year. You could be the next Challenge Champion.
Is this the Year of the Entrepreneur?
Here at The Miami Herald, we’ve been celebrating …

Haitian entrepreneurs are winners in more ways than one.

Haitian entrepreneurs are winners in more ways than one.

Although Haiti continues to struggle in the face of challenges, the entrepreneurial impulse remains strong, and with the help of mobile telecommunications operator Digicel and Florida International University (FIU), it recently got a boost.
As part …

Americas Venture Capital Conference awards prizes, spurs Latin American business investment.

Americas Venture Capital Conference awards prizes, spurs Latin American business investment.

Four outstanding ventures in biotechnology, education, mobile finance and consumer products walked away with the top prizes at the Americas Venture Capital Conference, recently held at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration.
The …

Faculty Notes: November 2010

Faculty Notes: November 2010

Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
At the invitation of the Secretary of Defense (DoD), Robert M. Gates, Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94 ), professor and Pino Entrepreneurship Center director and fellow, will serve on the …

CNN en Espanol interviews Irma Becerra-Fernandez in regards to the Americas Venture Capital Conference

CNN en Espanol interviews Irma Becerra-Fernandez in regards to the Americas Venture Capital Conference

CNN en Espanol interviews Irma Becerra-Fernandez, director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, in regards to the Americas Venture Capital Conference (www.AmericasVCConference.com).
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