Articles tagged with: FIU
Argentina: Back to the Future
The well-received 1985 movie “Back to the Future” was followed by two sequels. The fourth sequel is currently playing in Argentina—not on the big screen but in the political economy of that nation. This nation …
Marketing study abroad trip to Iberian Peninsula opens new business and cultural doors.
Barcelona. Madrid. Toledo. Lisbon. Sintra. The Portuguese coast. So reads the itinerary for the 20 Florida International University (FIU) students who participated in the March 2012 study abroad program to the Iberian Peninsula. The program …
Finding degrees of improvement
Bruno Cevallos was a sophomore at Florida International University in 2009, when news about the economic recession kept going from bad to worse: more companies folding, more jobs disappearing, unemployment climbing and the banking industry …
Downtime downtown: Students enjoy Graduate Student Appreciation Week at FIU Downtown on Brickell.
Work. Home. Life. And school. It’s more than fair to say that graduate students in the College of Business Administration are always juggling to keep a lot of demanding balls in the air.
That’s why the …
High turnout for combo MSF and MSIRE alumni event.
Often, logical thinking works best.
“Because alumni from the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) and Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) programs have much in common, in 2011 we held a networking event …
Third place in Johnson & Johnson case competition captured by international business, finance students.
Competing against other top business schools, students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) won third place in the national Johnson & Johnson Business Case Competition, March 29-April 1, 2012.
A team …
State Farm Financial Literacy Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, April 9-13, 2012
Earnings Week kicked off on Friday as seven major market-moving companies reported their numbers; five of the seven companies posted better than expected earnings. Alcoa Inc. (AA) reported $0.01 earnings per share, beating market expectations …
Best practices for family enterprises presented at workshop.
If your boss is “Uncle Dave” and co-workers are your kids and marketing plans are as likely to be discussed in the rec room as in the board room, well, chances are you’re part of …
College teams with FIU Annual Giving Center for first—and very successful—alumni fundraising campaign.
The College of Business Administration and Florida International University (FIU) Annual Giving Center recently joined forces to conduct a phone campaign reaching out to alumni with requests to support the college’s Student Enhancement Fund.
The result? …
FBLA-PBL brings home buckets of awards from state competition.
It’s outstanding math: 30 members of Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) from Florida International University (FIU) brought back 32 awards from the organization’s 2012 State Leadership Conference held March 15-18 in Tampa.
“FIU …
Firm sells former foreclosures in bulk
Real Estate Asset Disposition Corp. specializes in selling bank-owned homes, but with foreclosure inventory shrinking, the company is turning to bulk sales to buoy business.
Jim Banford, chief executive of Real Estate Asset Disposition Corp., has …
Next step for Challenge: the judging
I love coordinating the Business Plan Challenge. I admire the entrepreneurs’ optimism, passion and energy as they create their own jobs. It’s exciting to see new businesses forming that could be economic engines for South …
FIU students score success at Rotman Trading Competition.
In its first showing at the prestigious Rotman Interactive Trading Competition, a team from Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration won high praise, including a third-place finish in one of the trading contests.
The …
Custom boatmaker refloated by customer
Entrepreneur Jeb Griffith is plotting a course for growth after taking the helm of SkipperLiner, a custom houseboat and commercial passenger boat maker in La Crosse, Wis.
Griffith was a loyal SkipperLiner customer before he acquired …
