Articles tagged with: Irma Becerra-Fernandez
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.
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The current state of venture capital funding and startups
Watch a “CNN en Español” interview (in spanish) with Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University’s Vice Provost of Academic Affairs on the current state of venture capital funding.
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FIU’s Becerra-Fernandez shares expertise on Latin American venture development, promotes Americas Venture Capital Conference.
As Florida International University (FIU)’s College of Business Administration gears up for the second Americas Venture Capital Conference (AVCC), November 16-17, 2011 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, word continues to spread about the …
Past participants agree that the Americas Venture Capital Conference presents a great oportunity for companies looking for investors
Read: “Disputan en AL capital de riesgo,“ an article by Diario Reforma (Spanish).
Disputan en AL capital de riesgo
Pretenden empresas, mediante proyectos, obtener financiamiento para crecer.
El año pasado 350 empresas emprendedoras de América Latina y el …
FIU’s Americas Venture Capital Conference Draws Innovative Companies to Miami
Building on last year’s breakthrough success, Florida International University (FIU) will host for the second consecutive year some of Latin America’s most innovative emerging companies, thought leaders and venture capital investors at the 2011 Americas …
Bacardi’s Julious Grant shares keen insight into wine and spirits industry.
Perhaps no industry is as regulated as the wines and spirits business, with myriad federal and state-by-state compliances. That’s part of the challenge in achieving brand success, explained Julious Grant, senior vice president and national …
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.
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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, director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, in regards to the Americas Venture Capital Conference (www.AmericasVCConference.com).
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Capital Sources: Venture capitalist conference focuses on the Americas
Baby Abuelita Productions is a Miami company with both an unusual name and an unusual line of products.
“We create, manufacture and distribute a line of plush singing dolls, musical books and animated DVDs, and we …
Fueling innovation: FIU enterprise conference focuses on Latin America
Companies with innovative ideas and a focus on Latin America will get a chance to meet up to 100 investors at a new FIU enterprise conference.
Fifteen innovative companies from South Florida and Latin America will …
Blazing the trail: Latina leaders in the corporate world
In the 1980s the American Club, founded in Havana in 1901 and transplanted to the penthouse of the Royal Trust Tower in Little Havana, became a haven for Cuban-American men who rose to powerful positions …
iVentures: Ventures Across Borders Create New Opportunities.
With the Americas Venture Capital Conference at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration less than three weeks away, I’ve been thinking about the fifteen innovative companies selected to present at the conference, and …
Irma Becerra-Fernandez fosters entrepreneurship at FIU with first two-day Americas Venture Capital Conference.
The days when “you could kick around an idea and have a concept and get some chunk of money to get it going are gone,” said Irma Becerra-Fernandez, director of Florida International University’s Pino Global …
