Articles tagged with: Media Coverage 2010
Catalyst Financial appoints president
Catalyst Financial, LLC, an investment banking firm, has appointed Kevin Gordon as its new president. Among his professional contributions, he is a business partner of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University.
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New Dean’s Council member profiled in The Miami Herald.
Romaine Seguin, newly appointed as president, UPS International Inc. Americas Region, has joined the Dean’s Council in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Her background as a 27-year veteran of UPS …
Campaign to boost ranks of Hispanic professionals will visit FIU
When Glenn Llopis was 23 and starting his career at beverage giant Sunkist, an executive gave him some advice. “You’re a little too passionate,” Llopis recounted the senior executive saying.
He didn’t take the tip. Instead, …
International students with MBAs struggle to land jobs in U.S.
Oscar de Lima, a 25-year-old native of Caracas, Venezuela, seems like an appealing job candidate: He’s smart, ambitious, articulate and has an MBA from an American university.
Yet, one of the biggest hurdles facing international students …
FIU Brings Together Top Haitian Entrepreneurs
Florida International University, a component of the state university system, issued the following news release: The top Haitian entrepreneurs of 2010 sharpened their business skills as part of a CEO retreat at FIU’s Modesto A. …
Innovation: The Next Challenge
Competitiveness requires more than sound macro policies and a good business environment.
With the recent release of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2011 report, Latin America and the Caribbean have much to cheer about with more …
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 …
South Florida's economic albatross: Home values and losses not getting any better
About 42 percent of South Florida homes with mortgages were underwater during the third quarter of the year, nearly double the national average and a “millstone around the neck” of real estate that could keep …
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 …
How can Florida produce more Fortune 500 firms?
With 18.5 million people, Florida has 16 Fortune 500 firms. Minnesota has 71 percent fewer people and 30 percent more F500 firms. Per capita, Minnesota has the highest number of F500 companies in the country. …
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 …
Sad state of universities
If one were to describe the state of Latin America’s universities today, a fitting motto might be: “An early 20th century higher education system for the early 21st century.“
Falling behind Asia and Central Europe, Latin …
Blake Named CUES Director of the Year
The Credit Union Executives Society has named Ertis Blake, president, C&WJ (Communications & other Workers of Jamaica) Co-operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCU), Jamaica, as the 2010 CUES Director of the Year. He will be honored …
