A group of 15 small business owners from Cuba this week became the first cohort of InCubando@FIU, FIU’s first-ever customized program designed to sharpen the managerial skills and business savvy of young entrepreneurs from the island. During the six-week program, College of Business faculty will deliver courses in Spanish covering small business management, accounting and […]
Resolving issues of declining employee performance, and the need for established human resource policies, led two FIU undergraduate students to No. 2 in the Society of Human Resource Management’s 2016 SHRM Student Case Competition and Career Summit. College of Business students Leslie Cambria and Ricardo Arcentales, both members of FIU SHRM, the local student chapter, […]
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Graduate students at FIU’s Hollo School of Real Estate placed in the top five in the 2016 ARGUS Software University Challenge, scoring an honorable mention. This year, 39 universities from the U.S. and abroad, participated in the competition, the largest group since it began in 2011. FIU students have a strong record of success in the […]
Once operating in silos, marketing and technology now work hand in hand to connect directly with consumers and make products increasingly visible. That was the takeaway from a panel of experts at “Marketing Technology: Where Business Meets Engineering” presentation. The April 21 event, the first of its kind at FIU, combined a case competition with […]
The College of Business has established its inaugural Chapman MBA Advisory Board, naming 23 South Florida businesses leaders to two-year terms. Many of the board members are alumni of FIU’s Chapman MBA. “We are proud of the regional, national and international leaders who have stepped forward to serve on our first Chapman MBA Advisory Board,” […]
Students from FIU, Florida State University and University of Texas – Arlington took the top 5 spots at the College of Business’ inaugural Global Bilingual Sales Competition. Using role-playing techniques, participants had to sell RUN, an ADP-powered app that handles payroll administration for small business, to a buyer from a global organization during a 15-minute […]
Business partnerships are often created among university colleagues. But for Lorenzo Perez Jr. (MS ’07) and Kristine Lubian Perez (MS ’08), real estate studies at Florida International University’s College of Business delivered a partnership that encompasses more than dollars and cents. They have both been active in the evolution of the Miami residential and commercial […]
The winning streak continues for the American Marketing Association’s FIU Collegiate Chapter, AMA@FIU, with its 14th consecutive Top Ten Chapter award. The honor was bestowed at the 38th annual AMA International Collegiate Conference, held March 17-19 in New Orleans. Two College of Business students also placed #1 in individual categories. “It’s an incredible feat to […]
Amidst employers’ growing quest for bilingual sales representatives, the College of Business will host its inaugural Global Bilingual Sales Competition, where students will compete in both English and Spanish. The event will be held April 15-16 at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus. A first of its kind, the tournament consists of simulated role plays in which […]
