Florida International University’s business school hub in downtown Miami keeps growing, with more area residents and workers returning to school for a master’s degree in business administration. To meet the growing demand, the university is under negotiations with department store Macy’s to expand its classroom space on the sixth floor of the retailer’s building at […]
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Jobless turning to business schools to bolster résumés.
Economic troubles have a way of driving people to business schools for graduate degrees as a hedge against unemployment, and today is no different, administrators of local business colleges say. Read: “Jobless turning to business schools to bolster résumés“, an article from Miami Today.
Low-cost health plan available to Miami-Dade residents.
Miami-Dade residents who don’t have health insurance can sign up for a new plan aimed at helping the estimated 600,000 uninsured in the county. Called Miami-Dade Blue, the program went into effect July 1. It’s a joint venture between the county and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and is designed with low premiums […]
Jobless opt for entrepreneurship over job hunting.
In a tough economy, when people get laid off, they might not be keen to start the process of a job search. Some are developing a business plan, securing financing and making the adjustment to being self-employed. An article appearing in The Miami Herald on June 24, 2009, quotes Irma Becerra-Fernandez, director of the Eugenio […]
FIU’s Center for Leadership selects ERA Showcase entrepreneur Dr. Keller No. 1 in ‘Top Women–Led Businesses’ survey.
Barbara Keller, a former department head and college professor turned entrepreneur, has topped a list of successful businesswomen throughout the state in an annual survey conducted by Florida International University’s Center for Leadership and the Commonwealth Institute of South Florida. A longtime real–estate entrepreneur in Brevard County and in New Jersey, Dr. Keller surpassed 49 […]
Women-led businesses remain strong.
Women-led businesses are faring the economic rut better than most. That, according to results from a newly-published survey conducted by Florida International University. According to the survey, businesses led by women are doing well because they typically put more profits back into their company. The survey also found women-led businesses don’t rely on bank loans […]
Women-led firms coping better with recession.
A survey released Thursday shows women-led businesses are surviving the recession better than most other businesses, according to Florida International University’s Center for Leadership and The Commonwealth Institute South Florida. The reason: women-led businesses traditionally have taken on little debt and therefore have the flexibility to maneuver during tough times. Instead of going to banks […]
Jose Tillan (BBA '90) named general manager/executive vice president of MTV Tr3s.
NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Stephen Friedman, general manager of MTV, announced today that Jose Tillan (BBA ’90) has been appointed to the position of general manager /executive vice president of MTV Tr3s. Tillan will be based in New York City and Miami, reporting to Friedman. Tillan, who was senior vice president […]
Schools get social with CRM.
Florida International University (FIU) College of Business Administration is one of the first schools to use the Intelliworks Social Marketing application as part of its student recruitment strategy. Read DMNews article.
Two experts on international trade offer observations about money laundering.
John Zdanowicz, professor and Florida International Bankers Association Chair in the Department of Finance and Real Estate, was quoted extensively in an article titled “Money launderers wash billions through international trade,” the cover story in Business Monday in The Miami Herald on May 11, 2009. Since 1990, Zdanowicz has worked with monthly data the federal […]