2005 undergraduate winner Mike Anestor of Infinity Dance Project with 2006 undergraduate winners, Phoenix Tutoring and Mentoring’s team members William Hatcher, Mike Sylvestre, Steven Benyard; 2005 graduate winner Hein Nguyen of Intelligent Math, Starex Smith of Phoenix Tutoring and Mentoring; Alan L. Carsrud, executive director of the Euegenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center; and […]
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New Farmer-to-Farmer partnership plants seeds of opportunity in Central America.
Agricultural businesses and farming organizations in Central America may soon begin reaping the benefits of U.S.-developed agricultural technology thanks to a new partnership between the John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer (FTF) Program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Public Intellectual Property Resources for Agriculture (PIPRA). In April, the College of Business Administration’s […]
Expert sheds light on important, but rare, aspect of entrepreneurship.
Erkko Autio, director of the HEC Institut Stratège in Lausanne, Switzerland High-growth entrepreneurial firms represent a small minority of all new businesses, yet they create the bulk of new jobs. Despite their significance, though, it isn’t easy to find information about these high-growth firms precisely because of their rarity. The largest survey conducted to date […]
Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center captures position on “Top Ten” list.
Fortune Small Business has recognized the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center as one of the ten “cool” universities in the country for entrepreneurial programs and research. The university joined schools liked Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and the University of Texas—Austin on the list. “We have accomplished in a little more than two years […]
First Albert Haar Award honors owners of The Keyes Company.
Amid warm memories captured in “Through the Years,” a slide presentation showing members of the Pappas family—owners of The Keyes Company—patriarch Theodore J. Pappas (Ted) Pappas, and his sons, Mike and Tim, who now control the firm, were honored at the inaugural Albert Haar Family Business Award Luncheon. The distinguished award is designated for family […]
Demonstration shows audience how to get pitch right.
When Albert Santalo (EMBA ’97) presented his business pitch recently, it wasn’t the first time. In fact, it was the 75th. Founder, president, and chief executive officer of Avisena, Santalo had the idea of once again delivering the presentation he and his team had made to raise money for their company in 2002. This time, […]
Renowned researcher presents Presidential Lecture.
David L. Birch David L. Birch, business demography and public policy consultant, recently lectured in Florida International University’s prestigious Presidential Lecture Series. The talk, titled “Entrepreneurship in a Transformed Society,” drew an enthusiastic audience that included university President Modesto A. Maidique. Dr. Birch, formerly an MIT senior research scientist and the first winner, in 1996, […]
Speaker paints clear picture of family-owned business challenges.
From left, Jack Moore, corporate director, Benjamin Moore & Company; Alan Carsrud, director, Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, and Jon I. Kislak, principal, Antares Capital Corporation and chairman of the Pino Center’s Board of Advisors. Jack Moore, a fourth-generation family member of Benjamin Moore Paints—a company founded in 1883 that turned a profit […]
Stellar panel of entrepreneurs sheds light on Hispanic marketing.
Alan Carsrud and Sebastian Aroca Bring together a distinguished group of entrepreneurs, powerhouse sponsors, a hospitable setting, and an audience of about 85 local entrepreneurs, members of local Hispanic businesses, and many college students, and something exciting is bound to happen. It did—at the second annual Ford Motor Company Mi Negocio Boardroom titled “Hispanic Marketing: […]