More and more, having basic accounting skills can give a job candidate an important advantage when applying for positions in the financial services industry and other business areas. As a result, the School of Accounting at Florida International University (FIU) has introduced a minor in accounting for upper-level College of Business students, beginning with the […]
Florida International University (FIU) College of Business student Stefano Delloro captured a top ranking in a national trading contest with the help of an interesting strategy: he went to the movies. “I bought Netflix for $62 a share and it rose to $165, up 164 percent, by the end of the competition,” said Delloro, who […]
Florida International University (FIU) College of Business’ Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda capped off a successful year with a strong performance at a national competition in Anaheim, Ca. An FIU team of three students captured seventh place in the Free Enterprise showcase, which evaluates a group project that serves to educate the community. […]
Gaining a firm knowledge of your employer’s economic base is an essential step to career success for today’s healthcare leaders. This was one of several messages shared with a group of women healthcare leaders gathered for “Career Positioning: Position Yourself for Career Advancement,” an educational program conducted by the Women’s Healthcare Executive Network of South […]
Entrepreneurs, professionals, speakers and graduate students gathered for the third annual ICABA (“Identify, Connect, Activate the Black Accomplished”) Business Forum, held May 16, 2013. The event was hosted by Florida International University (FIU) College of Business at the university’s downtown Miami facility at 1101 Brickell Ave. The 103 attendees were given in-depth information about operating […]
When it comes to developing leadership skills, experience may be the best teacher. “Get out in the field. Become involved and stay involved,” said Noel M. Tichy, professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan. He spoke as part of The Leadership Lectures series presented by The Center for Leadership at Florida International […]
It was a night to network, celebrate achievement, and honor five outstanding members of the Florida International University (FIU) community who have helped propel South Florida’s economy. FIU’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inducted Cesar L. Alvarez, FIU Board of Trustees member and co-chairman, Greenberg Traurig P.A., and four FIU College of Business alumni at its […]
Executive and Professional Education (EPE) in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has successfully run Inbound Study Tours for graduate students from Universidad ESAN, Peru over the past three years. The non-credit module exposes students to an American university campus experience, enables them to interact with faculty members and local business leaders, […]
The R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has earned Top Ten finishes for its marketing and international business specialties in the highly regarded 2013 Bloomberg Businessweek’s survey of business programs at U.S. colleges and universities. The school’s marketing specialty placed seventh among all schools […]
Call it a self-paced athletic event or “South Florida’s largest office party,” for 28 years, runners and walkers have been drawn to the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 5K. On April 25, 2013, more than 25,000 of them, from over 800 companies, participated in the Miami portion of the three-race series. The College of Business at Florida […]
