Florida is “the land of small business” with over 425,000 small firms accounting for 99% of the state’s employers. However, most are struggling to stay afloat in an environment where the state’s growth rate is projected to be 1.5% (a percentage point less than the nation) and unemployment 12%. The health care reforms bills—now law—encompass […]
Tag: Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center
Americas Venture Capital Conference awards prizes, spurs Latin American business investment.
Four outstanding ventures in biotechnology, education, mobile finance and consumer products walked away with the top prizes at the Americas Venture Capital Conference, recently held at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration. The two-day conference, presented by FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, provided a unique opportunity for Latin American and U.S. entrepreneurs to […]
Faculty Notes: November 2010
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems At the invitation of the Secretary of Defense (DoD), Robert M. Gates, Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94 ), professor and Pino Entrepreneurship Center director and fellow, will serve on the National Multidisciplinary Committee. The committee will assist DoD in conducting an independent assessment—mandated by Congress—of the participation of Historically […]
Haar to heart: Innovation in the Americas—The Next Challenge
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 advances than declines in key categories of conducting business. Mexico and Peru scored highest—first and second place, respectively. For Mexico, the achievement was a much needed shot in the arm, in […]
iVentures: Ventures Across Borders Create New Opportunities.
With the Americas Venture Capital Conference at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration less than three weeks away, I’ve been thinking about the fifteen innovative companies selected to present at the conference, and the genesis of some of the innovations they’ll be presenting. I am fascinated by the similarities and differences between these […]
Faculty Notes: October 2010
Department of Management and International Business Malcolm Gladwell frequently refers to research by Aya Chacar, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow, in his article in The New Yorker titled “Talent Grab.” The references were to her co-authored paper, “Institutional Settings and Rent Appropriation by Knowledge Based Employees: The Case of Major League Baseball,” […]
FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center to host first Americas Venture Capital Conference
Investors, entrepreneurs and experts to convene in Miami for “Latin America: The New Mainstream” MIAMI (Sept. 24, 2010) – Leading venture capitalists, international business experts and entrepreneurs will convene in Miami this November for the first venture capital conference of its kind to focus on Latin American enterprises. The 2010 Americas Venture Capital Conference, presented […]
iVentures: Welcome to fall
It may still feel like summer outside, but on the Florida International University (FIU) campus, it’s fall again—time to welcome new faces and old friends and to look toward the future. Over the past year, our team at the College of Business Administration’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center has worked on developing the Americas Venture Capital […]
iVentures: New graduates and new ventures
June marks graduation season, a time to celebrate achievement and new beginnings. It’s also a great time to try something new, whether you’re a graduate in search of the next step, or an employer in search of new perspectives to boost your business. Many Florida International University (FIU) graduates are starting new jobs, and others […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame puts spotlight on innovators in FIU community.
Florida International University (FIU) alumni Carlos Duart (MST ’99, BACC ’94) and Mariano de Socarraz (BBA ’89) were the 2010 inductees to the College of Business Administration’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. The ceremony, whose theme was “Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship,” recognizes companies and individuals who embody excellence in entrepreneurship through their leadership and […]