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New FIU book shows how America’s best entrepreneurs financed venture launches without venture capital – BizNews

Starting a new business venture is among the most popular goals of the new year. Yet many potential founders quickly hit the wall, deterred by the slim prospect of finding venture capital (VC) to finance their endeavor. That’s a big mistake, says Dileep Rao, clinical professor at FIU Business, Forbes blogger, and a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship issues. MORE
Porsche Latin America builds project management know-how, team spirit at FIU Business.

FIU Business delivered a custom executive education program for more than 40 employees of Porsche Latin America in May. The program got high marks from the division’s president and managing director, George Wills, who each year seeks out a training opportunity that can be tailored to meet the needs of each member of his team, from interns and novices to seasoned experts. MORE
FIU Business Professor Jerry Haar publishes new book on globalization, competitiveness and governability.

A new book authored by Jerry Haar, professor of international business and director of Executive and Professional Education at FIU Business, in collaboration with Georgetown University Professor Ricardo Ernst, has been published. The book is titled Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability: The Three Disruptive Forces of Business in the 21st Century. MORE
FIU Business partners with Georgetown University for international business and public policy program.

FIU Business has entered into an academic partnership with Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business to deliver a specialized International Business and Public Policy Program. The five-day program is designed to provide executives and other professionals with the tools they need to navigate the influence and impact of U.S. governmental policies, programs and regulations on the private sector. MORE
Professor Jerry Haar: insights on globalization from a Latin America lens.

Growing up in Baltimore, Jerry Haar’s parents did something unusual for the time: they took the future FIU professor on extensive trips to Latin America and the Caribbean. (He has relatives in Argentina and Brazil.) It helped spark in Haar, interim director of Executive and Professional Education and a clinical professor in the College of Business’ Department of International Business, a fascination with the region, which he has parlayed into a multi-faceted career. MORE
