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FIU College of Business names KPMG Classroom.
Expanding a years-long partnership centered on mentoring and recruiting, KPMG has named a classroom in the College of Business. At a ceremony attended by FIU Business alumni who now serve as KPMG partners on May 26, 2017, MANGO 220 was officially named the KPMG Classroom in recognition of a multi-year financial contribution to the School […]
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Florida SBDC at FIU Keeps A Watch on Growth at Security Services Company.
Edward Haynes has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years, having served as a U.S. Marine as well as the first black police officer in the Village of Miami Shores. His can-do attitude, gratitude and get-the-job-done aptitude clearly show through when he speaks. Haynes is the founder and CEO of Haynes Security Services […]
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FIU Healthcare MBA students scored a first-place finish in South Florida case competition.
The five-student College of Business’ Healthcare MBA (HCMBA) team won first place in the annual South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum’s case competition, where teams analyze a business case study and offer strategies to overcome existing challenges. This year’s competition challenged students with crafting a business plan for St. Luke Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that […]
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College of Business mentoring program grows in numbers and influence.
Like other new graduates, Vanessa Ortiz (BA ’17) is reminiscing about her years at Florida International University (FIU). But for Ortiz, a marketing major who wants a career in the beauty industry, one of the most worthwhile FIU experiences happened outside the classroom. “Without a doubt, the mentoring opportunity I had through the College of […]
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A1 Worldwide Logistics connects the dots with help from the Florida SBDC at FIU.
Let’s say you need to move a helicopter from the Midwest to Brazil without flying it. Or say you need to shrink-wrap a new ship to bring it to the U.S. from New Zealand. Or perhaps you need to import pistachios from Iran, while following strict new regulations, without letting the nuts spoil. What could […]
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A diplomat in the classroom: Stanislav Jansta named honorary Czech consul.
Florida International University students are used to having accomplished international professors in their classrooms. But in the case of Stanislav Jansta, clinical instructor in the College of Business’s School of Accounting, they have something more: an honorary consul. In April 2017, Jansta was notified that the Czech Republic had officially approved his appointment. And on […]
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A return to Bandhwari boosts FIU honor society’s social entrepreneurship project.
It all began with a pouf, a fabric-covered hassock created last year by a group of village women of Bandhwari, India, in collaboration with nine Florida International University College of Business students as part of their annual social entrepreneurship project. When the 2016 trip was over, the students, all members of the International Business Honors […]
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A bracelet helps launch International Business Honor Society project.
Juan Toro, a Master of International Business student, found himself 8,397 miles from home, playing soccer with children in India, when he realized how much helping others fulfilled him. “Seeing how a soccer ball can lighten a child’s day is something unimaginable,” he said. Yet Toro’s India experience went far beyond that game of soccer. […]
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FIU students & alumni won top spots in The 2017 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.
More than two dozen FIU students and alumni competed in the FIU track of this year’s Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge, which offers entrepreneurs a chance to turn their business idea into reality or grow an existing business. The FIU Track finalists showcased concepts for education, the sharing economy, healthcare, finances and technology. The 2017 […]
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College of Business awards degrees to 962 students at Spring commencement ceremonies.
April 29, 2017 will always be a memorable day for 962 scholars as they were awarded degrees from the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). Faculty members, families and friends were on hand at the Spring 2017 commencement ceremonies to honor and celebrate the graduates. President Mark B. Rosenberg congratulated business school graduates […]
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