Explore Topics All Topics Alumni Chapman Graduate School Contributors Donor Impact Entrepreneurship Executive Education Faculty Healthcare Innovation Landon Undergraduate School More College News Rankings Research Student Success Sustainability Alumni Research excellence meets student success Alumnus Christopher Tapanes BBA ’22 is a territory manager at pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. He began a job at the organization as soon as he graduated from FIU. Within three years, Tapanes earned a promotion and a Rookie of the Year award in his region. Most recently, he was selected to join several highly competitive leadership development programs within Eli Lilly. Student Success FIU Business students go behind-the-scenes at one of the largest air operations in the world Entrepreneurship FIU Business Innovation and Growth Accelerator helps Panthers land $25,000 prize Research FIU Business professor earns two new patents for blockchain innovations Entrepreneurship Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU Business hosts Business At Its Best Awards Entrepreneurship How award-winning Grainman is shaping the future of American manufacturing Entrepreneurship Santander Bank and FSBDC at FIU Business Kick Off 2025 Cultivate Small Business Program More College News Office Hours: ESG 101 – Understanding Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing What is ESG investing, and why does it matter? In the latest segment of Office Hours, Florent Rouxelin, assistant professor of finance at FIU Business, breaks down the basics. Chapman Graduate School FIU Business Healthcare MBA program garners prestigious award and celebrates student success. The Healthcare MBA (HCMBA) program at FIU Business continues to distinguish itself nationally, having received the CAHME/Canon Award for Excellence in Sustainability in Healthcare Management Education and Practice in April of 2025. Faculty New research highlights what drives investment in regulated Bitcoin products. As Bitcoin continues to gain mainstream appeal, new research led by Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh, associate professor of information systems and business analytics at FIU Business, uncovered what motivates individual investors to adopt regulated cryptocurrency investments like Spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). More College News FIU Business students win third place at the AIS Student Leadership Conference. More College News “Table Talk” workshop dishes out the secrets to success. More College News "Fire Lillies" take $4,000 first place prize at the ATOM Pink Tank finals. Chapman Graduate School FIU Business DBA program see rapid growth, sustained demand since 2018 launch Faculty Eli Beracha awarded 2025 Crystal Ball from Pulsenomics.