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Publishing Business is Sweet for Mango Media
After many years in the book publishing business in San Francisco, Christopher McKenney moved to Miami and in 2014 opened Mango Media in Coral Gables. Four years later, the company has grown to 23 employees and, McKenney said, it is one of the fastest-growing book publishers in the country. “Publishing books is a very hard […]
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FIU Global Sales Program welcomes Bank of America Merchant Services as its first Global Level Sponsor.
FIU Business’ Global Sales Program has signed Bank of America Merchant Services as its first Global Level Sponsor. The sponsorship, slated for fall 2018 through spring 2022, will bring the payments, eCommerce and security company into a multifaceted relationship with the program and its students. It will include serving as Product Sponsor for FIU Sales’ […]
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Hard work makes for a “Gold” year for Beta Alpha Psi at FIU.
A record-breaking year for member involvement and new, innovative programming helped Beta Alpha Psi’s FIU chapter once again win Gold Chapter status, placing in the top three percent of chapters worldwide. Gold Chapter status, awarded during the organization’s annual conference in August to the top 10 of 328 worldwide chapters, is a point of pride […]
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Pink alone isn’t enough: FIU Business study shows breast cancer survivors want authentic action from brands.
The overabundance of pink ribbons, breast cancer-focused marketing campaigns and cause-branded products is often seen by breast cancer survivors as simply money-making efforts, research from Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) finds. These initiatives intensify during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) in October. For the study, to be published in Health Marketing […]
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U.S. Department of Education awards FIU $1.1 million to create Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Florida International University a $1,128,000 grant, which will have a total impact of more than $2 million with matching funds, to establish a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). The grant is one of just 15 CIBER grants awarded to leading universities across the country […]
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Home Ownership getting costlier in Southeast Florida.
Home ownership in Southeast Florida is getting more expensive again, according to the latest housing affordability index from Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University. The newly launched index shows that in the second quarter of 2018, the price of homes in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties rose above the local 20-year average in […]
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FIU Business specialized Master’s programs ranked among world’s best.
Two specialized master’s programs at Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) are ranked among the world’s best in the 2019 QS Business Master’s Rankings, released Sept. 25, 2018. The college’s Master of Science in Marketing program is ranked No. 20 in the world and No. 6 among all U.S. programs. The Master of […]
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Prestigious business honor society celebrates FIU Business induction.
Florida International University’s College of Business has renewed the tradition of recognizing high academic achievement through inducting students into its chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the world’s largest honor society for business school students. Dean Joanne Li presided over the induction ceremony before a standing-room-only crowd of students and their guests on September 13, 2018 […]
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FIU Business Welcomes New Faculty across Five Departments
FIU Business this fall welcomes nine new faculty members with expertise ranging from international finance, global corporate strategy and insider trading to technology selection and adoption. Silver Chung joins FIU Business’s School of Accounting as an assistant professor after earning her PhD from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business. Her research focuses on […]
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FIU College of Business launches Master’s in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
The rapid growth of the logistics and supply chain industry, driven by consumers’ changing habits, led FIU’s College of Business to launch the Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program, the first in Florida from a business school. Designed to prepare students for managerial careers, the 10-month, Saturday-only program focuses on logistics […]
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