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FIU Business Introduces New Online Masters Programs in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management.
To meet the growing demand for fully online programs, a trend that has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, FIU Business has introduced an Online Master of Science in Finance for fall 2020. In addition, online offerings of the college’s existing master’s degree programs in accounting and supply chain management will start in the 2020–2021 academic year. […]
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Real estate and the coronavirus: how has the landscape changed?
From construction projects to office rentals to housing, COVID-19 has delivered a hard hit to the real estate market in South Florida, according to an FIU Business Hollo School panel of real estate experts. The live presentation was held May 10, 2020 via Zoom. The road ahead is long, and the recovery will be slow. […]
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FIU Business alumni and MBA student win the Miami Herald Startup Pitch Competition’s FIU Track
Two service-focused apps and a human resource consultancy took the top spots in the FIU Track of the 2020 Miami Herald Startup Pitch Competition, which offers entrepreneurs exposure that could lead to partnerships and funding that may get a venture off the ground or help grow a young startup. Judges described this year’s submissions showed […]
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World Leading Rankings Publications Place Nine FIU Business Programs in Top 10
With the Professional MBA Online program at FIU Business (FIU Business) ranked No. 9 globally and No. 3 in the U.S. by the QS World University rankings in April, FIU Business now has nine top 10 rankings from three of the world’s leading rankings organizations. The rankings include: No. 2 Undergraduate International Business Program, U.S. […]
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FIU Business uses international network to bring face masks to South Florida hospitals.
A continuing effort to help South Florida hospitals fight the COVID-19 battle has led to the donation of tens of thousands of face masks by FIU faculty and alumni. Professor Qiang Kang and his wife Jing Xue led a grass roots effort to collect the critically needed masks for South Florida hospitals, and received donations […]
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Florida SBDC at FIU Business guides small business owners to obtain $20.8 million in COVID-19 aid.
Amid increasing challenges, small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic try to plan for an uncertain future. The Florida SBDC at FIU Business (FSBDC) has obtained $20.8 million in assistance for businesses in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties as it works with them to redirect their strategy and resources as the economy slowly opens. “Our team […]
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World Leading Information Systems Scholar Inducted into Dean’s Circle of Distinguished Research Fellows at FIU Business
Arun Rai, one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of information systems, has been inducted as a member of the Dean’s Circle of Distinguished Research Fellows at FIU Business. The Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow initiative promotes collaboration between FIU Business faculty and students and the world’s top scholars in pursuit of relevant and […]
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Supply chains and the coronavirus: why are shelves empty? Insight from FIU Business.
As U.S. shoppers, panicked by COVID-19, have stockpiled food, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, meats and other essentials, retailers are still unable to keep enough merchandise on their shelves. The coronavirus pandemic has strained supply chains like never before. “The excessively high demand at the retail level sucked up all the inventory available in the chain […]
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Wertheim Wisdom Wednesday: Alumnus Eric Maldonado highlights opportunities, challenges of selling in the COVID-19 era.
New technology and working from home has revolutionized the practice of selling, changing the way sales professionals connect with potential clients in the COVID-19 era. Recognizing the impact technology and distance work can have on sales strategy will be key to leveraging advantages–and avoiding pitfalls. These were some of the insights shared by Eric Maldonado, […]
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FIU Business Online MBA program ranked No. 9 in the world
The Professional MBA Online program at FIU Business has been ranked No. 9 in the world in the 2020 QS Online MBA Rankings, released April 22, 2020. The rankings, which place the FIU Business program No. 2 among U.S. public school online MBA programs, are based on such factors as academic reputation, quality and diversity […]
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