Top Latin American Coca-Cola retailers improve their strategies at FIU.
An ever-changing competitive marketplace means that only retailers who stay on top of transitions can continue to succeed. To that end, the Coca-Cola Company invited top retailers from their Latin...
View ArticleDigicel program recognizes and encourages Haitian entrepreneurs.
As Haiti marked the second anniversary of its devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, one of the most significant signs of economic growth is a strong entrepreneurial spirit, very much a part of...
View ArticleTwo-person visit sparks idea for new higher education program.
An effort across multiple departments and the Office of the Provost at Florida International University (FIU), yielded the university’s first inbound study tour in higher education administration. The...
View Article2012 Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year prepared at FIU.
The award for the Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 took place in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in December 2012. Jean Lionel Pressoir of Lojistik S.A.—who has built a tourism company to promote Haiti’s...
View ArticleColombian university students visit campus for international business program.
For the first time, students from Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (UAO) in Cali, Colombia participated in an International Business Program at Florida International University (FIU). The program was...
View ArticleCollege of Business gathers experts to offer guidance to small- and mid-sized...
Small- and mid-sized business owners were urged to look for disruptive innovations and pursue them at a seminar at FIU for small businesses seeking guidance on new trends and factors that can help them...
View ArticleCollege of Business program helps established Haitian entrepreneurs “take-off...
Ideas, as the saying goes, are a dime a dozen. But entrepreneurs who have already established a business are truly poised for success. That’s why the Digicel “Entrepreneur of the Year” program, which...
View ArticleAs threats increase, FIU launches cybersecurity executive certificate.
With sophisticated hackers targeting everyone from Sony and Target to the Pentagon and State Department, the demand for skilled workers in cybersecurity has skyrocketed in recent years. To meet the...
View ArticleCybersecurity reaches a critical point, FIU and OAS create specialized program.
The magnitude of cybersecurity threats has never been higher and shows no sign of slowing down. The global cost of cyberattacks is forecast to grow from $400 billion today to $2.1 trillion by 2020 and...
View ArticleProfessor 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...
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