Social Media Technology Forum
Do you want to learn about the power of Social Media and how you can leverage it daily in your business? The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Social Media Technology Forum.
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FAU College of Business Graduate Programs at a Glance
Do you have the NEXT BIG IDEA for a business?
The 2012 FAU's Business Plan Competition gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to showcase their business ideas!
All students, faculty, and members of the community may be eligible to participate. Registration Open.
Watch the video to hear the benefits of being part of the competition!
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The foundation of skills that I gained at FAU helped our company save 3,500 jobs across the country
Watch the video to hear FAU alum, Tony Puleo discuss how his experience at FAU has impacted his professional career
Learn more about our alumni success stories
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1995
Our office is dedicated to giving our students customer service and helping them grow in their professional lives
-Sybil Alfred, Alumni & Assistant Director, Executive Programs
Watch the video to learn how Executive Programs can enhance your professional development
Learn more about Executive Programs
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1997
The MBA-Sport Management Faculty are instrumental in helping their students find work experience throughout the two years in the program
Watch the video to hear FAU alumn, Molly Taylor discuss the benefits of being part of the MBA-Sport Management program.
Learn more about the MBA-Sport Management
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2000
FAU course offers business and engineering students interdisciplinary experience through community engagement
Learn more about the Lockheed Martin project
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1999
FAU welcomed Jordan Zimmerman, CEO of Zimmerman Advertising to the Executive Forum Speaker Series
The Executive Forum is designed to help students, alumni and members of the business community to focus their career interests by enabling them to peer inside a vast array of businesses and industries.
Click here to learn more about the upcoming lecture series
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FAU Executive MBA student Ricky Edwards delivers a knock out performance in his first semester!
Innovative thinking is not only rewarded in the classroom it also pays off in the workplace…
Learn more about the Executive MBA program
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2017
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Enhance your career in 2012!
Take advantage of professional development classes in Project Management, Six Sigma and a variety of other professional certifications that can help you succeed in the new year!
Spring 2012 Executive Forum Speaker Series
The series provides exposure to the wealth of knowledge and experience of entrepreneurs and executives from a wide variety of businesses and industries.
Entrepreneur Learning Sessions
FREE workshops designed to empower promising entrepreneurs and ambitious small business owners with tips for writing a business plan, finding money and designing a successful operation!
College of Business Events Calendar
Executive Forum Speaker Series
Jan 19, 2012
enlargeThe executive forum is designed to provide the wealth of knowledge and experience of inspirational leaders and executives from a wide variety of businesses and industries. The speakers present a brief overview of their businesses, as well as specific professional experiences, followed by a discussion of key issues facing their industries in the current business and economic climate.
FAU Trading & Investment Club
Feb 22, 2012
Get involved in the FAU Trading & Investment Club (TIC) today! This is a new club that is fun and practical. The only requirement is an interest in your finances!
LexisNexis Summer/Fall Internship Program
Feb 23, 2012
LexisNexis Risk Solutions will be on the Boca Raton campus to recruit for their 2012 Summer/Fall Internship Program.
Elevator Pitch 101 - BPC Learning Session
Feb 24, 2012
enlargeIt is essential to having an elevator pitch when trying to raise capital. You spend a great deal of time preparing an Executive Summary, Business Plan and PowerPoint Presentations. None of this matters if you can't gain the initial interest of those you meet. Learn the key aspects to communicating your business model message in a short moment of time.
Northwestern Mutual - Careers and Internships
Mar 01, 2012
Come discuss exciting full-time and internship opportunities available as a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.
Social Media for Entrepreneurs - BPC Learning Session
Mar 02, 2012
enlargeWith the incredible adoption of social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and now Google+, not only by hundreds of millions of people, but also by most businesses, marketing and sales have changed forever. Contemporary marketing programs must not only support a strong, positive brand image and drive demand, but must engage with customers to be effective. Marketing has become a conversation that is being driven by the customer. The question is whether your organization is truly engaged or simply talking to itself? Regardless of whether you are a small, local business or the largest global company, chances are you’ve already implemented a number of accounts on multiple platforms, but you are still asking the question “What do we do now?” or you are being asked “What is this going to do for our business?” The problem is that most organizations never truly created a plan for social media. We hear this all the time from our clients, and from audience members when we are speaking at conferences. So we created a workshop that distills down into one half day the process and thinking that we go through with our clients to deliver a true, integrated social marketing strategy. This half day workshop will cut through all the “social media” hype and help attendees understand how to leverage these new “two-way” channels to engage directly with your customers and drive better business results. As an attendee, you will learn what the major social platforms are really good for, the best way to engage on them, techniques and tips we use with our clients, how to effectively integrate these platforms into an effective contemporary marketing mix, and the process you should follow to make all of this happen. You will learn how to build an effective online presence and a strategy for listening.
Social Media Technology Forum
Mar 06, 2012
Do you want to learn about the power of Social Media and how you can leverage it daily in your business? The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Social Media Technology Forum.
Raising Capital: Pitching to Investors for Entrepreneurs - BPC Learning Session
Mar 09, 2012
enlargeMost entrepreneurs will seek outside capital to grow their business. In order to be successful the entrepreneur needs to understand what types of investors are available to them, how to access them, and what they look for in order to evaluate an investment opportunity. This seminar will focus on defining the different categories of investors including Angel investors and Venture Capital. We will focus on what investors typically look for in a company and why and take those criteria and characteristics to formulate a proposal. The final part of the seminar will demonstrate how to structure a presentation for investors.
Deadline to Submit Business Plan - 2012 FAU Business Plan Competition
Mar 18, 2012
enlargeDeadline to submit the team business plan (PDF file)
Vista Host Inc. - Manager in training program
Mar 20, 2012
Are you interested in a fast track to becoming a general manager of your own hotel property, being a fully accountable member of the management team from day one?
Final Round Contestants to be Announced - 2012 FAU Business Plan Competition
Mar 26, 2012
enlarge16 BPC Final Round Contestants to be announced
Presentation 101 - Learning Session
Mar 30, 2012
enlargeIn this session you will learn: How to structure a presentation that makes your audience listen and enables you to tell the whole story no matter how little time you get; your story fits in 12 seconds, or in 1 minute, or in one hour. How to structure a communication for rational audiences and for irrational/emotional audiences. How to ensure that your presentation is waterproof i.e., facts are complete, nothing is missing and there is no overlap of arguments. Why Pliny the Younger added a P.S. to a particularly lengthy letter to a friend, saying: “I am sorry this letter is so long, but I had very little time to write it.”
Dr. Ravi Behara, Distinguished Professor
Dr. Ravi Behara
Ravi Behara has over 20 years of academic experience in business research and education in the US and UK.
His area of expertise is in service operations management and includes systems thinking, quality and project management, and advanced analytics.
His business experience includes consulting assignments with Fortune 500 companies as well as working as an electrical engineer on international projects.
His current interests include Operational Risk and Resilience, Managing Knowledge-intensive Projects, and Advanced Analytics in Service Operations.