http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm Business Blog en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:59:03 -0600 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:14:00 -0600 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss emartinez23@utpa.edu, mrodrigue54@utpa.edu emartinez23@utpa.edu, mrodrigue54@utpa.edu emartinez23@utpa.edu, mrodrigue54@utpa.edu http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm no http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/6/3/Student-Awarded-Texas-Business-Hall-of-Fame-Scholarship Up. That seems to be the only direction Javeria Farooqi can go, at least metaphorically. Farooqi, an MBA graduate student and president of the MBA Association, has been the recipient of many honors this semester. On May 11th, she became on... Donations, Scholarships Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:14:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/6/3/Student-Awarded-Texas-Business-Hall-of-Fame-Scholarship http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/5/5/ICT-scholarship-winners Five outstanding business degree majors at the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg have been awarded academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). The students, many of them first generation college graduates, were awarded... students Wed, 05 May 2010 11:12:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/5/5/ICT-scholarship-winners http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/5/5/Speakers-keys-to-success Success was the message Pedro Salazar, executive director of the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, gave to guests at this year's second annual VIP Stars Award Ceremony on April 23. Salazar, executive director of the Edinburg Econo... Speakers Wed, 05 May 2010 11:01:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/5/5/Speakers-keys-to-success http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/30/Winter-Texans-answers-lead-to-food-bank-donation This year's Winter Texans were promised that a donation would be made to the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, if they responded to a survey. And respond they did! More than one thousand Winter Texans participated in this year's Winter Texan Stud... Donations, Scholarships Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:53:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/30/Winter-Texans-answers-lead-to-food-bank-donation http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/28/Zebra-Finch-takes-the-First-Annual-Business-Plan-Competition "You need to have the passion. The ganas. You're going to have many obstacles as an entrepreneur, but you need to be a risk taker," said Javier Martinez, trade coordinator for the UTPA Small Business Development Center and guest judge for the First A... event Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:03:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/28/Zebra-Finch-takes-the-First-Annual-Business-Plan-Competition http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/23/Transmutation-the-next-step-in-business--evolution The music industry has been attempting to halt the transmutation of their music ever since Metallica, a heavy metal band, filed a lawsuit against Napster, a peer-to-peer file-sharing program, back in 2000. However, not all industries have met the cha... Research Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:40:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/23/Transmutation-the-next-step-in-business--evolution http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/22/FibeRio-takes-the-entrepreneurship-speaker-spot-light Led by Ellery Buchanan, president and CEO, the centrifugal forces of FibeRio made their first entrepreneurial appearance at the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series' April 13 presentation. Buchanan explained to a crowd of students and professor... Speakers Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:54:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/22/FibeRio-takes-the-entrepreneurship-speaker-spot-light http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/21/Insurance-symposium-provides-career-opportunities Careers of all types are available to students in the insurance industry, according to speakers at this year's Insurance Symposium held in CoBA on April 15. The event features speakers from New York Life, AFLAC, State Farm, United Fire and the Texas ... event Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:38:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/21/Insurance-symposium-provides-career-opportunities http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/13/Student-organization-lends-a-hand The Masters in Business Administration Association is planning a dinner to help fund one of Cesar Chavez's last social efforts, Proyecto Azteca (PA). Proyecto Azteca is an organization that helps impoverished families build their own home. J... event Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:33:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/4/13/Student-organization-lends-a-hand http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/28/Entrepreneurship-Speaker-series-sets-off-the-semester-with-alumni-experiences CoBA graduates Aziz Trevino and Susan Val Verde returned to CoBA this month to share their experiences as entrepreneurs. The two grads were the first in this semester's Entrepreneurship Speaker series established to motivate entrepreneurial hopefuls.... Speakers Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:05:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/28/Entrepreneurship-Speaker-series-sets-off-the-semester-with-alumni-experiences http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/11/MBA-students-take-on-the-McAllen-brand Normal 0 0 1 221 1262 10 2 1549 11.1282 0 0 0      A campaign to brand a person, place or thing is complicated. A well thought-out campaign conveys the right image and i... students Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:38:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/11/MBA-students-take-on-the-McAllen-brand http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/10/Economy-and-Finance-Seminars Normal 0 0 1 142 815 6 1 1000 11.1282 0 0 0      This Spring semester the Department of Economics and Finance continues its bi-monthly faculty seminar series.  &nb... Speakers Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:11:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/10/Economy-and-Finance-Seminars http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/9/A-CoBA-Marriage Normal 0 0 1 329 1876 15 3 2303 11.1282 0 0 0             Love spans all facets of life, from the smallest crevice to the highest peak... students Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:06:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2010/2/9/A-CoBA-Marriage http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Spirit-of-the-holidays Normal 0 0 1 200 1142 9 2 1402 11.1282 0 0 0 bw + bsl && x + aw - ah / 2 - cw >= bsl ) { c.style.left = x + aw - ah / 2 - cw; } else { c.style.left = x + ah / 2; } if (y + ch ... College Highlights Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Spirit-of-the-holidays http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Talk-questions-in-real-estate-and-finance   Normal 0 0 1 193 1105 9 2 1357 11.1282 0 0 0 “There is no question that the study of real estate is worthwhile since it is essential in obtaining the standard of living most of... faculty Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:38:00 -0600 http://www.utpa.edu/blogs/business/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Talk-questions-in-real-estate-and-finance