Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center
Spring 2012 Entrepreneurship Workshop
Upcoming Workshop: The Sales-Myth Busters© - June 1st
Led by Ellen Bristol, of the Bristol Strategy Group, this session will introduce the five myths about selling and sales that tend to inhibit sales performance, rather than enhance it. You will learn a different perspective which will improve your sales performance. The workshop then reviews five best sales-management practices to enhance the sales productivity. Participants will leave the workshop with a documented sales strategy and plan.
2012 Americas Venture Capital Conference
Save the date for the 2012 Americas Venture Capital Conference, A Summit of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship, December 13th to 14th, 2012
Florida International University's Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center hosts the premier forum for the development of global innovative firms throughout South Florida and Latin America. Are you an entrepreneur seeking funds to move to the next level? Apply to present at the 2012 Americas Venture Capital Conference - Application Deadline August 15th.
2012 Kauffman Professors Program
Call for Proposals for 2012 Kauffman Professors Program - Open to all FIU Faculty
The Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center is pleased to announce a new round of Kauffman Professor Awards. The selected 2012 Kauffman Professors will comprise of FIU faculty campus-wide and consist of awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 - Application Deadline August 30th.
2012 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge - FIU Track
Congratulations to the 2012 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge FIU Track Finalists: Geopon, LLC; Legal File It, BidThatProject and FIU Track Semifinalits: Viewbox Holdings, Nutritionese, Algebra Express, Hotel Self Check-In System and Personalized Discharge Tablet.
Contact Us
- Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center
T: 305.348.7156
F: 305.348.0011
E: entrepreneurship@fiu.edu
Dr. Jerry Haar, Director
Whether in the arts, sciences, business, engineering, or humanities, Entrepreneurship at FIU adds value to every discipline and enhances the creativity and innovation of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. In addition to facilitating course development throughout FIU, the Center fosters new technology firms, strengthens existing family-owned and managed firms, researches important issues, encourages new community enterprises to improve the economic vitality of South Florida and the Americas, and develops entrepreneurial leaders in all areas.
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The Pino Center’s mission is to create entrepreneurial leaders and organizations in all segments of society, throughout South Florida and Internationally.
The Pino Center provides the FIU community of students, alumni, and professionals with the knowledge and contacts that enable them to reach their entrepreneurial objective of designing and launching successful new ventures based on innovative concepts.
Our vision is to be a recognized international leader in entrepreneurship research, education, and outreach, as well as to be ranked among the nation’s top entrepreneurship centers.
The Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center is focused on four guiding principles:
- International: to work with companies seeking to co-venture with emerging companies in Latin America and South Florida, leveraging the geographic significance of South Florida as the Gateway of the Americas
- Innovation: to leverage cutting edge technology and management strategies
- Inflection Point: to help take organizations to the next level
- Involvement: within FIU’s sister units and external partners
