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After one of the deepest recessions in history, the U.S. economy still has roughly 10 million fewer jobs than before the COVID-19 pandemic began. While some say the economy is improving faster than expected and has seen significant growth in recent months, it could be some time before the U.S. returns to pre-pandemic highs. What […]

With a body of work stretching across nearly two decades and publications featured in many of the world’s top academic journals, Khim Kelly has a storied career in the field of accounting and can now add an endowed professorship to her list of achievements. Kelly’s investiture as KPMG Professor of Accounting represents the financial commitment […]

Business Knight to Start New Job & His Own Business After Graduation By Josh Miranda While commencement is truly a momentous occasion for all students receiving their diplomas and graduating college, it will be extra special for Kevin Rivera, whose graduation Saturday, Dec. 19, will mark the 300,000th bachelor’s degree conferred by the University of […]

Since Rafaela Frota won the UCF Joust New Venture Competition in 2019, her nutrition-assistance app Wawwe (We Are What We Eat), secured a major investment deal, earned a contract with the nation’s largest hospital network and recently completed the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars Fellowship program. The fellowship gave Frota access to workshops, support and mentorship […]

BY JOSH MIRANDA | DECEMBER 14, 2020 When five UCF business students pitched Office Depot an idea for a business-to-business matchmaking platform, the proposal proved salient enough to impress the judges and win the Fall 2020 Great Capstone Case Competition. Not only did competitors Gracie Dyer, Samuel Fowler, James Powell, Zachary Roch and Antonella Vitulli […]

Socrate Exantus ’00 is a successful entrepreneur, business owner, Amazon best-selling author and world traveler. Yet his passion for learning – and real estate – continues to grow. Already a licensed real estate broker and instructor, the energetic UCF alum is pursuing his Professional MSRE at UCF. Exantus is the CEO and owner, along with […]

It’s hard to imagine a virtual Tupperware party. Sales presentations are trickier with the move to increased online communication. Gone (for now) are the days of making small talk with prospective clients in the hallway and capturing their undivided attention face-to-face. Now that life has gone virtual, is it really possible for sales professionals to […]

A smart LED face mask, a device to prevent pump bottles from leaking, an app that reduces food waste and one that assists restaurant-goers with nutrition were among the winning proposals this week at the UCF LaunchPad’s BIG IDEA Competition presented by HighKey. The virtual entrepreneurship contest challenged students to describe an important problem and […]

By Josh Miranda Three students in UCF’s Professional Selling Program triumphed over 150+ competitors to win the inaugural KPMG Sales Role Play Competition. Steffano Escudero, Emmanuel Ramos and Laura Rivero delivered the best sales recommendations and were awarded first, second and third place, respectively. As part of the virtual, tournament-style contest, competitors attempted to sell […]

By Kara Turey Our College of Business Alumni Spotlight is Heather “HD” Deyrieux, MSM, SHRM-SCP, and SPHR. HD is a two-time UCF Knight with a Bachelor of Science in General Business and a Master of Science in Management, Concentration in Human Resources. In grad school, she worked full time during the day at The Great Job […]