Category Archives: College News

6 Students Earn Scholarships in the State Farm PSP Competition ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2024) — State Farm recently announced the renewal of its $10,000 grant for University of Central Florida students enrolled in the school’s national championship Professional Selling Program. This is the seventh year State Farm has provided scholarships to the nationally recognized […]

Originally Published on October 22, 2024 by: Blackstone LaunchPad, UCF College of Business & Orlando Magic Students from seven Florida universities competed for more than $50,000 in cash prizes as part of this year’s Blackstone LaunchPad Florida Network Innovation Challenge, sponsored by the Orlando Magic. The UCF team of Allyson Judkins, Bryan Lupianez, Hayley Manners […]

The College of Business marks 30 years of the UCF Executive MBA with a special celebration at UCF Downtown and honors Professor Richard Hofler for his three decades of teaching in the program. The University of Central Florida’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event at the UCF Downtown campus […]

Unbound Disability Claims, the 2024 2nd place finisher of the UCF College of Business JOUST New Venture Competition, was named a Collegiate Winner at the 16th annual Florida Early Stage Venture Conference on June 5. The award was accepted by Unbound Disability Claims Co-Founder Alyssa Wilbanks. Unbound Disability Claims is a Turbo Tax-like platform that […]

Originally published by Florida SBDC at the University of Central Florida on March 30, 2024 by: Hal Thayer & Jairo Batista Pest Control and Wildlife Removal Firm Growing with Assistance from FSBDC at UCF Orlando, FL – Starting and growing a new business can be dauting for even the most accomplished entrepreneurs and small business […]

Originally published on WalletHub in 2024 UCF Associate Professor of Marketing Axel Stock, Ph.D. was quoted in WalletHub’s article “Compare Personal Loan Rates.” To access the article in its entirety, click here. Why do you think advertisements for personal loans seem to be increasingly popping up on TV and online? Spending decreased during the pandemic; […]

Originally published on WalletHub on February 12, 2024  UCF Assistant Professor of Finance Kevin Mullally, Ph.D. was quoted in WalletHub’s article “Is the Total Visa Card Worth It?” To access the review in its entirety, click here. What advice do you have for someone with bad credit who needs to borrow for an emergency expense? […]

Originally Posted on April 29, 2024 on PR Newswire  ORLANDO, Fla., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Withum, a top 25 accounting and advisory firm, is officially redesigning the Withum Learning Lab at the University of Central Florida College of Business five years after its creation. Located on the UCF campus, the Withum Learning Lab provides students in the Kenneth G. Dixon School […]

Originally posted on April 22, 2024 by: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF Student Team Assists Local Small Business with Award Winning Consulting Orlando, FL – A student team from the University of Central Florida’s College of Business recently won 1st Place honors in the 2023-24 ‘Graduate Feasibility – Comprehensive’ category of the Small […]