Student Highlights
Entrepreneurship Student Raises His Profile in Elevator Pitch Contest
Student Anthony Blackman, pictured at right, was a finalist at the 2011 Launch Pad Elevator Pitch Contest. Contestants must make their pitch – an overview of their business, product, service, or project – in the time span of an elevator ride, less than 90 seconds.
Blackman, a student at the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center, is the owner of Squeaky Cleaning Services. He is pursuing a college credit certificate in entrepreneurship with the goal of developing business skills to match his passion and determination and says he appreciates the hands-on, inspirational support he has received from his professors.
Phi Beta Lambda Students Earn Awards at National Competition
Miami Dade College School of Business students showed they have what it takes to succeed at the 2010 National Leadership Competition event for Phi Beta Lambda, the premiere collegiate business organization in the country.
In all, 23 Miami Dade College students representing Kendall, Wolfson and North campuses earned top-10 honors at the event, which included competitors from top four-year universities around the nation.
Pictured are outgoing PBL chapter president and Wolfson student Natalie Payer, left, who placed first in both Client Services and Retail Management; and Miao Yu, who earned a top-10 ranking in Microeconomics.