Business, Law & Policy

Airbnb’s explosive growth jolts hotel industry’s bottom line

Published: April 18, 2019 | 1:50 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Tarik Dogru, assistant professor at the FSU Dedman School of Hospitality, has a wide range of research interests including the sharing economy, hotel and real estate investment, behavioral finance and tourism economics.

Hospitality service Airbnb is fast becoming the 800-pound gorilla that’s shaking up the hotel industry and forever changing it. New research from Florida State University finds Airbnb’s exponential growth worldwide is devouring an increasing share of hotel revenues and also driving down room prices and occupancy rates. “This is the first study confirming the negative […]

FSU student-entrepreneurs compete at 2019 ACC InVenture Prize

Published: April 17, 2019 | 4:40 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

FSU's Nkechi Emetuche and Angela Udongwo pitch their business InnoHealth Diagnostics to a panel of judges during the 2019 ACC InVenture Prize competition in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Georgia Public Broadcasting)

**APRIL 18 UPDATE: FSU’s entrepreneurial team InnoHealth Diagnostics finished in the top 5 at the 2019 ACC InVenture Prize competition Wednesday night. The top award went to student-entrepreneurs from the University of Virginia, who also earned the People’s Choice Award. Ken Baldauf, director of FSU’s Innovation Hub, said InnoHealth’s student-entrepreneurs had a great experience, and […]

FSU hospitality students win 2019 CMAA Student Chapter of the Year Award

Published: March 18, 2019 | 1:46 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Dedman students receive the 2019 Student Chapter of the Year Award at the 2019 CMAA World Conference & Club Business Expo in Nashville.

The student chapter of the Club Managers Association of America at the Florida State University Dedman School of Hospitality was named 2019 Student Chapter of the Year at the CMAA World Conference & Club Business Expo in Nashville. The award recognizes the outstanding work and successful accomplishments of a student chapter, based on university size, […]

FSU student-entrepreneurs win awards for addressing real-world problems with innovative solutions

Published: March 14, 2019 | 12:57 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

InnoHealth Diagnostics won the Mark K. Scott Infinity Funds $10,000 First Place prize at the InNOLEvation® Challenge. From left to right: Wendy Plant, Angela Udongwo of InnoHealth, Elizabeth Scott (judge), Nkechi Emetuche of InnoHealth and Susan Fiorito. (FSU Photography Services)

A team of Florida State University student-entrepreneurs with an ambitious goal to virtually eradicate snail fever in a region of Nigeria won the grand prize of $10,000 in the annual InNOLEvation® Challenge Business Model Competition sponsored by the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship. The students’ business, InnoHealth Diagnostics, uses DNA amplification and other advanced technology […]

FSU College of Law Moot Court Team wins national competition

Published: March 6, 2019 | 2:00 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

FSU law students Carlos Gomez and Ryan Nicholas won the 2019 William B. Bryant-Luke C. Moore Civil Rights Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.

The Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team has won first place in the 2019 William B. Bryant-Luke C. Moore Civil Rights Moot Court Competition. The competition was held March 2-3 at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. This is the second time in three years that FSU Law has won […]

Florida State University honors members of the 2019 Seminole 100

Published: March 4, 2019 | 9:38 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

FSU President John Thrasher presented the top award to James “Chef” Barlow on Saturday, March 2. (Photo: Colin Hackley)

Florida State University unveiled the 2019 Seminole 100 during a ceremony hosted by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, the FSU Alumni Association and professional services firm EY on Saturday, March 2. The 2nd Annual Seminole 100 Celebration at University Center Club in Doak Campbell Stadium recognized the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or managed […]

Growth fuels exciting future for Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship

Published: February 27, 2019 | 9:45 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Faculty members of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship have moved into the renovated Shaw Building on campus. Now the growing program has an additional 12,000-square-feet of space to complement the school's downtown location in the Jim Moran Building.

Like the entrepreneurial spirit it is dedicated to instilling in students, Florida State University’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship is launching new programs and expanding staff on its mission to train the next generation of successful business innovators. Less than two years after starting with an inaugural class of 80 students, about 500 students are […]

FSU’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship wins national award for excellence and innovation

Published: January 29, 2019 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

FSU Professor Susan Fiorito accepts the Model Emerging Program Award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship won the award for its innovative approach to entrepreneurship learning.

Florida State University’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship has earned the top award in a national competition of entrepreneurship programs. Professor Susan Fiorito, the director of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship, accepted the Model Emerging Program Award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) at the organization’s conference in St. […]

Jim Moran Institute recognizes scholarship recipients

Published: January 17, 2019 | 9:40 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

Randy Blass, Jan Moran and President John Thrasher recognized Jim Moran Scholars Hakeem Hunter, Robel Mechal and Jerry Jean-Pierre at a special reception at the Jim Moran Building in downtown Tallahassee, Jan. 16, 2019. (FSU Photography Services)

The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the Florida State University College of Business recognized freshmen Jerry Jean-Pierre and Robel Mechal as 2018 Jim Moran Scholars Wednesday evening. The special reception, led by FSU President John Thrasher and Jan Moran at the Jim Moran Building in downtown Tallahassee, also celebrated the accomplishments of Hakeem […]

Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship appoints Central Florida director of operations

Published: January 9, 2019 | 10:07 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Entrepreneur and marketing professor Shane Smith has joined the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship as director of Central Florida operations. “I am thrilled to join the Jim Moran Institute team,” said Smith, who holds a doctorate in marketing. “I was attracted to the Jim Moran Institute’s mission of training and inspiring entrepreneurs throughout Florida, […]

FSU honors President and Dean Emeritus Sandy D’Alemberte

Published: November 19, 2018 | 3:30 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News, University News

Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte stands next to his statue at the FSU College of Law. It originally was placed near the College of Medicine in 2009. "I'm honored to have this statue erected and glad to have it at the law school," D'Alemberte said. (FSU Photography Services)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University’s beloved and brilliant President and Dean Emeritus Sandy D’Alemberte feels like he’s back home. D’Alemberte, now 85 years old and still teaching law courses, greeted friends and colleagues with his signature bright smile and cheerful style at a ceremony Nov. 18, commemorating the relocation of the “D’Alemberte Statue” from […]

FSU entrepreneurship students win top awards in global competition

Published: November 16, 2018 | 4:42 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

FSU senior Hannah King competed against five other teams of student-entrepreneurs from around Florida and won the statewide competition. Now, she heads to the National Finals in Denver. Adam Serota, on King's right, took second place.

A Florida State University student has emerged as the winner of a statewide competition for student-entrepreneurs and will represent Florida at the national finals of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) next year. Senior Hannah King — owner of Woven Futures, a business that markets the unique craftsmanship of Guatemalan textile weavers — earned a […]