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Belk College Senior Awarded NC IDEA Startup Grant

Belk College Senior Awarded NC IDEA Startup Grant

Tech startup is one of 19 selected for a competitive $10,000 grant.
   April 29, 2021

A tech startup co-founded by a Belk College of Business senior has been awarded an NC IDEA competitive seed grant. 

Hot Route Analytics, co-founded by Belk College student Adonis Abdullah, is one of 19 North Carolina startups awarded a $10,000 grant this year through the...

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 Belk College Shatters #NinerNationGives Giving Record

Belk College Shatters #NinerNationGives Giving Record

Business Niner alumni and friends raise over $96,000 during the #NinerNationGives fundraising event.
   April 28, 2021

Belk College of Business alumni, students and friends responded to the call during #NinerNationGives, UNC Charlotte’s sixth annual digital fundraising event, setting a college 49-hour giving record and raising over $96,000....

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4 Takeaways: Charlotte’s Elite Unicorn Club

4 Takeaways: Charlotte’s Elite Unicorn Club

CEO panelists offer insight into their first-hand experience leading billion-dollar startups.
   April 23, 2021

The Dean’s Leadership Series, a lunchtime online series for UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, explored “The Unicorn Club: A Conversation with Two Founders of Charlotte’s Billion Dollar Startups” on Thursday, April 15. 

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Green and Gold Drive Business Around the Globe

Green and Gold Drive Business Around the Globe

50 alumni across three continents help celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary in a new video.
   April 21, 2021

To celebrate five decades of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, 50 alumni from locations as far as Taiwan and Germany answered the call to submit photos and video messages for a new commemorative video

The video, “Green and Gold Drive Business...

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How Technology Is Transforming Accounting

How Technology Is Transforming Accounting

The Belk College is providing accounting students with the skills they need for the digital age.
   April 21, 2021

As recently as the early 1990s, aspiring certified public accountants had only a pencil, paper and knowledge in which to draw from to take the CPA exam.

Excel spreadsheets came next. While Excel isn’t going away anytime soon, many accountants are finding the familiar software they know is being replaced with advanced...

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Several Master's Programs Continue Waiving GMAT/GRE Entrance Exams for Summer, Fall Admissions

Several Master's Programs Continue Waiving GMAT/GRE Entrance Exams for Summer, Fall Admissions

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, five programs temporarily remove the GMAT/GRE requirement.
   April 8, 2021

Five UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business master’s degree programs are continuing to waive the GMAT/GRE entrance exam requirements for Summer and Fall 2021 admissions. If the Graduate Admissions Committee can decide upon an application without GMAT/GRE test scores,...

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4.9 Reasons to Support the Belk College During #NinerNationGives

4.9 Reasons to Support the Belk College During #NinerNationGives

#NinerNationGives is April 7-9. Here's why your support matters.
   April 6, 2021
Get ready, Business Niners! #NinerNationGives, UNC Charlotte’s annual 49-hour giving event, is April 7-9. Here’s why your support matters. 

1. It's our 50th anniversary. 

As the Belk College ...

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#NinerNationGives Takes on New Meaning as College Celebrates 50th Anniversary

#NinerNationGives Takes on New Meaning as College Celebrates 50th Anniversary

#NinerNationGives is April 7-9.
   April 1, 2021

As the Belk College of Business commemorates its 50th anniversary, #NinerNationGives, UNC Charlotte’s sixth annual digital fundraising event, is taking on extra meaning. 

The Belk College is calling on its over 33,000 alumni to...

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Student-led Career Initiative Wins Best Practices Award

Student-led Career Initiative Wins Best Practices Award

A Beta Alpha Psi chapter program created new opportunities for finance majors.
   April 1, 2021

A student-led initiative to expand professional development and career opportunities for UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business students interested in finance careers has received a regional best practices award. 

On Tuesday, March 30, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), an international accounting and finance honors society, presented Belk...

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Sometimes you just need to kick back and relax

Sometimes you just need to kick back and relax

Student Insight: Jake Alexander, M.S. in Real Estate Ambassador, shares outlook on work-life balance
   March 31, 2021

Achieving work-life balance while working full time, going to grad school and adjusting to a global pandemic is no easy task, but sometimes all you need is a positive outlook and a good beer.

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