FSC School of Business

Hoping our students, faculty, and alumni had a fantastic Thanksgiving break! 🎉 As we dive into the final stretch of the semester, we’d love to see and hear about your holiday adventures. Share a photo and a story or memorable experience from your break for a chance to be featured on our page. Let’s make these last couple weeks memorable! 🍂📸

🍔🌭 What an amazing time at our Fall Cookout this year! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us on the Becker lawn for an afternoon of delicious food, music, fun, and celebration. It was a perfect way to kick off the academic year together. Can’t wait for more great events to come! 🎉

We had a huge turnout of students and faculty, representing the Barney Barnett Business Program at the 2024 Mocsys Athletic Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to the following students and Dr. Nugent (mentioned below), for your outstanding achievements in the classroom and within your sport. Florida Southern College

Congratulations Brooke Sommers for being nominated as a finalist for the Florida Blue Pitch Competition! This healthcare innovation challenge is open to topics surrounding healthcare affordability and accessibility, solutions with uninsured health insurance crisis, healthcare Al & applications, solutions for healthier lifestyles, telehealth advancements and improvement, and other broad topics in healthcare. Brooke is a Florida Southern College freshman who founded Dermageneous, a genetic testing company that links your DNA to existing skincare products. For more information, click the link! Congratulations Brooke Sommers for being nominated as a finalist for the Florida Blue Pitch Competition! This healthcare innovation challenge is open to topics surrounding healthcare affordability and accessibility, solutions with uninsured health insurance crisis, healthcare Al & applications, solutions for healthier lifestyles, telehealth advancements and improvement, and other broad topics in healthcare. Brooke is a Florida Southern College freshman who founded Dermageneous, a genetic testing company that links your DNA to existing skincare products. For more information, click the link! https://lnkd.in/gtRXgE7U

Celebrating the exceptional talent of the 8 student startups that brought their innovative visions to life at the annual Truist Business Plan Competition at FSC! Their dedication and innovation were truly inspiring as they presented stellar pitches to the judges. Congratulations to finalists, Silvian Ene 🥇, Jacqueline Martinez 🥈 , and Mack Cromer 🥉 for their remarkable achievements, and let's not forget the hard work and passion poured into every idea. Here's to the future of innovation and success!

Come out to the Truist Business Plan Competition tomorrow at 10 am in the Weinstein Auditorium! Join us to witness the inspirational ideas emerging from 8 of FSC’s student startups.

Don’t forget to submit your business plan for the Truist Business Plan Competition before the deadline on March 24th! The winner receives $10,000. Submit here 🤑: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJyNmLjzGZ9OZOTp0pezaY0D7mjNXPwMcZrb7V5AqHk3aqyw/viewform

Congratulations to these FSC student entrepreneur finalists who will be competing in Catapult's pitch night for the chance to win $10,000! Click the link below to RSVP to see Jacqueline and Luke pitch their business ideas March 28th at 5:30 PM at Catapult Lakeland

Big congratulations to Happyson Kaunda on winning 1st place at this year’s Governors Cup held at the University of Tampa! His innovative business concept for an online bus ticketing platform in his home country of Zambia impressed the judges and beat out competitors from 9 other Florida universities.

We are so proud of Happyson's achievement and his brilliant entrepreneurial mindset. His continued success demonstrates the power of big ideas and passion to drive positive change. Happyson's journey is an inspiration to us all, and we're excited to see where his vision will take him next!

We have an exciting event for all the FSC students - get ready to launch your big idea! Our annual business plan competition is back with $10,000 in seed funding up for grabs for the winning venture. Come to our info sessions on February 22nd 10am-12pm or March 1st 1-2pm in the CFEE at Becker Business Building to learn more and get your application ready before the deadline on March 24. The competition takes place April 5th from 10am-12pm - don’t miss your chance to pitch your innovative concept and take home the grand prize! This is an amazing opportunity to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.

application link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJyNmLjzGZ9OZOTp0pezaY0D7mjNXPwMcZrb7V5AqHk3aqyw/viewform

Florida Southern College’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise was ranked #42 on the prestigious Poets&Quants list of Best Undergraduate Business Schools for 2024!

This marks the highest rank achieved by FSC in the six years that we have been featured on the list. Florida Southern stands tall as one of just three schools in Florida to make the list this year, solidifying our position as the second highest-ranking private institution in the state.

“It is an honor to be ranked among the best business schools in the nation, which further affirms that our faculty are committed to excellence,” said Dr. Michael Weber, Dean of FSC’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise. “Our inclusion on this prestigious list is validation of our program quality by industry experts.”

Read the full FSC article here:

Poets&Quants Names FSC's Barney Barnett School of Business A Top Undergraduate Program - Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL Florida Southern College’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise ranked  No. 42 on Poets&Quants for Undergrads of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2024.  

Congratulations to Jacqueline Martinez and Happyson Kaunda for being the selected winners of the 2024 Sharp Fellowship scholarship! Jacqueline is a Business Administration & Management major expected to graduate in 2026; Happyson is a science major expected to graduate in 2024. Both students have proven that they bring strong
entrepreneurial skills to the table. In addition to the Sharp Fellowship scholarship, these two students earned their way into a mentorship/ internship program with a host company to continue expanding their skills.

Congratulations to Jacqueline Martinez and Happyson Kaunda for being the selected winners of the 2024 Sharp Fellowship scholarship! Jacqueline is a Business Administration & Management major expected to graduate in 2026; Happyson is a science major expected to graduate in 2024. Both students have proven that they bring strong entrepreneurial skills to the table. In addition to the Sharp Fellowship scholarship, these two students earned their way into a mentorship/internship program with a host company to continue expanding their skills.