On January 8, The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) announced the 2021 winners of the Entrepreneurship Experiential Exercises (3E) Competition during the organization’s USASBE 2021: Be Boldly Unscripted annual conference.
Derek Hertges knew he wanted an accounting program that would prepare him for the real world.
Thanks to the UNI College of Business Administration’s growing Masters of Accounting program, he was given the tools to thrive in his professional career. The program seeks to get students ready to become the accounting profession’s future leaders by emphasizing real-world problems, communication and technology.
Taylor Baltes (Management ’20) combined her interest in data with working for a good cause. It started in the late summer when Baltes was searching for an internship for the fall semester. She stumbled upon an opening for data analytics at the Cedar Valley United Way, a nonprofit organization that distributes funds to various community needs.
As Iowa businesses grappled with the challenges of COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing restrictions, the University of Northern Iowa Business and Community Services were there to quickly adapt its programming to provide vital business assistance in all 99 counties for the 21st consecutive year.
The University of Northern Iowa provides a pathway for adults and students to obtain a bachelor’s degree in new and innovative ways. With support from UNI’s College of Business Administration, the Office of Online and Distance Education is recruiting students for a new Managing Business and Organizations Bachelor of Applied Science (MBO BAS) degree, tailored to working professionals to finish a four-year program.
Travis Steffen remembers the first time he contemplated building a business. An undergraduate student, he was sitting in his dorm room at Dancer Hall, chatting with his two roommates. They wanted to make bed lofts and sell them to incoming students. They calculated a $10,000 profit, life-changing money in college. Although they later found out UNI already contracted with a bed loft company and dropped the idea, Steffen couldn’t shake the potential.
UNI Business was listed as one of the nation's best business schools on the Princeton Review's annual list. The education services company known for its test prep, tutoring, and college and grad school rankings placed UNI Business in a few categories: Best Business Schools, Best Business Schools (Midwest) and Best On-Campus MBA Programs.
