MBS Banquet Spring Banquet

On April 14 MBS had their end of the year banquet @ Macaroni Grill. The Banquet marked the end of the 07-08 e-board and introduced the new 08-09. End of the year awards were given and seniors gave their farewells. MBS thanks the 07-08 e-board for a great year and wishes all the graduating seniors the best of luck!!

MBS Spring 2008 Banquet @ 7pm- Macaroni Grill- Announcement

MBS will have a banquet to recognize our Graduating Seniors and Give out awards on April 14th at Macaroni Grill on Appalachee @ 7p.m. Please rsvp to Secretary Dominique Walker (email: daw06d@fsu.edu ) so she has a head count thanks.

Location:

Macaroni Grill
1498 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32301-3004 US
850-877-1706

Invite link:
http://www.macaronigrill.com/evite/previewinvitation.aspx?EviteID=5198&GuestID=18046&View=GUEST

MBS Members Return from Corporate Tour Spring 2008- LA, Cali

MBS members returned from Corporate Tour Sun. April 6th 2008 from Los Angeles, California.

We visited companies and places such as:

1. UCLA

2. GT law firm

3. Bob Gails Event Planning (Million dollar business)

4. Trammel Crow Real Estate Firm (Billion dollar business)

5. Non-profit organization.

Sight -Seeing:

1. Rosco's Chicken and Waffles (for fun)

2. Venice Beach aka Muscle Beach

3. Beverly Hills

4. Baldwin Hills

5. Trolly tour of Los Angeles, California

6. Plus, much more...

MBS Community Service- Boys & Girls Club in Frenchtown- Feb. 22nd

MBS had a Community Service event Feb. 22nd @ 2:30 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club. We were located at the Bethel Family Center down Bronough Street, and conducted some activities with kids from ages 10-12. The adolescents enjoyed themselves and even engaged themselves in a healthy competition of playing Business Crossword puzzles against one another.

Enterprenuership Workshop @ FAMU- Feb. 29th 2008

Workshop Info:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Business and Industry (SBI) will feature Randal D. Pinkett, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners and season four winner of NBC's "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, as the keynote speaker at the “Inventure to Venture” Technology and Entrepreneurship Workshop scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008.

The workshop is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Student Registration = $10.

Visit this website for more info: http://www.invention2venture.org/tallahassee/

MBS 3rd General Body Meeting: Entrepreneurs Edition- 2/11/08

Want to start your own Business?... Learn how

Monday, February 11, 2008
7:00pm - 8:30pm
College of Business Room 334

If you ever thought about starting your own business, then you don't want to miss this meeting. MBS will be bringing in, not one, but two entrepreneurs to share with us their experiences, struggles, success, and much more!




















Some Business startup tips by FSU Alumni and Business owner Tanisha Gordon from a company called "Purse-N-Ality" that were discussed:

1) Do what you love.

2) Start your business while you’re still employed or save while you are in college.

3) Don’t do it alone.

4) Get clients or customers first.

5) Write a business plan.

6) Do the research.

7) Get professional help.

8) Get the money lined up.

9) Be professional from the get-go.

10) Get the legal and tax issues right the first time.

Announcements

ALL MONEY FOR L.A. IS DUE!!!!!!! The total cost of the trip is $350 and you must be a dues paying member to go.

We will collected dues that night and for all members that wanted to have name tags they were $7.

Purse-N-Ality Contact Info:




Purse-N-Ality Clothes, Accessories, and Shoes line Photos:

MBS 2nd General Body Meeting-State Farm Agent-1/28/08

Tom Graham from State Farm came by to explain insurance careers and investing in one's future by getting life insurance.

We had a brief ice breaker on "How to make a tie."

There was also a discussion on the upcoming MBS Corporate Tour. In addition, there was an open debate on a controversial topic titled, "What politician will you vote for this upcoming election?"

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