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Sales Education Foundation Names Nova Southeastern University 'Top Sales Program'

Nova's Huizenga Sales Institute was one of only three schools in Florida meeting SEF's criteria for preparing students for careers in professional selling. Nova is one of only eight schools nationwide and the only school in Florida providing this opportunity for graduate study in sales. SEF’s ranking of university sales programs has been in place since 2006 and evaluates more than 50 programs across the U.S. each year.

Director of Sales Institute Interviewed about Sales Programs

Charlie Pettijohn, D.B.A., Director of the Huizenga Sales Institute and Professor of Marketing, was interviewed on the Sales Sense Reality Talk Show on June 8 about the Huizenga Sales Institute and its undergraduate, MBA and certificate programs in sales. The half-hour interview, which was conducted by host Mike Krause, can be heard at www.blogtalkradio.com/salessense/.

Free Sales Training Workshops at Nova’s Huizenga Business School to Give Local Executives an Edge

Nova Southeastern University’s (Nova) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship announces a series of free sales training workshops for South Florida sales managers and executives. The workshops are brought to the South Florida community by the Huizenga Sales Institute, the most advanced university-based sales facility in the nation dedicated to teaching the art and science of sales.

Local Business Executives 'Sold' on NSU's Sales Education Training, Say Program Was Long Awaited

Speaking to a packed room of professors and administrators at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Huizenga Business School, executives from four South Florida companies had this to say: sales knowledge and experience is one of the most important factors when considering new hires.

NSU Huizenga Business School Introduces Florida's First Sales MBA and Graduate Certificates at the Huizenga Sales Institute

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has welcomed the inaugural class ofstudents enrolled in the newly established Master of Business Administrationin Sales (MBA in Sales) and graduate certificate in Sales programs. Offeredexclusively through the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship'sHuizenga Sales Institute, these programs are the first graduate-level degreesspecific to the sales profession offered by any university in Florida.

NSU Huizenga Business School Names Core Faculty for New Professional Sales Training Institute

Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Businessand Entrepreneurship has announced the core faculty members teaching thenewly launched professional sales training curriculums that are being offeredthrough the Huizenga Sales Institute. James Barry, DBA; Vincent S. Daniels,DBA and Kathleen Bay O'Leary, PhD join Charles Pettijohn, DBA, director ofthe NSU Sales Program and Huizenga Sales Institute, to comprise the foundingNSU sales faculty team.

Nova's sales programs featured in Miami Hearald

The first lesson in the business world: Learn to sell yourself.

With that in mind, all business undergraduate students at Nova Southeastern University are not required to take sales courses in the Sales Program and Institute, the latest addition to the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Palm Beach Post: Thinking about getting your MBA?

Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale took a closer look at its MBA program to determine whether it's meeting the demands of job recruiters and students.

"We wanted to give students knowledge that makes them more valuable in this employment environment," said Michael Fields, dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship for Nova.

WSJ reports: Sales MBAs are Path to Career Growth

This January, Nova Southeastern University's Sales Institute will bring in its first class of sales MBA students. It expects about 50 students to start with them."We're running the program because we're listening to what the market tells up. It's market-driven education," said Michael Fields, dean.

Benefits of sales training featured in SunSentinel

To better prepare its students, Nova Southeastern University queried 50 Florida employers to find out what they need in new employees: The overwhelming answer was people with top sales skills.

So Nova is incorporating sales training into its undergraduate curriculum and plans to offer a bachelor's degree and MBA in sales.

NSU's Huizenga Business School Appoints Charles Pettijohn as Director of Newly Launched Certificate and Executive MBA Sales Programs & Institute

Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business &Entrepreneurship has appointed Charles E. Pettijohn, D.B.A., as director of itsnew Sales Education Training Program & Institute, which launched earlierthis semester. In this role, Pettijohn will engage the student body, those seekingan MBA degree, Florida executives and the corporate community with the diverseacademic offerings and business opportunities available through the new sales programs.

H. Wayne Huizenga Makes Major Gift to University Business School's New Sales Institute at Nova Southeastern University Business School

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has announced a major gift by businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist H. Wayne Huizenga to the new Sales Institute, which now will be called the Huizenga Sales Institute. The Institute is opening this semester at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and will be added to one of the top MBA programs. The announcement was made by the university’s president George Hanbury, Ph.D., during the October 13 Grand Opening celebration to unveil the nation’s foremost, university-based sales training center in support of the University business school's newly launched Sales Program.

"Wayne Huizenga is not only exemplary as an entrepreneur, but he is a consummate salesman," said President Hanbury. "We are proud to not only have his name associated with the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship but now also with the new sales training program at the Huizenga Sales Institute.

NSU's Huizenga Business School Launches Sales Institute with Sandler Training^® and Sales Education

To meet the demands for a highly competent and proficient sales workforce in today’s business environment, Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship launched a first-of-its-kind Sales Program and Institute this fall semester offering sales education and training.

The Huizenga Business School is the first academic institution in the nation to partner exclusively with Sandler Training^®, the nation's #1 sales training firm according to Entrepreneur magazine, to develop robust sales-centric curriculums driven by research and innovative methods of instruction. NSU’s Sales Program will offer new undergraduate and graduate business degrees and certificate programs in sales and sales management, and its state-of-the-art Sales Institute will be the foremost professional sales training facility for students and corporations alike.