Chuck Sheldon, the founder and former CEO of Network Hardware Resale, Inc. will speak at the Business Economic Association’s next meeting about career paths and his experiences of building Network Hardware Resale (NHR) from a small business in the mid 1990s to becoming the largest provider of refurbished Cisco routers which brought in about $150+ million in revenue last year. His story should be of much interest to entrepreneurs and just about anyone interested in business. It is a story of success and growth with a winning business idea. The place of the event will be at the BEA’s new weekly meeting room at HSSB 1173. Please arrive 15 minutes early as food and drinks will be provided.

Check out http://www.networkhardware.com for more information!
Location: HSSB 1173
February 5th, 2008 @ 7pm
Please arrive 15 minute early.

On Tuesday, January 29th from 1pm-4pm there will be a Career Fair at Corwin Pavillion.

Date: January 29, 2008
Location: Corwin Pavilion (at the University Center)
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

At the fair, University Directories will be presenting their 2008 Advertising Sales & Marketing Internship. For all who are interested in this internship, and in other job opportunities, you should attend the career fair to learn more.

Associate Dean Shirley Maxley from the University of Southern California (USC) Leventhal School of Accounting will be visiting UCSB on Tuesday, January 22nd at 7pm. The Business Economics Association will be hosting her visit where she will speak about the Master of Accounting (MAcc) and Master of Business Taxation (MBT) programs offered at Leventhal. The place of the event will be at the BEA’s new weekly meeting room at HSSB 1173. Please arrive 10 minutes early for free food and drinks, and in order to get situated.

Henry Sander, Accounting Professor & Real Estate Entrepreneur, will speak about his success in the real estate market at the Business Economics Association’s next meeting on Tuesday, January 15th at 7pm. You will hear an overview of leveraging capital in the multi-family housing market and what sector the upcoming boom in the real estate market is at, along with other useful information from this experienced entrepreneur. The place of the event will be at the BEA’s new weekly meeting room at HSSB 1173. Please arrive 10 minutes early for free food and drinks, and in order to get situated.

The BEA has various meeting days available where small business owners and corporate representatives can come speak to students about their organization. If you wish to set a time to come in to speak to students, e-mail our Vice President, John Zandi at jzandi@gmail.com. The club meets on Tuesdays at 7pm.

We’re also looking for someone who is interested in handling the billboard portion of our advertising department. Responsibilities include transporting the billboard to and from campus, painting and updating it as needed. Paint and other utilities will be provided as needed. If interested, shoot an e-mail to John.

Have lunch with:

Brett White
CEO of CB Richard Ellis (http://www.cbre.com/ )
UCSB Business Economics Graduate, class of 1985

On October 5 (Friday) Brett White, UCSB Business Economics grad from 1985, will be visiting UCSB. Mr. White is CEO of CB Richard Ellis (http://www.cbre.com/ ) a leader in providing real estate management services worldwide. He has expressed an interest in meeting with UCSB economics majors, to provide an opportunity for them to learn about how he made the transition from student to business leader and to ask questions about the world of real estate management and investing. On October 5 (12:00-1:30) UCSB will host a lunch at the Faculty Club for Mr. White and for students interested in careers in real estate. If you wish to be included in this event, please contact William Hughes by email (William@econ.ucsb.edu). No preparation is necessary for this meeting and the Department guarantees that the (free) lunch will be excellent and the conversation stimulating.

BEA Goes Fishing!

On Friday June 1st, BEA will be renting the Stardust out of Santa
Barbara harbor for a full day of fishing to the islands. Don’t miss
this completely FREE trip to the beautiful Santa Barbara Islands. No
fishing experience is necessary for there will be deckhands helping
you out all day.

BEA will be providing:
-Full Day boat rental (check out boat @ stardustsportfishing.com)
-Fishing License
-Lunch (prepared by boat crew)
-Live Bait
-Pole and tackle rental
-Fish cleaning service
-Transportation to and from harbor
-and an AMAZING time!

This is a long all day trip departing at 6:00 AM; we will be meeting
up at 5:30AM for the journey down to the harbor and coming back around
5PM.

Things to bring:
-Sun block
-Water
-Sun glasses
-Hat
-jacket

I recommend you take Dramamine right when you wake up with your
breakfast. You don’t want to get seasick on this all day boat ride.
And if you do, don’t expect to be able to get back to the harbor before the day’s end.

Let us know ASAP if you would like to come. There are only 25 spots on
first come bases, with priority going to paying BEA members.

Contact: Dylan Ramsey @ dramsey1@gmail.com
Or Matthew Schlau @ mattschlau@hotmail.com

We would like to thank you for being a part of BEA this year!

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Also, Free Pizza! Tuesday 7pm, Phelps 1260

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Company Description -
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Job Qualifications -
Ideal candidate should be in a business economics, economics, or accounting major and/or have an interest in real estate and/or stock/bond investments. He/she must have excellent attention to detail as well as interpersonal, prioritization, organizational, and communication skills and the ability to problem solve, multi-task and work well under pressure. A high degree of proficiency in Windows XP in general, as well as Microsoft Word & Excel in particular plus extensive use of the internet is necessary to do the job. On the job experience with Quicken and QuickBooks a PLUS!

Job Description

* Primary responsibility for the organization, filing & maintenance of all office paper and computer files, including Bank Statements, Invoices, registers and reconciliations, Investment Brokerage Statements and Confirmations, Credit Card receipts/statements, as well as filing all Medical Insurance Claims. * Check Printing, mailing and filing of all bills (actual Quicken, QuickBooks, Excel accounting, bookkeeping and printed report preparation is performed by a separate PT Office Bookkeeper). * Researching, Purchasing and downloading across the Internet. * Cataloging and filing various collections into specialized database programs and archival storage containers. Paid training will take place during your first two weeks in the position.

The BEA is now looking to elect new officers for Fall 2007 to carry on our purpose.
Get the officer description sheet here
To get an interview please submit a cover letter and resume to Matthew Schlau at mattschlau@hotmail.com and mention in the email what you are interested in. We are looking for people who have the time to be dedicated to the BEA so that its goals can continue to be sought after and accomplished. Have your info sent in by May 25th.
Just as a reminder, the BEA seeks to accomplish:
Providing students with easy access to the Business world, utilizing weekly meetings to showcase different companies from the Business realm. The goal of the organization is to bring a diverse group of recruiters and reps to speak about their companies and to discuss any career or internship opportunities. Each week a different business sector is presented from investments to retail to even accounting. We stress that you don’t have to be a Business Economincs major to be intereested in business or the BEA….we encourage all sorts of members, with different interests so that we can provide opportunities to experience various fields of business.