Belk College of Business

The gap between the consumer price index for all urban consumers and the Fed Funds Rate remains too wide to reflect progress toward inflation reduction, according to John Connaughton, director of the North Carolina Economic Forecast.

Franz W. Kellermanns’ research is literally helping to define family business in the United States. 

Nearly a decade before the pandemic pushed telework to the forefront of business, Belk College of Business Associate Professor Krista Saral was focusing her research on the topic. 

Childress Klein Center for Real Estate’s research indicates affordable homes are increasingly difficult to find.

Economics professor Matthew Metzgar researches employee-owned businesses and offers his insights as to why they are beneficial.

The United States likely won’t see a recession this year, but continued interest hikes could send the economy into a recession in 2023, according to John Connaughton, director of the North Carolina Economic Forecast.

UNC Charlotte’s National Association of Black Accountants chapter was named the 2022 Southeast Chapter of the Year. More than 130 chapters are based in the Southeast region.

Accounting student Clarence Newman, president of UNC Charlotte’s NABA chapter, said the recognition follows years of work to help members build their careers in business and connect with recruiters.

“One of the biggest achievements for our chapter was getting 100% of our graduating seniors jobs at top companies, such as Deloitte, Dell and Bank of America,” he said. 

Scott D. Vandervelde, Ph.D., has joined UNC Charlotte as director of the Turner School of Accountancy in the Belk College of Business.

Vandervelde, who was an academic coordinator and professor in the University of South Carolina’s Master of Accountancy Program for 20 years, began his duties July 1.

Research and publication on entrepreneurship by faculty members in UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business has led to the University’s designation among the top 10 institutions on Texas Christian University’s 2022 Global University Entrepreneurship Productivity Rankings.

UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business is the exclusive educational partner for the Charlotte Business Group, the largest professional networking organization in the Charlotte region. 

Through the partnership, Belk College of Business students and alumni will receive discounted memberships to attend networking events with the opportunity to get in front of thousands of business professionals.