URI team No. 1 at Minority Business Conference

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team from the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration won the student case competition at the 30th annual Minority Business Conference for the second consecutive year.
Sponsored by the Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, the event was held Oct. 4.
Last year was the first time URI business students participated the competition. According to a news release from the school, the event had until then had been “dominated” by Boston-area business schools including Babson College and Bentley University.
All Rhode Island residents, first place team members are: Kelechi Agwunobi, a junior from Smithfield who is president of URI’s National Association of Black Accountants chapter; Richmond Sam, a senior from East Providence; Jazmin Tangui, a senior from West Warwick; Brayan Dajer, a freshman from Cranston; and Lukman Busari, a junior from Pawtucket.
A second URI finished in third place. The members were: Raven Sannon a senior from Providence; two sophomores Anthony Markey from Providence and Cassie Jacob from Suffern, N.Y.; and two freshmen, Mark Torres from Cranston and Ogo Igwe, from West Orange, N.J.
The case-study competition provided students with data to develop the most creative and effective plan to help a Paris-based company penetrate the African market through its subsidiary company. Student teams spent weeks developing plans considering everything from cultural differences to information technology, cost accounting and supply chain realities, to guide the company’s expansion plans.
In addition to Bentley and Babson, many other top New England business schools participated in the competition, including Bryant University, University of Connecticut, Salem State University, Suffolk University, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Bridgewater State University.

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