Did you know that the Hudson Institute of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education offers a variety of certificate programs designed to increase the knowledge and skills of working professionals?

Some of the upcoming programs include:

• Business Law for Managers Certificate Program is a two-day seminar that covers a variety of the essentials of business law using interactive PowerPoint lectures, CD- ROM trials, videos, news clips, group participation activities and more. Facilitator is NSU alum Stephen C. Muffler, Esq., attorney with law firm of Case & Muffler LLP. This program is ideal for upper level executives, employees/managers, human resource personnel, entrepreneurs and small business owners, and anyone wanting to increase their knowledge of business law issues, including: discrimination/harassment issues, employment/labor issues, Internet law, contract negotiations, anti-trust law, product liability, constitutional law and more.

Program will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 29-30 in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus.

Program will also be offered at the Kendall Student Educational Center, 8585 SW 124 Avenue, on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27-28, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Accounting and Finance for non-Financial Managers is designed for managers in all functional areas, who want to gain a better understanding of the financial side of business. Program will be held at the West Palm Beach Student Educational Center, Sept. 27-28, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and at the Kendall Student Educational Center, Nov. 11-12, 9:00-5:00 p.m.

• Coaching the Executive Team Executive Certificate Program is designed for executives, human resource personnel, senior managers, entrepreneurs and business owners. The program will help attendees obtain skills and processes for developing management involvement and commitment; create trust and build management skills; understand effective methods for coaching the executive management team. Instructor is Dick Trimarche, an executive coach and management consultant. As a chief executive with Fortune 300 companies, Mr. Trimarche has led management teams that have grown mid-sized companies into multi-million dollar operations by exceeding budgeted goals, achieving progressive improvements and promoting numerous managers and chief executives.

The one-day program will be held on the NSU main campus in the Carl DeSantis Building on Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Managing Creativity and Innovation Executive Education Program is designed for managers, senior executives, new supervisors and business professionals who want to stretch their creative muscles, understand the creative process, overcome barriers to creativity, take a multi-functional approach to innovation, increase productivity and encourage fresh ideas and innovations from employees and/or managers.

The program will be offered at the Kendall Student Educational Center on Oct. 18 and at the West Palm Beach Student Educational Center on Nov. 2.

For program fees, more information and a listing of other programs offered by the Hudson Institute, call 954-262-5161 or visit the website at www.huizenga.nova.edu/execed.