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SOME STUDENTS FROM MOUNT MERCY
UNIVERSITY IN
CEDAR RAPID ARE JUST HOURS AWAY
FROM A TRIP TO
BELIZE. THE 16 STUDENTS IN THE
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM WILL
LEAVE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THEY'LL SET UP SHOP IN PUNTA
GORDA, A CITY IN THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
NATION. THEY'LL SPEND A WEEK
WORKING WITH FIVE SMALL
BUSINESSES THERE,
INCLUDING A PRINT SHOP AND ONE
THAT DRIES FRUIT .
THE STUDENTS WILL WORK WITH THEM
ON DEVELOPING
ACCOUNTING SKILLS AND BUSINESS
PLANS.
"WE NEE
OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
FROM A GLOBAL ECONOMIC
STANDPOINT. SO, WE'LL LEARN MORE
ABOUT THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR
BUSINESS PRACTICES AND
THEY WILL LEARN FROM US."
THE STUDENTS STARTED WORKING
WITH THESE
BUSINESSES IN THE FALL. THIS
TRIP MARKS THE
CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM.
THOSE MOUNT MERCY STUDENTS
AREN'T THE
ONLY ONES GETTING READY FOR A