MSU Denver blue and red background with Small Business Institute logo on the top left, MSU Denver Department of Accounting logo on left bottom, next to a large image of 4 accounting faculty who presented at the SBI annual conference 2026
MSU Denver blue and red background with Small Business Institute logo on the top left, MSU Denver Department of Accounting logo on left bottom, next to a large image of 4 accounting faculty who presented at the SBI annual conference 2026

A busy tax season and the last month of our pilot 14-week spring term didn’t slow down our accounting faculty who made a strong showing at this year’s Small Business Institute (SBI) Annual Conference in Fort Myers, Florida! Five accounting faculty members and one MPAcc alum were selected to present. Below are the speakers and the titles of their presentations:

Sheri Betzer & Dr. Andrew Holt

Accounting faculty, Andrew and Sheri, presenting at the SBI 2026 conference

  • Who’s Watching the Books? Minority Shareholder Rights to Accountability in Small Private Firms in the US and UK

Amy Cardillo & Christine Kuglin (MPAcc alum)

MPAcc alum,Christine, and Accounting faculty, Amy, present at SBI 2026

  • Why Employed Gen Z Workers Thrive with Hybrid Entrepreneurship Under OBBBA

Dr. Letitia Pleis

Accounting faculty, Letitia, presenting at SBI 2026 conference

  • Entrepreneurship for Accounting Students

Dr. Minga Negash

Accounting faculty, Minga, presenting at SBI 2026 conference

  • Institutional Logic & Competency Assessment Challenges: The Case of Introductory Management Accounting

Congratulations to all the SBI annual conference presenters!

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