Summer Business Experience

Are you a rising high-school sophomore, junior or senior interested in majoring in business? Kickstart your journey to success in college and career when you join Explore - Examine - Experience: The Zarb Summer Business Program, a tuition-free, weeklong introduction to the dynamic world of global business and cutting-edge technologies used by today's professionals and students at The Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.

Please note: Students accepted to the program will submit a $100 fee to secure their position in the program

Program Benefits

The Zarb Summer Business Program will introduce you to various business sectors, including accounting, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, supply chain, finance, and marketing, while helping to ease your transition from high school to college.  As a program participant, you will:

• Gain hands-on experience in our facilities, including the Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center, the IdeaHUb business incubator, the Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room, and the Behavioral Research in Business Laboratory.
• Participate in simulations to learn how important corporate to consumer decisions are made.
• Make valuable connections with professors, administrators, industry experts, entrepreneurs, and other students. 
• Obtain insight into the daily life of a business student while exploring our beautiful campus firsthand. A truly unique way to #SeeHofstra.
• Become a stronger college applicant! Stand out on your application – to Hofstra or other schools – with an enriching learning experience at a leading business school.

Program Highlights

Over four days, you will participate in interactive workshops within our state-of-the-art facilities, led by professors from the Zarb School of Business. Sessions will include group activities, presentations, team-building activities, and competitions, such as:

• Exploring the Future of Accounting: Artificial Intelligence, Drones, and More!
• Behavioral Research: What Are Consumers Thinking?
• Cybercrime: The New Threat to Businesses Today
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Using Technology to Manage Risk in Financial Markets
• Supply Chain: Lessons on Managing Customer Demand

In addition to workshops, you will enjoy talks featuring business experts and entrepreneurs, networking opportunities, and group meetings covering various industry topics and interests. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.

Social Distancing Precautions

Hofstra continuously monitors government-mandated social distancing guidelines and follows strict protocols for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus. Likewise, this program is designed with the safety of the participants in mind.