Sales Education Foundation names Mizzou a 'Top University for Professional Sales Education'

The University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business has been recognized by the Sales Education Foundation (SEF) as a “Top Universities for Professional Sales Education” program. SEF recognizes universities for preparing students for successful careers in professional selling and helping to elevate the sales profession.

Trulaske offers a Certificate in Sales and Customer Development, which prepares undergraduate students for careers in the highly professional and dynamic field of sales. Through the certificate's required coursework and internship, students gain vital skills as well as knowledge of current best practices in the sales profession and sales management. This certificate will serve as tangible evidence of a strong background in sales for potential employers.

Sally Stevens, Executive Director of the Sales Education Foundation, encouraged companies to have an increased focus on partnering with university sales programs. “Top sales organizations should take note of the programs featured in our listing and consider developing partnerships with these innovators, who are educating the next generation of professional sales people,” she said in the 2016 Annual Letter from the Editor.