 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business has for many years positioned itself as a pioneer in its field, with innovative research and programs. One such pioneering program is the Management of Technology MBA (MOT MBA), the first program of its kind in Canada, which this year celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. Read More... |
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 | Beedie School of Business NewsTwo sustainability-related initiatives with their roots in the Beedie School of Business have been named among Canada’s top 15 sustainability projects for 2016. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsCalifornia’s Bay Area houses some indisputably world-class technology companies. Google, Samsung, and LinkedIn, to name only a few, are headquartered in the area. Operating in secrecy on game-changing ideas and products, these companies make Silicon Valley the undeniable global hub of innovation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business alumna Dora Vanourek is setting her sights high in her latest fund raising adventure. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business MBA students turned their attention to sustainability-related topics last weekend, as they hosted and competed in the 2nd annual SFU Net Impact Sustainability Case Competition. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU’s Beedie School of Business partners with Canadian Association of Management ConsultantsMar 10, 2015MBA students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business can now fast track their way to a career in management consultancy thanks to a new partnership with the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada). Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew Dean welcomes Beedie graduate studentsSep 02, 2014As the first day of the new academic year heralds the start of a journey for students beginning their programs, this year also marks a landmark for the Beedie School of Business, as it finds itself under the tutelage of a new Dean. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business will this weekend host the inaugural SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge Case Competition. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA team of Beedie School of Business MBA students has earned a top three finish at the prestigious HEC Montréal Sustainability Challenge 2014 case competition. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBBA students at the Beedie School of Business demonstrated their entrepreneurship and innovation skills in front of a guest panel of some of BC’s top business minds at the annual I-3 competition. The I-3 competition, formerly known as the Ken Spencer Competition, is held in conjunction with the Business 477: New Venture Planning class. Each year, students are asked to design a new product or service and a viable business plan to commercialize their venture, […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsMBA programs at the Beedie School of Business have been recognized in a new ranking of the top ten MBA programs across Canada. The Canadian Business MBA rankings focus on programs that provide students with value for money. They identify programs providing good classroom experiences that do not remove participants from the workforce for an extended period, while also producing an increase in salary in comparison to tuition. The Beedie School of Business was recognized […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsVancity was today announced as the winner of the Simon Fraser University Nancy McKinstry award for leadership in diversity. The SFU Beedie School of Business Corporate Diversity award recognizes an organization that exemplifies the values of diversity in the workplace. Vancity, Canada’s largest community credit union, was recognized for its commitment to diversity, in particular their extensive community efforts, and their well-rounded approach to addressing the needs of the different identity groups. The award was presented to […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA team of MBA students from the Beedie School of business has dominated the field at the prestigious Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC), taking first place in the 10-minute presentation and winning silver in the 30-minute presentation. The team, consisting of SFU MBA students Sophie Collins, Laura Anderson and Erin Lane, and Management of Technology MBA student Winnie So, emerged victorious from a strong field of 25 competing teams from across the globe, including […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBy Remy Scalza. That the planet’s supply of freshwater is dwindling is little surprise. Just where it’s going, however, is eye opening. It takes roughly 1,500 liters of water to make a pair of jeans, as much as 5,700 liters to grow and process the ingredients needed for a fast-food combo meal and about 120,000 liters to make a car – enough water to fill half an Olympic-sized swimming pool. “If you consider the volume […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsMOT MBAs’ pennies project profits Science WorldMar 15, 2013The following story was published on SFU News on September 27, 2012. A Spring Break exhibit for Science World, a fundraiser for a local food bank and a new Toastmaster’s branch for SFU are three of the projects that students in the Management of Technology MBA program are managing this semester. They’re completing a project-management course that connects them to real-world projects on campus and in the community. Patrick Altejos, Scott Brundrett, James Cameron and […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsGlobe and Mail: Bio + Nano = a whole new sectorMar 13, 2013The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 12. Nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on a molecular or smaller scale) and biotechnology (the manipulation of living matter) are both hot fields of innovation. Combine the two, and you have a whole new business sector, according to a new study led by a Simon Fraser University researcher. From stem cell medicine to biological computers, this combination is a rich breeding ground for […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsStudents and alumni from the Beedie School of Business will put their business development skills to the test as they compete for $5000 of cash prizes in the annual Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize Competition. The Beedie School of Business will once again be strongly represented in the competition, which is open to the public and will be held from 2 – 5pm on February 13 in room 4600 of the Segal Graduate School, with […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsMBA connection plants seeds for Saltworks foundersNov 30, 2012The following article was published by the Financial Post on November 27, 2012. BY DENISE DEVEAU, FINANCIAL POST MBA programs build entrepreneurs’ bonds Since graduating from the Richard Ivey School of Business’s Certificate in Entrepreneurship program in 2006, Bill Hennessey has opened a number of ventures, including an online lobster company, a cleaning products packaging operation and an experiential marketing firm. In fact, he’s a true dyed-in-the-wool entrepreneur having run his first “business” at the […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsOpinion: As host to top-ranked research universities, British Columbia stands much to gain from fostering talented young people By Ian McCarthy, Vancouver Sun As a business school professor, one of the questions I hear most often from industry and government leaders in their effort to bolster economic growth, is: “Can we teach entrepreneurship and innovation?” It is a question that pops up with regularity, in part because there is a perception that great entrepreneurs and […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsGrowth is often at the heart of a successful business. But Beedie School of Business alumnus Andre Wirthmann had a different type of growth in mind when he wrote the business plan as part of his Management of Technology (MOT) MBA – bone growth. Wirthmann graduated this month from the MOT MBA program at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, a program that attracts people with scientific or technical backgrounds looking to learn the […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsProfessor Sudheer Gupta and recent PhD recipient Todd Green have been announced as the winners of this year’s TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind in SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Since 1990, Beedie School of Business students, faculty and alumni have nominated teachers from both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for the award. The nominations are then scrutinized by the Teaching Effectiveness Committee, who select […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie faculty and alumni engage with Management of Technology sector leaders at PICMET 2012Aug 15, 2012Faculty and alumni of the Beedie School of Business engaged with industry and academia in the Technology Management sector at a major conference held in Vancouver recently. PICMET is an annual conference, organized by the Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, which brings together leading figures from innovation management in a high-impact symposium in order to set the stage for the sector in years to come. The Beedie School of Business was […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsWhether it’s in the delivery of state-of-the-art smart phones or innovative health care, design thinking is an increasingly critical element for businesses and organizations in 2012. For David Dunne, Beedie School of Business Adjunct Senior Fellow, the intersection of design and business translates into major challenges and opportunities for managers, entrepreneurs and other leaders. Design thinking is defined as approaching management problems as designers approach design problems. Though it has been traditionally associated with product and service design, it also has important implications for management, something recognized increasingly by both academic research and the business press. Dunne, an award-winning management educator, author and consultant who is jointly appointed with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, joined Simon Fraser University earlier this year. He combines international experience as a senior executive with an outstanding record as an academic. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew award to honour the memory of Cecelia SuraghMay 29, 2012A new award honouring the memory of a greatly-admired Management of Technology MBA student will provide financial support for graduate students at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The Cecelia Suragh Memorial Graduate Award in Business will provide support to individuals with an undergraduate degree in life sciences who are pursuing graduate degrees at the Beedie School of Business. The award has been established in the memory of Cecelia Suragh, a Management of Technology (Biotechnology) MBA candidate, who […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsA company formed by two graduates of the Beedie School of Business Management of Technology MBA program has been awarded a contract to deliver a pilot water recovery unit to NASA. Saltworks Technologies will develop the unit to test the water recovery systems and processes at NASA Ames Research Center, with the intent for future use on board the International Space Station. Saltworks won the contract after a recent public tender for solutions held by […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie alumni win big in BIV’s Forty Under 40 listDec 13, 2011Alumni from the Beedie School of Business at SFU have made a big impact on the recently-published Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 list for 2011. According to the British Columbia business publication, the winners represent a wide array of businesses, “but they all have one focus: an unstoppable desire to be the best in their field.” Beedie graduates who made this year’s prestigious list include Robin Dhir (BBA), Benjamin Sparrow (Management of Technology MBA), Diane Stirling (BBA), and Joshua Zoshi (Management of Technology MBA). Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsMetroLyrics, founded by BBA Milun Tesovic and EMBA Alan Juristovski, acquired by CBS Interactive MusicOct 06, 2011MetroLyrics.com, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world with longstanding roots at SFU, along with its company assets, have been integrated into CBS Interactive Music Group. The site is the flagship property of MetroLeap Media Inc., a start-up co-founded by SFU Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Milun Tesovic and EMBA graduate Alan Juristovski, both active participants in SFU Venture Connection, which provides support to student entrepreneurs at the university. Read More... |