 | Beedie School of Business NewsUnbeknownst to many of its residents, British Columbia is home to a cluster of head offices in the premium and performance apparel sector – and the province should strive to leverage the unique advantages it has to offer to entice organizations to set up head offices here, and nurture those less-developed ones that already call B.C. home. Read More... |
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 | Beedie School of Business NewsA commitment to innovation and green technologies, and a shift away from the inefficient economic model that relies on cheap labour for manufacturing will play fundamental roles in the future of China’s economy. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsHQ Vancouver: A Hub for Global Business ServicesNov 30, 2015Vancouver is currently punching far below its weight in terms of the number of number of globally recognized businesses with head offices in the city. However, rather than viewing this as a negative, this in fact represents a massive opportunity for the city. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThanks to popular websites such as Kickstarter, crowdfunding – the process of raising money to fund a project or business venture through many donors using an online platform – has permeated the public’s consciousness. Yet in China, the process of crowdfunding has a different look – one that relies on face-to-face contact. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsTwo undergraduate students from the Beedie School of Business will compete for the chance to represent Canada after emerging victorious at the KPMG Vancouver Ace the Case Competition. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA rare collection of historical business share certificates has been donated to the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University by former member of the Canadian Senate Jack Austin. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie ranked as “Emerging Global” b-school by QSDec 06, 2012The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has been ranked as one of QS’s “Emerging Global” business schools as part of a survey that is informed by over 3,000 global employers. The list, part of a larger ranking of the world’s top 200 business schools in the world, describes “Emerging Global” schools as those “that have an established reputation for excellence well beyond their region”. The newly-published 2012-13 QS Global Business Schools Report is based on a survey of more than 3,300 active MBA employers worldwide who were asked to identify the business schools from which they prefer to recruit. The top 200 schools have been split into four categories, based on employer recognition, including the Emerging Global category. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie team nets silver at IIBD case competitionDec 04, 2012A team of Beedie School of Business students today captured silver in one of Asia’s most rigorous case competitions, the International Institute for Business Development (IIBD) Case Competition. The team, consisting of BBA students Iris Luong, Renee Chau, and Stefanie Klein, along with MBA student Rob Graham, was one of six teams selected to compete in the final from an initial field of 28 entrants from 12 different countries worldwide. The team was awarded a […] Read More... |