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ICBA endows Hochstein fellowship at SFU’s Beedie School of Business

Mar 29, 2018

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has committed nearly one million dollars to Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business to create a new Philip Hochstein Fellowship at the school. The gift will provide resources to support the study of free trade, open markets and economic growth by researchers, academics and students. The endowment will provide funding for the newly created Philip Hochstein Fellowship, named in honour of the ICBA’s former president, which will […]

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Globe and Mail: Entrepreneurs fuel school’s startup agenda

Jun 28, 2016

The following is an excerpt from an article published by the Globe and Mail in the Business Education section on June 23. By Jennifer Lewington. 

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Charles Chang: Entrepreneurial instinct

Jun 20, 2016

A historic gift from SFU Beedie School of Business alumnus Charles Chang underscores the School’s commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Beedie pilots new crowd funding platform to boost JDC West

Nov 2, 2015

In 2013 when the SFU JDC West team was named Academic School of the Year, the scenes of euphoria among the victorious students were both heartwarming and inspirational in equal measure. Now a new crowd-funding initiative at the Beedie School of Business is aiming to make such scenes an annual occurrence.

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RADIUS SFU partners with BDC to fund social entrepreneurship

Jun 3, 2015

Entrepreneurs whose business ventures are designed to positively transform society will get a financial boost at Simon Fraser University, thanks to a new partnership between the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and SFU’s RADIUS Ventures.

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Scotiabank donates $1 million to support social innovation education at SFU

Jun 1, 2015

A gift of $1 million from Scotiabank will help prepare students at Simon Fraser University to positively transform the world through social innovation.

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SFU to advance Indigenous entrepreneurship with RBC gift

Apr 28, 2015

A $1.3 million gift from RBC will enable Simon Fraser University to prepare the next generation of Indigenous leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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