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MOT MBA alumna reaches new heights for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
May 1, 2015
Beedie School of Business alumna Dora Vanourek is setting her sights high in her latest fund raising adventure.More...
Dragon’s Den-like B.C. tech contest taps local talent
Jan 18, 2013
The following article was published by the Province on January 17, 2013 BY SAM COOPER, THE PROVINCE Firm’s desalination process making a splash A unique contest for tech startups in B.C. is getting credit for fostering innovation and catalyzing some major success stories. The BCIC New Ventures Competition runs annually from April to September, giving entrants a chance to move through stages to meet a final jury that somewhat resembles the panel of venture capitalists in […]More...
Ken Spencer, BCIC and SFU partner to create more high-tech companies
Jan 12, 2012
Surrey, B.C. (January 12, 2012) – Simon Fraser University is launching entrepreneurship@SFU, a new high-tech entrepreneurship initiative, thanks to a $210,000 donation from Dr. Ken Spencer and a matching contribution of $210,000 from the Province of British Columbia through the B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC). The new Ken Spencer Entrepreneur Incubator, a component of the entrepreneurship@SFU initiative in partnership with BCIC, is a competitive academic pathway for third- and fourth-year business and applied sciences students that […]More...