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Beedie set to welcome back CKNW’s CEO Series

Sep 17, 2013

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University will this fall team once again with prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 to bring management and entrepreneurship insights from some of Canada’s leading business minds to the SFU community. “The Chief Executives” program will bring a selection of the country’s top executives – ranging from outdoor equipment retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op to international gold extraction giant Goldcorp – to SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus […]

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Active Design

May 17, 2013

By David Dunne, adjunct senior fellow at the Beedie School of Business. As you settle into the firm, yet cozy, seats in your brand-new BMW, you immerse yourself in your surroundings. The smooth feel of the steering column as you gently caress it: uncannily, it seems to caress you in return. The new-car smell, that chemical bouquet that shouts opulence and sensuality louder than words ever can. The coloured lights and indicators, meticulously arranged to […]

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Innovation into action

May 17, 2013

Beedie’s Executive Education serves up leading-edge programming for professionals Innovation is at the heart of Executive Education offerings from SFU’s Beedie School of Business – making a pivotal link between academia and the professional world. The Executive Education team at Beedie collaborates with organizations and leaders seeking powerful ideas and innovative approaches for driving their industries forward – designing everything from short courses and workshops to industry dialogues and corporate MBAs. A recent example: Earlier […]

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Emily Chen bags startup success

May 17, 2013

Beedie alumna Emily Chen has parlayed her entrepreneurial talents into a new startup venture that provides working parents with the means to spend some quality time with their young children. Chen is part of the team that won the UBC Startup Weekend competition with their venture Pony Pony Dog, a trans-generational gaming platform that allows parents to bond with their three to six year-old children through a series of mini-games, regardless of their physical location. […]

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CKNW CEO Series set to return to Beedie School of Business

Mar 5, 2013

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 are teaming up once more this spring to bring leadership and entrepreneurship insights from some of Canada’s foremost business minds to SFU. “The Chief Executives” program will bring a selection of the country’s top executives – ranging from Canadian airline WestJet to fashion giant Aritzia – to SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus in an exclusive series of interviews. […]

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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 […]

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Up in the clouds

Dec 13, 2012

Beedie School of Business alumnus Howie Wu on remote network storage shaping business innovation. It’s no secret that cloud computing is fast becoming an increasingly important part of our everyday lives. From local data storage which backs up smartphone photos to virtual assistants such as Apple’s voice-activated iPhone app Siri, cloud computing has integrated itself almost seamlessly into the public’s conscience. Yet the benefits offered by cloud computing to businesses are just as numerous. According […]

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MBA connection plants seeds for Saltworks founders

Nov 30, 2012

The 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 […]

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MBA Elizabeth Velasque joins Mitacs Accelerate program

Nov 28, 2012

The following article was published by the Vancouver Sun on November 24, 2012. BY GILLIAN SHAW, VANCOUVER SUN For some, inventing is easier than selling Mitacs Accelerate program is a national partnership that aims to develop Canada’s next generation of innovators Michael Gilbert is waging a war on bedbugs. And he’s winning. The president and chief scientific officer of the British Columbia biotech start-up SemiosBio has figured out how to keep the pesky parasites at […]

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SFU competition shines spotlight on young entrepreneurs

Nov 20, 2012

The best and brightest of Simon Fraser University’s entrepreneurial community will go head to head this weekend, as they compete for the title of 2012 SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year. The fifth annual SFU Entrepreneur of the Year (SEY) competition will take place on November 24 from 2 – 6.30pm at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The competition is the signature entrepreneurship program for Enactus SFU, and provides the most talented […]

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