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Physiotherapist and business owner takes her venture to the next level with EMBA program

Feb 27, 2023

Andrea Mendoza, a physiotherapist and business owner, knew that in order to take her business to the next level, she needed to gain a better understanding of the financial and business aspects of running and expanding her clinic. That’s when she decided to enrol in the Executive MBA program at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Mendoza entered the field of physiotherapy with a focus on pediatrics, working with children and teens with sports […]

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Executive MBA student fought back from a near-fatal accident to complete his degree

Jun 14, 2021

Everyone receiving their degree at the June 2021 convocation will have their own stories of challenges overcome, but few can be as dramatic as that of Erik Brinkman, who will collect his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Beedie School of Business at the ceremony. In February 2019, halfway through his second semester of the program, Brinkman and his wife travelled to Cancun, Mexico, for their honeymoon. On the first night, a tropical rainstorm […]

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SFU Beedie Executive MBA alumni win SFU’s largest entrepreneurship competition

Apr 22, 2021

Labora Consulting Services Corp. has won the top prize in SFU’s 10th annual Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition, taking home a $35,000-prize package. Labora’s AgTech platform provides a simple and secure digital payroll service to farmers enabling their seasonal agricultural workers to transfer remittances back home. The founders, Rene Blanco, Jaspal Brar and Ryan Klatt developed the idea for Labora while completing the Executive MBA program at SFU Beedie. In 2019, Labora won the Top Idea […]

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SFU Beedie alumni trio appointed parliamentary secretaries

Dec 10, 2015

Three alumni of SFU’s Beedie School of Business have been appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the position of parliamentary secretaries.

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EMBA IBL students engage with industry and community leaders

Oct 1, 2015

Some of Canada’s most respected leaders of extractive resource companies and First Nations communities attended the Beedie School of Business on September 29 to impart leadership insights upon the students of the Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership.

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Beedie leading the way in BC’s Northwest

Sep 2, 2015

New MBA is geared towards Northwest BC Industries.

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SFU launches MBA focused on northwest BC industry

May 19, 2015

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business is launching an MBA specifically addressing the industry issues of BC’s northwest.

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Executive MBA alumna Amiee Chan named among Canada’s 100 most powerful women

Dec 8, 2014

Beedie School of Business alumna Dr. Amiee Chan has been named on the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 list – the third consecutive year that she has been recognized on this prestigious list.

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HSBC Bank Canada and Teck win SFU diversity awards

Sep 17, 2014

A trio of awards recognizing outstanding efforts in promoting diversity in business were presented today at the Simon Fraser University 2014 Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity.

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Globe and Mail: Departing dean reflects on his legacy

Jul 28, 2014

The following article was published in the Globe and Mail on July 28, 2014.

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