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Two SFU Beedie students honoured in Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 for 2022

Apr 22, 2022

Two SFU Beedie students have been named among the Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25, out of a total of nine SFU students and alumni. The winners were recognized at an awards ceremony and gala on Wednesday, April 20, co-sponsored by SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The 12th annual Surrey Board of Trade celebrates the incredible initiatives of Surrey’s youth aged 25 years or under. The awards honour business or community-minded people under […]

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Former advisor to Barack Obama hosts leadership conversation at SFU Surrey

Dec 4, 2019

A former senior advisor to U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Betsy Myers recently shared her expertise with an audience of students and the local community at SFU. A renowned leadership expert, author and advocate, she discussed six emerging leadership trends for the 21st century. Myers, who was most recently the chief operating officer of the Obama presidential campaign and chair of Women for Obama, visited SFU’s Surrey campus on November 6. She spoke […]

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SFU Beedie students among Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 for 2019

Apr 29, 2019

SFU’s Beedie School of Business was once again well represented at the Surrey Board of Trade’s annual Top 25 Under 25 Awards for 2019, with eight SFU Beedie students or alumni appearing on the list. The award winners were honoured at an event, held on April 24, celebrating remarkable initiatives taken by young people in Surrey, who are 25 years of age or younger. The 25 winners were chosen based upon their business or community […]

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Young innovators showcase ventures at OppFest

Mar 29, 2019

The next generation of young entrepreneurs gathered at SFU Surrey on Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the ninth annual Opportunity Fest (OppFest) event. Competitors from many SFU faculties, as well as high-school entrepreneurs, showcased their innovative ventures and vied for prizes in a range of categories at the largest OppFest event yet, sponsored by Westminster Savings and presented by SFU’s Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship. The overall grand prize winner for the venture that best exemplifies […]

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Student entrepreneurs showcase innovations at OppFest

Mar 29, 2018

A student venture that best exemplifies consideration for People, Planet and Profit (known as the triple bottom line), won the grand prize in SFU’s eighth annual Opportunity Fest (OppFest) on Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018. The venture, No Waste No Hunger, works with grocery stores and restaurants to distribute excess food stock, both reducing food waste and providing food to those who need it. The event, sponsored by Vancity, attracted young entrepreneurs from a variety of […]

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Technology Entrepreneurship@SFU Class of 2017 makes final presentations

Aug 24, 2017

In front of a sellout audience of 200 business experts, investors, instructors, students and alumni at the Westminster Savings Theatre at SFU’s Surrey Campus on August 3, students in the Technology Entrepreneurship@SFU (tech e@sfu) 2016/2017 cohort made their final presentations of the business ideas they have been developing over the past year. Tech e@SFU is a high-tech entrepreneurship program, funded by BCIC and the SpencerCreo Foundation, offering students hands-on training and support as they go […]

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Beedie hosts TYE Vancouver and Surrey

Nov 4, 2014

The Beedie School of Business and Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus partnered with TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) to host the launch of the 2014-2015 TYE Surrey and Vancouver programs.

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Higher learning offered in Surrey city centre by Beedie School of Business

Sep 6, 2013

The following article was published by BC Business on September 3, 2013. The Surrey campus opens its doors to the city’s first graduate business program. After years of asking for more local business programs, Surrey will see its first MBA program launch in January. The part-time degree was created for SFU’s Surrey campus after years of consulting with local business organizations and businesses themselves, according to Colleen Collins, associate dean of the Segal Graduate School […]

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SFU’s Beedie School of Business launches first MBA for Surrey

May 28, 2013

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has announced another first with its MBA program at Surrey, one of Canada’s fastest-growing major cities and an important economic hub for the south Fraser region and British Columbia. The part-time Surrey MBA program will meet the needs of a growing number of managers, entrepreneurs and business leaders seeking to enhance their business skillset without skipping a beat in their professional careers. Featuring the same curriculum as SFU’s […]

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Opportunity Fest 2013 showcases Beedie undergraduate innovation

Apr 12, 2013

An innovative process to create pallets from recycled car tires, an online community for people with disabilities, and locally sourced prepackaged meals were just some of the innovative business ventures showcased by Beedie undergraduates at the 2013 Opportunity Fest. The annual marketplace-style showcase of student creativity was held on March 26 at SFU’s Surrey campus. The event allowed participating students to demonstrate their business creativity by tackling perceived challenges through entrepreneurship and innovation. For the […]

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