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Beedie Hosts Scale Up Event with Leading Local Entrepreneurs
Dec 22, 2016
Canada has earned a reputation as offering a great environment for entrepreneurs taking their first steps into the world of enterprise. But how do you take a successful start-up business to the next level and grow it into a major, multi-million dollar company? That was the question behind Scaling Up: Growing Multi-Million Dollar Companies in Vancouver, an event presented by Discovery Foundation’s Mentoring and Catalyst Program, and hosted by Venture Connection in partnership with SFU’s more »More...
Dr. Sarah Lubik named Director of Entrepreneurship for SFU
Sep 11, 2015
Dr. Sarah Lubik, a lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation at the Beedie School of Business, and co-director of the Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU program, has been announced as Director of Entrepreneurship for SFU.More...
Business in Vancouver: Startup showcases school’s real-world business savvy
Aug 4, 2015
New broadly skilled breed of entrepreneurs coming out of SFU Surrey campus.More...
App-enabled scent diffuser nets BBA Kevin Cruz entrepreneurship award
Feb 12, 2015
A new student venture that allows users to remotely control fragrances in their home has earned Beedie School of Business undergraduate Kevin Cruz the title of Enactus 2015 Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion for British Columbia.More...
Beedie alumnus Milun Tesovic named on BC Business 30 Under 30
Apr 7, 2014
Beedie School of Business alumnus Milun Tesovic, co-founder of MetroLyrics.com, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world, has been named one of BC Business’ 30 Under 30.More...
BusOne program earns SFU Healthy Campus Community award
Dec 13, 2013
The Beedie School of Business BusOne program has been announced as winner of the SFU 2013 Champions for a Healthy Campus Community award. The award comes as recognition of the BusOne program’s commitment to enhancing student wellbeing. The SFU Champions for a Healthy Campus Community award is awarded annually to initiatives that make a substantial contribution to providing a healthy and supportive environment on SFU’s three campuses. The award was presented to Jaclyn De Jong, more »More...
RADIUS launches first cohort of “Radical Ventures”
Dec 11, 2013
RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ social innovation lab and venture incubator, has launched its first cohort of RADIUS Ventures. Focused specifically on “Radical Ventures” with a strong mandate to create social and environmental wellbeing, RADIUS applies business innovation and entrepreneurship to address challenging social and environmental problems, and is partially funded by Vancity Credit Union. The Radical Ventures in the first cohort focus on the local food distribution and sustainable transportation sectors, and include more »More...
Remembering EMBA alumnus Alan Juristovski
Nov 29, 2013
Alan Juristovski, Beedie School of Business Executive MBA alumnus and co-founder of MetroLyrics, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world, passed away on Friday November 22. Under Alan’s leadership, MetroLyrics became the world’s first fully licensed lyrics site, paying artists and rights-holders to display their work. The site now has words to more than 1,000,000 songs, and generates over 25 million unique users a month across the globe, with nearly 12 million more »More...
I-3 competition shines spotlight on BBA entrepreneurship
Apr 26, 2013
Undergraduate students at SFU’s Beedie School of Business displayed their entrepreneurial talents as they presented new venture concepts of their own design to a panel of guest judges at the I-3 competition. The I-3 competition, formerly known as the Ken Spencer Competition, is held in conjunction with the Business 477: New Venture Planning class. The competition required the teams to create a product or service concept and business plan to commercialize their product. Through SFU more »More...
Trio of winners at Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition
Mar 4, 2013
The following press release was published by SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations. The founders of three young startup companies are sharing the spotlight as winners of the second annual SFU Venture Connection Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition. The award recognizes excellence in business development among early-stage clients. The three will share prizes totaling $5,000: WittyCookie is an all-inclusive digital agency that specializes in building high-quality websites at affordable monthly rates. Co-founders are Michael Cheng and Elvin more »More...