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Enactus SFU nets fourth consecutive Western Canada Regional Championship title

Mar 31, 2015

A team of five Simon Fraser University students has netted the title of Enactus Canada’s Financial Education Challenge Western Canada regional champion – the fourth consecutive year a team from Enactus SFU has taken home the title.

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Undergraduate duo advance to KPMG International Case Competition

Mar 12, 2015

Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Alex Mason and Mthabisi Mhlanga will take to the international stage to represent Canada in the KPMG International Case Competition.

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PRMIA Risk Management Challenge yields gold for BBA students

Mar 11, 2015

Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Alvin Li, Steven Li, and Alexander Golikov fought off strong competition from a field consisting largely of Masters- and PhD-level students to net first place at the prestigious PRMIA Risk Management Challenge.

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Beedie students grab gold at Pacific Venture Capital Competition

Mar 10, 2015

A team of Beedie School of Business students saw off stiff competition from top business schools from across the globe to take home the gold medal in the Venture Capital Competition at the seventh annual Pacific Venture Capital Conference and Competition.

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Lauren Watkins parlays Beedie experience into Next 36 stint

Mar 2, 2015

Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Lauren Watkins’ student experience has taken her to many exciting places – including internships at home with the Vancouver Canucks and further afield in China – and she now intends to leverage her latest achievement to solve a pressing social issue.

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Energy-generating shoe insole concept wins international competition

Feb 16, 2015

Taylor Ward’s innovative energy concept has set a winning pace.

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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.

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SFU students shine in ‘CEO for a Day’ competition

Feb 12, 2015

Simon Fraser University undergraduate student Ryan Smith will spend Thursday, February 19 walking in a CEO’s shoes. He surpassed competitors from five local universities to secure a spot at the helm of Goldcorp alongside CEO and President Chuck Jeannes in B.C.’s inaugural CEO for a Day competition.

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Beedie BBAs continue run of success at JDC West

Jan 22, 2015

Undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business continued their recent run of success at the prestigious JDC West case competition, earning two gold medals and a total of three podium places in individual categories.

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Triple podium finish for Beedie undergrads at ICBC case competition

Jan 21, 2015

Three teams of undergraduate students from the Beedie School of Business have earned podium places at the prestigious Inter Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC), Canada’s oldest and longest running business case competition.

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