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Prof. Colleen Collins on getting out of the commodity trap
Sep 1, 2010
Farmer rips page from corporate strategy handbook Bill Vanderkooi has applied the principles of vertical integration as he aggressively expands the family business David Ebner Abbotsford, B.C. — From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 7:06PM EDT When Bill Vanderkooi arrived home to the family farm in 1993, with a master’s degree in animal science from Michigan State University, he saw a bounty of opportunity. It was already in his blood. Mr. more »More...
Vancouver Sun profiles undergraduate student Afrag Gill
Sep 1, 2010
Perfect grades and a perfectly nice kid By Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun Ten years ago, when he was eight, Afraj Gill came to Canada with his family from Chandigarh, India. In the interest of brevity, since this column has only so much space, we should get right to it and catalogue what Afraj has been up to since his arrival. To begin: – He graduated from high school this year from Enver Creek secondary in more »More...
SFU Business to host Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Paul Beamish
Aug 30, 2010
Every year, corporations establish thousands of joint ventures (JVs), investing hundreds of billions of dollars. In fact, between 25% and 40% of all foreign investments take place via equity JVs. The use of JVs and strategic alliances has been rapidly growing. JVs require an open mind, and the willingness to work through testing strategic logic; partnership and fit; shape and design; and operating the JV. Contrary to the perceptions of some, JVs can be just more »More...
Tickets on sale now for the 2010 SFU Business Nancy McKinstry Awards Breakfast
Aug 27, 2010
SFU Business is proud to host the SFU – Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity at the Segal Graduate School of Business on September 29, 2010. The awards recognize those who have shown exemplary leadership in advancing the cause of diversity in business. Last year tickets for this inspirational breakfast sold out in only two weeks, so be sure to reserve yours today. A corporate award will be presented to an organization that exemplifies more »More...
SFU Business hosts Courage to Soar 2010 Conference
Aug 17, 2010
SFU Business is pleased to host this year’s Courage to Soar 2010 Conference, a national event from August 13 to 18 that brings young leaders from across the country to Vancouver to engage with other leaders. Youth in Motion’s 4th Annual Courage to Soar Leadership Conference — sponsored by Freedom 55 Financial and hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Business Administration — is a dynamic leadership development opportunity available only to Top 20 Under 20 more »More...
SFU Business graduate selected as winner in wireless entrepreneurship competition
Aug 16, 2010
Ahmed Medina, who completed the Management of Technology MBA at Simon Fraser University in 2007, has been selected as a winner in the BC Innovation Council’s Entrepreneurship @ Wavefront competition for wireless concepts. His company, Revonet Consulting, underscores the growing innovation in the wireless sector in British Columbia in recent years. Medina’s business model, which revolves around a scheduling tool for smart phones, was conceived in the Marketing/Finance course that he took during the technology-geared more »More...
SFU Business plays host to crash course for BC entrepreneurs
Jul 30, 2010
by Jonathon Narvey, Special to SFU Business How does a business idea go from start-up to long-term success? The New Venture BC seminar series, hosted at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Graduate School of Business, gives a crash-course in entrepreneurship to the British Columbia business community at large – as well as to SFU Business students and alumni. SFU Business was a founding sponsor for NVBC, establishing it in 2000 to help encourage entrepreneurship in B.C.’s more »More...
Business in Vancouver profiles SFU Business alumnus Charles Chang, CEO of Sequel Natural Foods
Jul 27, 2010
Growing functional-food demand yielding healthy bottom lines for local companies Port Coquitlam’s Sequel Naturals posting steady 50% annual revenue increase By Glen Korstrom Stricter government regulation of natural health products is about the only thing likely to keep Port Coquitlam-based Sequel Naturals from continuing its 50% annual growth rate. CEO Charles Chang expects revenue to top $21 million for the year that will end July 31. That compares with $14 million last year. “We want more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – July 16
Jul 21, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending July 16, 2010. BC News Lindsay Meredith, marketing prof in SFU Business, was on CBC-TV talking about BC Ferries treatment of a customer whose assured boarding card expired with $731 credit still on it. BC Ferries refused to extend her card, and told her she should have read the fine print on the card and on the BC Ferries website. “Not a particularly bright more »More...
Students bring soccer to the kids
Jul 15, 2010
Some local Simon Fraser University business students are keeping the World Cup soccer fever alive. The students are offering low-income children an opportunity to experience the game with a one-day camp. “A few friends and I are organizing a community event called Beyond the Game,” said Tony Jing. “We are part of a project management course at SFU that requires us to host a community project. “Since all of us were concerned about the lack more »More...