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Tech entrepreneurship@SFU program propels Gursher Sidhu towards the Next 36

Feb 17, 2015

As one of two SFU students selected for this year’s prestigious Next 36 program, Mechatronic Systems Engineering student Gursher Sidhu is fulfilling a lifelong ambition to pursue a career in entrepreneurship – with a little help from the mentoring initiatives available at SFU.

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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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The Next 36 selects two SFU student entrepreneurs for 2015 cohort

Jan 29, 2015

Simon Fraser University undergraduate students Gursher Sidhu and Lauren Watkins have been named to the 2015 cohort of The Next 36, a national initiative aimed at transforming Canada’s most promising post-secondary students into leading entrepreneurs.

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Province: SFU student designs insoles that would generate power to charge Vancouver

Jan 28, 2015

Student’s concept of insoles that would store electricity when we walk snares berth in international design competition.

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Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization launches at Beedie

Jan 14, 2015

A new certificate program from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business will teach scientists and engineers the skills necessary to make their inventions a commercial success.

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Journeys into the world of social innovation

Jan 6, 2015

By Glenn Sigurdson. When we think of innovation, our minds turn to the solitary inventor – someone whose inspiration makes possible the work of the innovator, taking the idea from a lonely discovery to an everyday reality. That is not the world of the social innovator.

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Beedie alumna wins Global Startup Battle competition

Dec 17, 2014

Beedie School of Business alumna and co-founder of ConceptKicker, Shan Shan Fu, triumphed over 250 cities, 83 countries, and more than 25,000 entrepreneurs to take first place at the world’s largest business startup competition, Global Startup Battle.

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RADIUS to represent Western Canada for new venture investment fund

Dec 16, 2014

RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ social venture lab and incubator, has partnered with the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing on a new national investment fund for ventures committed to tackling social and environmental challenges.

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SFU’s new interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation course showcases health startup ideas

Dec 12, 2014

A non-invasive home blood-testing device, an online counseling service, and a “big-brother” style service for grandparents and young children were some of the health-related startup ideas showcased by undergraduate students from faculties across Simon Fraser University.

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