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Daniel Shapiro awarded AIB International Educator of the Year

Jun 24, 2014

Daniel Shapiro, Dean of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, has been honoured with the Academy of International Business (AIB) Fellows’ International Educator of the Year Award.

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New report supports Vancouver’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy

Apr 29, 2014

A new report co-produced by a Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business initiative aims to help the City of Vancouver provide supportive housing for marginalized individuals.

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BC Business: Tech Meltdown

Jun 26, 2013

The following article was published by BC Business on June 26, 2013. Yesteryear’s darlings are giving way to a nimble new generation. A generation ago, in 1982, the launch of QLT Inc. under UBC cancer researcher Julia Levy ushered in the future of B.C.’s biotech industry. Levy was 48 years old at the time and virtually alone in a B.C. business landscape dominated by forestry heavyweights, mining hopefuls and merchant families with names like Woodward, Pattison […]

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Alumna Emily Chen’s trans-generational gaming platform wins Startup Weekend

Apr 8, 2013

The following article was published by TechVibes on March 25, 2013. BY SUMARI MACLEOD, TECHVIBES   Students working hard on a weekend at UBC is nothing new. Students from other schools working hard at UBC’s Point Grey campus on a gorgeous weekend is a little unusual. The past three days were host to the first UBC Startup Weekend. Vancouver’s Startup Weekends have been hosted by universities before – last August’s event was hosted by Emily […]

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The Province: Andrey Pavlov on Vancouver’s housing market

Jul 6, 2012

The following article was published by The Province on July 4, 2012. It may be a buyers’ market but that doesn’t mean cheaper homes. Potential homeowners can, however, breathe a little easier. While Vancouver home sales have hit their lowest level in more than a decade this June — falling 17.2 per cent from May and tilting the market in favour of buyers — prices have remained firm in what was once the country’s hottest […]

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Beedie students to help Vancouver reach zero waste goals

Jun 4, 2012

VANCOUVER– As British Columbia moves to have manufacturers and retailers take increasing responsibility for the recycling and responsible disposal of consumer products, opportunities are being created for new businesses and products to facilitate this environmental and social trend. To this end, students at SFU’s Beedie School of Business are using their sustainability in business acumen to help the City of Vancouver and other BC jurisdictions reach their zero waste goals. Annually, SFU’s MBA students undertake […]

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Vancouver Canucks give MBA social media project warm reception

Nov 24, 2011

Last week, when Cervenko was invited by a friend to a private “Cocktails with the Canucks” function in downtown Vancouver, she hastily grabbed her playoff towel on her way out the door not knowing what to expect of the event. In the back of her mind, she had big plans for the white space on the towel. A Simon Fraser University MBA student, Cervenko needed some star power for a social media project. The assignment: partner with a local non-profit and create a social media strategy with the objective of raising financial support or awareness for this organization. Cervenko and her group chose The Dugout — a drop-in centre on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that hosts one of the longest-running Alcoholics Anonymous programs in Vancouver. “The reason I thought about The Dugout was because in the 1970s and ’80s it would stay open late so that their clients could have a warm and safe place to watch the Canucks games,” says Cervenko. “But because of a lack of funding they don’t have the resources to stay open late anymore.”

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Vancouver Startup Weekend brings BC entrepreneurship community to SFU

Nov 22, 2011

Vancouver Startup Weekend, sponsored by the Beedie School of Business and hosted at the Segal Graduate School in downtown Vancouver, brought together entrepreneurs from across the region to develop their business ideas from early-stage conceptualization to real-world viability. A panel of local entrepreneurs and investors awarded first place to “My Best Helper” at the Vancouver Startup Weekend. “My Best Helper” is a web-based service that matches caregivers with people who need their services.  Nannies, babysitters, […]

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Business students make leap from high finance to haute couture

Jul 11, 2011

The Beedie School of Business class “Business 492: Management of Fashion Companies” has paired up undergraduate students from SFU’s Beedie School of Business with a cohort of visiting students from Bocconi, regarded as Italy’s top business and economics school, who are visiting Canada this summer.

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