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SFU’s new MBA program targets growth in indigenous economy

Jun 26, 2012

The following article was published by The Vancouver Sun on June 23, 2012. Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell, like other indigenous leaders across B.C., sees accelerated business opportunities as key to his com-munity’s future. To that end, the 39-year-old chief is one of several first nations leaders signing on for a new business degree pro-gram offered by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. “I see this as an opportunity to develop skills in business […]

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Celebrating a new era on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Jun 21, 2012

As Canada reflects on National Indigenous Day and a new era for Indigenous peoples in the country, Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business is moving quickly towards the September commencement of its Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership. The program is one of many indicators that First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are entering a new era in which their communities and nations can return to prosperity. The new EMBA, the first of […]

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Beedie School maintains AACSB accreditation

Apr 11, 2012

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that it has maintained its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for a period of five years. The business school, with campuses in Burnaby, Surrey and downtown Vancouver, is home to Canada’s first Executive MBA program and one of Canada’s largest undergraduate programs. It was first accredited by AACSB in 2006. Since that time, it has continued to grow its reputation as one of the country’s leading teaching and learning settings, and for producing global-class research for the knowledge economy.

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Financial Post: MBA programs take practical route

Mar 27, 2012

The following article was published by the Financial Post on March 27, 2012 as part of their MBA issue. BY MARY TERESA BITTI, FINANCIAL POST Jocelyn Ball knew she wanted to get her MBA sooner rather than later in order to give herself more control over her career. She also knew that she wanted to be able to hit the ground running after graduating. That’s why shortly after earning her undergraduate degree she joined the […]

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The Globe and Mail: As Beedie School grows, dean puts his strategy skills to work

Mar 13, 2012

The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 13, 2012 as part of their 2012 Report on Business Education. BY GORDON PITTS, GLOBE AND MAIL As a scholar of corporate strategy, Dan Shapiro likes nothing better than to dive into an intriguing case study of an organization in the throes of fast, complex growth. But what happens when that case is the institution he runs, the Beedie School of Business at […]

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MetroLyrics, founded by BBA Milun Tesovic and EMBA Alan Juristovski, acquired by CBS Interactive Music

Oct 6, 2011

MetroLyrics.com, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world with longstanding roots at SFU, along with its company assets, have been integrated into CBS Interactive Music Group. The site is the flagship property of MetroLeap Media Inc., a start-up co-founded by SFU Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Milun Tesovic and EMBA graduate Alan Juristovski, both active participants in SFU Venture Connection, which provides support to student entrepreneurs at the university.

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