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SFU’s student entrepreneurs set sights on the Next 36

Sep 24, 2015

The next generation of budding entrepreneurs from faculties across Simon Fraser University gathered at Surrey City Hall, all with one goal: to become a member of the 2015 cohort of The Next 36.

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Twin BBA alumni leverage family entrepreneurial gene

Aug 25, 2015

Beedie School of Business alumni Haley and Maney Grewal share more than just their looks. The twin brothers also share a passion for entrepreneurial endeavours – one that was nurtured in the Beedie BBA program.

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Vancouver Sun: Aboriginal-focused MBA links western business ideas with First Nations perspectives

Jun 8, 2015

The following article was published by the Vancouver Sun on June 5. By Tracey Sherlock.

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Beedie undergraduates prominent in Surrey Top 25 Under 25

May 29, 2015

Beedie School of Business students again featured prominently in this year’s Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 Awards.

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Dean’s Student Service Award honours BBA Jessica Gutierrez

Mar 20, 2015

Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Jessica Gutierrez has been honoured with the 2014 Dean’s Student Service Award for her exceptional contribution to the Beedie community through extra-curricular participation in student initiatives.

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MBA alumnus Darrell Burnham receives SFU Outstanding Alumni Award

Dec 9, 2014

Darrell Burnham, Beedie School of Business alumnus and executive director of Coast Mental Health, has been announced as the winner of the Service to the Community Award in Simon Fraser University’s 2014 Outstanding Alumni Awards.

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Jeff Booth on establishing BuildDirect as the Amazon of building

Oct 16, 2014

An unquenchable desire to initiate change in the building industry – an industry he believed was “broken” – spurred Jeff Booth to co-found BuildDirect. And by simplifying the entire process and focusing on customer requirements, Booth has succeeded in changing the entire industry for the better.

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Severing family ties in business: Kryton International CEO Kari Yuers

Oct 8, 2014

At family-run concrete solutions provider Kryton International, there can be no accusations of nepotism. Despite having succeeded her father as CEO, Kari Yuers was once fired from the company by the same man – and indeed, would years later make her own mother one of the first people she herself would fire as CEO.

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Ian McCarthy ranked among Top 50 Professors on Twitter

Aug 26, 2014

Ian McCarthy, associate dean of graduate programs at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has for the second year in a row been included on a prestigious list of the top 50 professors using Twitter.  

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CKNW’s CEO Series returns to Segal Graduate School

Aug 16, 2014

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University will this fall welcome back Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 to the Segal Graduate School to garner leadership insights from some of BC’s top CEOs in the Leadership Talks Series.

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