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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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Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU 2015 cohort showcases interdisciplinary ventures

Aug 19, 2015

Drone technology that can be used to monitor crops, a medication management device, and an app-enabled pregnancy monitoring device were just some of the innovative interdisciplinary technology ventures showcased at the final class presentation for the 2014/15 Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU cohort.

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2015 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winners announced

Aug 17, 2015

Beedie School of Business lecturers Kathleen Burke and Kamal Masri have been announced as recipients of the 2015 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award – the highest teaching honour available at SFU’s Beedie School of Business.

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Business in Vancouver: Startup showcases school’s real-world business savvy

Aug 4, 2015

New broadly skilled breed of entrepreneurs coming out of SFU Surrey campus.

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Beedie hosts leading Canadian financier Stephen Jarislowsky

Jul 31, 2015

Humans must fight the inherent animal emotions within them and train themselves to think carefully in order to make successful investments. Capitulating to fear and greed will only result in investments failing, much like the recent crash in the Chinese stock market.

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Catherine Aczel Boivie appointed Chair of Burnaby Board of Trade

Jul 28, 2015

Beedie School of Business Executive in Residence Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie has been elected as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT).

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Beedie MOT MBA students tour Silicon Valley tech organizations

Jul 23, 2015

California’s Bay Area houses some indisputably world-class technology companies. Google, Samsung, and LinkedIn, to name only a few, are headquartered in the area. Operating in secrecy on game-changing ideas and products, these companies make Silicon Valley the undeniable global hub of innovation.

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Businesses can benefit by using “gamification” techniques: study

Jul 21, 2015

New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that businesses could benefit from unprecedented levels of consumer and employee engagement by turning traditional processes into game-like experiences.

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Karen Robson receives American Marketing Association Rising Star Award

Jul 6, 2015

Beedie School of Business PhD candidate Karen Robson has received the Rising Star Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group – one of the largest special interest groups within the AMA.

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Beedie case study examines misappropriation of First Nations imagery in marketing

Jul 2, 2015

A new case study by Beedie School of Business PhD candidate Stefanie Beninger and Associate Professor June Francis will enlighten students about the important issues surrounding the appropriation of First Nation’s imagery.

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