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Yuen Pau Woo appointed Senior Resident Fellow for Beedie’s Jack Austin Centre

Oct 24, 2014

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has announced the appointment of Yuen Pau Woo as Senior Resident Fellow for the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies.

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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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Jack Austin Centre hosts Asian Development Bank

Oct 15, 2014

The established world standard for indicating extreme poverty – currently measured as income or expenditure of $1.25 a day per person – does not fully capture the extent of Asian poverty levels, and should be adjusted to include additional factors.

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MOT MBA grad pioneers new transportation mode

Oct 9, 2014

Kody Baker has parlayed his Beedie School of Business education into a new venture – one that could revolutionize transportation around Vancouver.

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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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The Next 36 opens doors to next generation of SFU entrepreneurs

Oct 7, 2014

Dozens of aspiring entrepreneurs from across Simon Fraser University gathered at Surrey City Hall to hear inspiring success stories from established entrepreneurs and esteemed guests, as part of The Next 36 campus tour.

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Beedie duo named on Business in Vancouver’s Forty Under 40

Oct 7, 2014

Beedie School of Business alumni Sarah Lubik and Amit Sandhu have been named among BC’s top entrepreneurs, executives and professionals in this year’s Business in Vancouver Forty Under 40 awards.

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Financial Post: Business school feeds hunger for courses on aboriginal leadership

Oct 2, 2014

The following is an extract from an article published in the Financial Post on September 25, 2014.

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BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati on monetizing the Internet

Oct 1, 2014

According to Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO of BroadbandTV, an entrepreneurial attitude, a tireless work ethic, and a willingness to constantly learn are more valuable assets than decades of experience – and necessary requirements to build a revolutionary business.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Yergin on BC’s future in global energy

Sep 30, 2014

The global energy sector is a constantly evolving, fast-paced industry, and British Columbia has the potential to leverage some profitable relationships if it capitalizes on its resources.

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