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President’s Dream Colloquium: Jonathan Lewis defines Social Entrepreneurship
Mar 14, 2014
Social entrepreneurship is undoubtedly a hot topic in business circles these days – indeed, the Beedie School of Business has a social innovation laboratory and venture incubator, RADIUS, dedicated to the subject. So what exactly is social entrepreneurship?More...
RADIUS and Ashoka Canada bring Changemaker Showcase to SFU
Feb 20, 2014
The Beedie School of Business’ interdisciplinary social innovation lab and venture incubator, RADIUS, in conjunction with Ashoka Canada, will host the second annual SFU Changemaker Showcase, a celebration of the brightest ideas and social innovators at Simon Fraser University. The SFU Changemaker Showcase will provide an opportunity to celebrate some of the brightest ideas and innovators at SFU who are working to foment positive change in the community and beyond. It will feature three TED-style more »More...
RADIUS venture go2gether partners with SFU
Jan 31, 2014
A real-time carpooling app and a client of the Beedie School of Business’ social innovation lab and venture incubator RADIUS, has signed an agreement to make Simon Fraser University its first customer. go2gether is a social enterprise that utilizes a web application to provide an automated carpool matching service. As part of the inaugural cohort of RADIUS Ventures, go2gether has already been providing SFU students, staff and faculty with ride-sharing services on a trial basis more »More...
RADIUS launches first cohort of “Radical Ventures”
Dec 11, 2013
RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ social innovation lab and venture incubator, has launched its first cohort of RADIUS Ventures. Focused specifically on “Radical Ventures” with a strong mandate to create social and environmental wellbeing, RADIUS applies business innovation and entrepreneurship to address challenging social and environmental problems, and is partially funded by Vancity Credit Union. The Radical Ventures in the first cohort focus on the local food distribution and sustainable transportation sectors, and include more »More...
BBA student and entrepreneur Chantelle Buffie chosen for The Next 36
Dec 5, 2013
A Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business student who has received national recognition for her leadership and entrepreneurship joins the 2014 class of The Next 36. Chantelle Buffie is one of 40 successful candidates gleaned from a field of about 1,000 applicants nationally for a spot in the prestigious program, aimed at stimulating new ideas among brilliant young minds. She is the third SFU student to secure a place in the competitive program. The more »More...
Globe and Mail: Universities that teach you to change the world
Oct 23, 2013
The following extract is from an article published in the Globe and Mail on October 22, 2013, and features commentary from David Dunne, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Beedie School of Business, and chair of RADIUS. New initiatives are popping up on campuses across the country. This fall, the University of British Columbia in Burnaby, B.C., offered a new course, informally known as Entrepreneurship 101 and developed in collaboration with its Sauder School of Business, for more »More...
RADIUS hosts first-ever Social Entrepreneur Failure Wake
Sep 20, 2013
RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ interdisciplinary social innovation lab and venture incubator, has teamed with Vancity to co-host British Columbia’s first-ever Social Entrepreneur Failure Wake, a celebration of the failures and mistakes made by entrepreneurs trying to accomplish great things. The Social Entrepreneur Failure Wake has been organized in order to build an entrepreneurial community that celebrates audacious attempts, with mistakes and failures shared openly in order for others to learn from the experience. more »More...
Beedie School’s RADIUS appoints Director of Ventures
Jun 17, 2013
RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ new interdisciplinary social innovation lab and venture incubator, has appointed Donovan Woollard as Director of RADIUS Ventures. RADIUS Ventures aims to become a world-leading incubator and accelerator program for impact-focused ventures, nurturing the best and brightest ideas from SFU and around the globe. With financial support from Vancity Credit Union and SFU, it will seed the ecosystem with high potential social ventures, and help to maximize the collective impact more »More...
Active Design
May 17, 2013
By David Dunne, adjunct senior fellow at the Beedie School of Business. As you settle into the firm, yet cozy, seats in your brand-new BMW, you immerse yourself in your surroundings. The smooth feel of the steering column as you gently caress it: uncannily, it seems to caress you in return. The new-car smell, that chemical bouquet that shouts opulence and sensuality louder than words ever can. The coloured lights and indicators, meticulously arranged to more »More...
Enactus SFU nets national award
May 13, 2013
The following article was published by Enactus Canada on May 6. Simon Fraser University recognized nationally for advancing the lives of new Canadians. Student team earns 2013 national title for efforts to empower newcomers in Burnaby. Simon Fraser University has been awarded the 2013 RBC Newcomer Advancement Project Fund Best Project by national charitable organization Enactus Canada and proud supporter RBC Foundation. The awards presentation took place at the 2013 Enactus Canada National Exposition on more »More...