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AQ Magazine: Aboriginal Leadership

Apr 8, 2014

The following article was published in the April 2014 issue of SFU’s AQ Magazine. By Diane Luckow. Vancouver-based Taseko Mines has long proposed a $1.5 billion open-pit gold and copper mine in B.C.’s Cariboo. But the company continues to encounter significant opposition from the region’s First Nations, and the project’s future continues to hang in the balance.

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Geek Speak: Chantelle Buffie, cofounder of FIXO

Apr 8, 2014

The following article was published by the Georgia Straight on April 4, 2014 and features an interview with Beedie School of Business BBA student Chantelle Buffie. By Stephen Hui. If you’re a tenant, how do you contact your landlord? Simon Fraser University business student Chantelle Buffie is hoping that you’ll soon be using FIXO. A 24-year-old Surrey resident, Buffie is one of the undergraduates selected for the 2014 cohort of The Next 36 entrepreneurship program more »

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Beedie alumnus Milun Tesovic named on BC Business 30 Under 30

Apr 7, 2014

Beedie School of Business alumnus Milun Tesovic, co-founder of MetroLyrics.com, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world, has been named one of BC Business’ 30 Under 30.

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Beedie Group celebrates 60 years in business

Apr 4, 2014

Family that runs B.C.’s largest industrial property developer are also front-rank philanthropists.

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BBA Chantelle Buffie wins national entrepreneurship competition

Mar 28, 2014

A new student venture that will provide a dedicated communications channel for residential property managers and tenants has won the Newcomers category at the National Business & Technology Conference entrepreneurship competition.

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Vancouver Sun: Dubious spending often comes from political veterans

Mar 26, 2014

The following article was published in the Vancouver Sun on March 25, 2014, and features comment from Beedie School of Business Professor Mark Wexler.

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Beedie MBAs bag bronze at HEC Montréal Sustainability Challenge

Mar 25, 2014

A team of Beedie School of Business MBA students has earned a top three finish at the prestigious HEC Montréal Sustainability Challenge 2014 case competition.

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Top two finish for Beedie team in PRMIA Risk Management Challenge

Mar 24, 2014

A team of undergraduate and graduate Beedie School of Business students captured the silver medal in the recent Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) Risk Management Challenge.

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Professor Rosalie Tung voted President-Elect of AIB Executive Board

Mar 20, 2014

Simon Fraser University Professor Rosalie Tung has been voted as President-Elect of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Executive Board. She will serve a three-year term, to commence from August 2014, initially as President-Elect before progressing to President in 2015, and finally Past President from 2016.

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Student project helps land Juno nomination

Mar 16, 2014

Beedie School of Business teachers have a reputation for innovative class assignments with an emphasis on experiential learning. One such group project in the Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership has resulted in an outcome that will be familiar to those with an interest in music – a Juno Awards nomination.

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