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Peter Diamandis on incentive prizes driving an era of abundance
Apr 15, 2014
Over the last 100 years, mankind has benefited from unprecedented exponential leaps in technology – and with the increasing use of incentive prizes to drive these radical breakthroughs, we can look forward to an era of abundance in the years to come. This was the message delivered by Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, and co-founder of Singularity University, in a special lecture for Beedie School of Business students and faculty at the Segal more »More...
President’s Dream Colloquium: Robert Miller on indigenous economic development
Apr 10, 2014
Taking steps towards economic development in indigenous communities would appear to be solely beneficial to all concerned. Yet often when the subject is raised, many of those concerned have reservations. Why would something with implicit positive connotations raise such doubts?More...
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.More...
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 »More...
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.More...
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.More...
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.More...
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.More...
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.More...
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.More...