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Beedie Olympics brings home gold for SFU community and Right to Play
Jul 20, 2012
The inaugural Beedie Olympics that took place on July 7 at the Burnaby Campus of Simon Fraser University represented a first-ever student engagement initiative aimed to strengthen the Beedie community through the power of sport, as well as to raise money for the international humanitarian organization Right to Play.More...
Ideas@Beedie digital magazine showcases business school’s research and industry impact
Jul 18, 2012
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has launched Ideas@Beedie, a digital magazine showcasing the business school’s academic research, industry impact and engagement with the community. The magazine is available as both an app for Apple’s iPad, as well as in digital magazine format on the Beedie School of Business website.More...
Silver finish for BBA alumnus Chris Velasco at cross-cultural business competition
Jul 17, 2012
Brainstorming into the wee hours of the morning with students from across the globe helped BBA alumnus Chris Velasco achieve a prestigious silver finish in a unique international enterprise competition. He recently took part in the Global Enterprise Experience Competition, an international business competition which develops students’ skills in managing across cultures and time zones by placing them in teams with students from other universities across the globe. Velasco, who graduated from SFU shortly after more »More...
BC Business: Carolyn Egri on the case for more social entrepreneurship
Jul 16, 2012
The following article was published by BC Business on July 3, 2012. Traditional sources of revenue for charities are drying up, but putting society’s biggest issues in the hands of socially minded entrepreneurs is a tricky business. On the cheery, yellow walls of the Downtown Eastside’s Potluck Café are the faces of several of its customers, captured in a black-and-white instant. Their complicated eyes and the deep lines in their faces tell sad stories of more »More...
Tickets on sale now for the 2012 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity
Jul 13, 2012
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is proud to host the SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity at the Segal Graduate School on September 19, 2012. The awards recognize those who have shown exemplary leadership in advancing the cause of diversity in business. This event sells out quickly, so be sure to purchase your tickets as soon as possible. A corporate award will be presented to an organization that exemplifies more »More...
Work-study abroad sets business students apart
Jul 13, 2012
The following article was published by The Globe and Mail on July 12. As a third-year commerce student at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, Marcel Glaesser spent an academic semester at the University of Mannheim last year. After completing his studies in Germany, he decided to stay longer and landed a six-month contract with BMW in Munich. “The coolest thing is that I got to do so many things,” he recalls, citing marketing-related assignments more »More...
Beedie entrepreneur marks launch of social venture with award
Jul 12, 2012
A Beedie School of Business alumna has parlayed an initial $30,000 advance from a prestigious entrepreneurial leadership program into a new business venture – and has subsequently seen the business voted best launch product at a renowned education conference. Jessica Fan’s business Penyo Pal, an app that teaches children to speak Mandarin, beat off stiff competition from 31 other entrants to be named Best Overall 1.0 Startup at the Launch EDU conference. The two-day, education-focused more »More...
Internet start-up an early winner for SFU student and colleagues
Jul 12, 2012
The following article was published by The Vancouver Sun on July 11, 2012. VANCOUVER — Last month it was Silicon Valley, next week it’s New York and after that – the world? Penyo Pal, a mobile app project by a group of Canadian university students including Jessica Fan of Simon Fraser University, is one of the leading entries in a national program called The Next 36 that’s helping to develop the business skills of 36 more »More...
Beedie undergrad goes to the extreme for action sports enthusiasts
Jul 11, 2012
A Beedie School of Business undergraduate student is putting experience into action – by launching the country’s first indoor action sports training venue. Fourth-year BBA student Jesse Robson undertook the Venture Connection co-op placement in early 2012, using it to develop his business plan for an action sports training facility. The facility, which would be the only one of its kind in Canada, would provide a safe, controlled learning environment to allow participants of all more »More...
BC Business: David Thomas on the economics of embracing workplace diversity
Jul 10, 2012
The following article was published by BC Business on July 3, 2012. When John Rose, CEO of Nuheat Industries Ltd. in Richmond, learned that the mother of a Sudanese employee had suffered a stroke and the man had not seen her in years, he arranged to fly the employee home. When the executive asked what Singa – the man’s remote village of 3,500 people in the Sudan – needed, his employee told him: a well. more »More...