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Remembering SFU supporter Ross McLeod, 1952-2011
Feb 1, 2012
Last September, the Simon Fraser University and BC business communities were saddened to learn of the passing of Ross McLeod, a longtime SFU supporter. McLeod was chairman and chief executive officer of Richmond-based Great Canadian Gaming Corp., operators of River Rock Casino, Boulevard Casino, Hastings Park and about 20 other casino and hospitality venues in Canada and Washington state. The company is the largestgaming and entertainment operator in Western Canada. Under McLeaod's leadership in 2005, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation donated $1 million to support the creation of Simon Fraser University's Segal Graduate School of Business.More...
Beedie students to lead the charge at upcoming SFU entrepreneurship showdown
Feb 1, 2012
by Joanne Leung Both students and alumni from SFU’s Beedie School of Business have been selected to compete on February 11 for $5000 in cash prizes at the upcoming Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize Competition, which will take place at the Segal Graduate School of Business in downtown Vancouver. The start-up competition is organized by SFU Venture Connection, recognizing excellence in business development among early-stage clients participating in the VentureSpark program. Of the seven finalists—the more »More...
Prof. Ed Bukszar explains challenges, opportunities ahead for Eastman Kodak
Jan 27, 2012
The following was originally published in the Burnaby Now newspaper on January 27, 2012. BY JANAYA FULLER-EVANS, BURNABY NOW The Eastman Kodak company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last week, but the company says the Burnaby division will not be affected. “The Chapter 11 filing directly impacted only our U.S. operations and subsidiaries,” Christopher Veronda, Kodak’s manager of corporate communications, wrote in an email to the NOW. The Kodak Graphic Communications Group, located at 4225 more »More...
Ken Spencer, BCIC and SFU partner to create more high-tech companies
Jan 12, 2012
Surrey, B.C. (January 12, 2012) – Simon Fraser University is launching entrepreneurship@SFU, a new high-tech entrepreneurship initiative, thanks to a $210,000 donation from Dr. Ken Spencer and a matching contribution of $210,000 from the Province of British Columbia through the B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC). The new Ken Spencer Entrepreneur Incubator, a component of the entrepreneurship@SFU initiative in partnership with BCIC, is a competitive academic pathway for third- and fourth-year business and applied sciences students that more »More...
The Economist: Samba management and Beedie
Jan 6, 2012
WILL Brazil become a new source of inspiration for Western business schools? For the past fifteen years, they have mainly looked east. New business schools grew up in such fast-growing countries as China and Singapore, leading to a stream of student and faculty exchanges between Western and Eastern campuses. But a growing number of business schools are now looking south, with Brazil attracting most interest. The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business recently introduced a Brazilian residency as part of its Global Executive MBA (GEMBA). Students will go to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro where they will spend two weeks attending classes, visiting local firms and learning about the region's business environment. And Canada's Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has joined forces with São Paulo's FIA Business School, Mexico City's ITAM and Nashville's Vanderbilt University to develop what officials call an "Executive MBA programme for the Americas".More...
Beedie prof. selected to prestigious Twitter “must follow” list
Jan 5, 2012
Ian McCarthy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Technology & Operations Management at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been selected to the “50 Business Professors You Should Follow on Twitter” list recently assembled by OnlineMBA, a media outlet focused on business education in North America and internationally. The Twitter list acknowledges business academics who have taken advantage of social media to exchange ideas with students and colleagues, disseminate research and ideas, engage with industry, more »More...
Directors Education Program
Dec 20, 2011
As a director, your primary objective with the board is to create and protect value for the organization. This is accomplished by guiding strategy, monitoring financials, and overseeing the management of human resources and risk. In the process of fulfilling this role, however, directors are continually challenged by information gaps, time squeezes, and the social dynamics that can be encountered in the boardroom. The ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program has been specifically designed to help directors more »More...
Beedie looks back at extraordinary year in Surrey
Dec 19, 2011
It has been an extraordinary year for the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University – and the accomplishments of the school at SFU Surrey have helped to drive that success. As 2011 draws to a close, Beedie is celebrating such student accomplishments as SFU Student of the Year, the Surrey Green City Award, and selection to one of Canada's most prestigious leadership programs for entrepreneurs.More...
MBAs tackle digital marketing for social good
Dec 15, 2011
Students in SFU’s Full-Time MBA program at the Beedie School of Business have garnered real-world marketing lessons that have taken them from social agencies in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to a hospice society in Pitt Meadows to a seniors wellness centre in North Vancouver. In the process of helping these groups raise awareness or operating funds, they have enjoyed early-stage support from the likes of celebrated author Margaret Atwood and Vancouver hockey star Roberto Luongo. The community interactions are part of the marketing class Business 702, taught by SFU marketing professor Leyland Pitt. Within the class, students are challenged to strategically design a social media marketing program for not-for-profit organizations in Metro Vancouver. By working outside of the classroom with social agencies and community groups, the students have been able to broaden their perspective around business and society – and further integrate social entrepreneurship and sustainability into their marketing coursework.More...
Beedie alumni win big in BIV’s Forty Under 40 list
Dec 13, 2011
Alumni from the Beedie School of Business at SFU have made a big impact on the recently-published Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 list for 2011. According to the British Columbia business publication, the winners represent a wide array of businesses, "but they all have one focus: an unstoppable desire to be the best in their field." Beedie graduates who made this year's prestigious list include Robin Dhir (BBA), Benjamin Sparrow (Management of Technology MBA), Diane Stirling (BBA), and Joshua Zoshi (Management of Technology MBA).More...