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What Does a B.C. MBA Look Like: Jessica Oman

Apr 11, 2012

The following article was published by BC Business Magazine on April 2, 2012 as part of their MBA guide. BY KRISTEN HILDERMAN, BC BUSINESS MAGAZINE Jessica Oman, Owner | Write Ahead Consulting @writeahead writeahead.ca Where did you get your MBA? SFU Beedie School of Business What year did you graduate? 2009 Why did you want to get your MBA? I felt I needed a graduate degree to move my career forward. I had been working more »

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Beedie School maintains AACSB accreditation

Apr 11, 2012

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that it has maintained its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for a period of five years. The business school, with campuses in Burnaby, Surrey and downtown Vancouver, is home to Canada’s first Executive MBA program and one of Canada’s largest undergraduate programs. It was first accredited by AACSB in 2006. Since that time, it has continued to grow its reputation as one of the country’s leading teaching and learning settings, and for producing global-class research for the knowledge economy.

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MBA alumna and reality TV winner profiled on CNN

Mar 29, 2012

CNN | Stars Of Science – Watch more Politics Videos at Vodpod. SFU MBA alumna Wahiba Chair was featured in a recent CNN article discussing reality television shows on Arab television after winning the first season of the Arab docu-reality television show Stars of Science. Stars of Science is the first Arab television program to create a worldwide competition where contestants competed for the commercial launch of a product of their own design. It features 16 young more »

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Financial Post: MBA helps SMEs grow globally

Mar 29, 2012

The following article was published by the Financial Post on March 27, 2012 as part of their MBA issue. BY REBECCA WALBERG, FINANCIAL POST Most business students realize the future holds more options than Bay Street and the FP500. While multinational corporations and the business world elite get the most attention, the scope and importance of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make them vitally important to the domestic economy, the export sector, and current more »

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Financial Post: MBA programs take practical route

Mar 27, 2012

The following article was published by the Financial Post on March 27, 2012 as part of their MBA issue. BY MARY TERESA BITTI, FINANCIAL POST Jocelyn Ball knew she wanted to get her MBA sooner rather than later in order to give herself more control over her career. She also knew that she wanted to be able to hit the ground running after graduating. That’s why shortly after earning her undergraduate degree she joined the more »

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MBA students win big at Vancouver for Acumen Fund Case Challenge

Mar 27, 2012

A team of students from the full-time MBA program at the Beedie School of Business was the big winner at the recent Vancouver for Acumen Fund Case Challenge. The winning team consisted of SFU MBA students Pragya Grewal, Shahneel Pirzada and Arjun Maruthi, whose presentation focused on Vision Springs, a company which provides low-cost, high-quality reading glasses to low-income communities in India. The competition required teams to submit responses to a case based on a more »

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MBA student teams dominate at the Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition

Mar 20, 2012

MBA students from SFU’s Beedie School of Business made up two of the four teams who placed at the recent Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition. This year’s competition was held at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary from March 8-11 and featured 16 teams from MBA programs at universities from across the nation. The two SFU teams finished second and fourth, taking home prizes of $3,000 and $1,000 respectively. The Haskayne 24 Hour more »

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Management of Technology MBA grads’ company awarded contract with NASA

Mar 19, 2012

A company formed by two graduates of the Beedie School of Business Management of Technology MBA program has been awarded a contract to deliver a pilot water recovery unit to NASA. Saltworks Technologies will develop the unit to test the water recovery systems and processes at NASA Ames Research Center, with the intent for future use on board the International Space Station. Saltworks won the contract after a recent public tender for solutions held by more »

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MBA start-up named to prestigious “Ready to Rocket” list

Mar 15, 2012

A new mobile phone platform being co-created by Simon Fraser MBA alumna Bella Hwang has been recognized as an emerging company in the 2012 Ready to Rocket list. The Ready to Rocket list is a unique business recognition list that profiles British Columbia technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Hwang’s company, Texts 4 Health, helps health organizations use their resources more efficiently via mobile phone technology to provide better care for patients. more »

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MBA grad’s winning text technology prompts health efficiency

Feb 24, 2012

A new mobile phone platform co-created by a Simon Fraser University MBA alumna is helping health organizations use their resources more efficiently. Texts 4 Health can also help health care professionals provide better care. Patients respond to automated text messages that are automatically categorized by the software and analytics platform, increasing efficiency in hospitals and clinics and allowing for greater patient load. The technology recently won first place at SFU Venture Connection’s inaugural Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition.

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