Will Brazil benefit from an increase in tourism?
Beedie research highlights the risks of tourism entrepreneurship. With its booming economy, investment in national infrastructure and hosting of future global events like the Summer Olympics and World...
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Members of the first Americas MBA for Executives cohort took part in a friendly game of soccer in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. By Remy Scalza On a Sunday evening in late August, 53 business executives...
View ArticleWe’re from the government and we’re here to help!
Beedie School of Business professor Eric Gedjlovic’s research examines the role of government in small-to-medium enterprises in China Can government come to the rescue of fast-growing enterprises in...
View ArticleCombining innovation with sustainability
Undergraduate students create innovative products to aid Vancouver’s green goals. The City of Vancouver has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020. And...
View ArticleInnovation into action
Beedie’s Executive Education serves up leading-edge programming for professionals Innovation is at the heart of Executive Education offerings from SFU’s Beedie School of Business – making a pivotal...
View ArticleHulk smash(es) social exclusion
Beedie School of Business professor Jeremy Hall (left) is working with Brazilian international soccer player Hulk (second from left) on research into social inclusion in Brazil. Also pictured: Hall’s...
View ArticleIntroducing Rosalie Tung, President-Elect of the Academy of International...
Beedie Professor Rosalie Tung, President-Elect of the Academy of International Business. As the new President-elect of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Beedie School of Business Professor...
View ArticleBedside Negotiation
Beedie School of Business MBA student Jamie Wlodarczak. MBA student Jamie Wlodarczak learned just how transferrable business skills can be – and in one of the most unlikely situations possible. Her...
View ArticleJourneys into the world of social innovation
Glenn Sigurdson, Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Beedie School of Business, and leader of Global Energy, Minerals, and Markets (GEMM). By Glenn Sigurdson. When we think of...
View ArticlePedal-power hybrid vehicle set for Vancouver
Management of Technology MBA alumnus Kody Baker aims to revolutionize Vancouver’s urban transport. It’s rush hour on another rainy day in Vancouver and you are running late for your next appointment...
View ArticleMBA graduate’s venture delivers healthy snacks across Canada
Beedie School of Business MBA graduate Tom Malcolm is COO of Naked Snacks, which delivers healthy snacking options across Canada. It’s late in the afternoon on a busy day in the office, and hunger...
View ArticleBeedie School of Business welcomes new Dean Ali Dastmalchian
Professor Ali Dastmalchian, Dean of the Beedie School of Business. The Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome its new dean, Professor Ali Dastmalchian. While Monday, January 4 kicks off his...
View ArticleThe hazards of Confidential Information rules in the workplace
David Hannah, Associate Professor at the Beedie School of Business. Research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that organizations that implement rules governing...
View ArticleOpportunity Fest parlays Entrepreneurship & Innovation focus into student...
One of the winners at Opportunity Fest 2016 was Brewstr, an automated craft beer home brewing platform developed by students from the Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU program. At the Beedie School of Business...
View ArticleHow to improve Canada’s record in science innovation
Beedie Professor Elicia Maine’s new research focuses on improving advanced material commercialization. SFU Beedie Professor Elicia Maine studies strategies to boost advanced material commercialization....
View ArticleCharles Chang: Entrepreneurial instinct
A historic gift from SFU Beedie School of Business alumnus Charles Chang underscores the School’s commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation. On June 17, 2016, Beedie School of Business alumnus...
View ArticleAward-winning innovation training program expands nationally
Finlay MacNab, alumnus of the i2I program and a current PhD candidate in SFU’s Department of Chemistry Aspiring scientist and technology entrepreneurs across Canada can now access SFU Beedie’s...
View ArticleSFU brings international innovators together to turn science into solutions
The Charles Chang Innovation Centre in Downtown Vancouver With a growing urgency for universities to address global challenges with breakthrough innovations, the demand for entrepreneurial scientists...
View ArticleOlympian lands ‘dream job’ with help of Management of Technology MBA
Scott Dickens, former Olympic swimmer and an alumnus of SFU Beedie’s Management of Technology MBA program As a former Olympic swimmer, Scott Dickens is accustomed to moving fast. Even so, he was...
View ArticleWinners named in first virtual i2I Venture Pitch competition
The i2I Venture Pitch competition went ahead in a virtual format for the first time in 2020 The annual i2I Venture Pitch Competition went ahead in a virtual format for the first time this year, as...
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