SFU Beedie’s Mentors In Business Program
The Mentors in Business Program is one of those amazing initiatives that reconfirms why one would enroll in a top MBA program. I was paired with an industry professional that[…]
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The Internship: A compulsory component of the MBA program
“Securing” an internship Writing this post I am in the fifth month of my internship with Ecotrust Canada. Ecotrust is a federal charity that self-identifies as an ENGO and an enterprising[…]
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Vancouver MBA Research Turning Heads
I recently had the opportunity to add my name as a contributor to an article public in the Wall Street Journal’s Executive Adviser Report, entitled “When People Come and Go“.[…]
Ambush Marketing: Do They Teach This Stuff at Biz School?
We live in a world where organizations pay billions of dollars to have their logo front and centre during the most watched sporting event of all time (The FIFA World[…]
Wahiba Chair – The Stars of Science and “CarrotLines”
Wahiba Chair (SFU MBA ’08) is nourishing the Vancouver Technology scene with her fantastic new mobile application “CarrotLines“. Wahiba is one of these individuals who has entrepreneurism in her blood,[…]
Tips for Sustainable Business Planning
More than just a buzzword, sustainable business is going to become the norm. It has to. Every business has a social, an environmental, and an economic impact. To remain profitable[…]
SFU MBA Experience: A Day in the Life of a New Vancouver Entrepreneur
The routine of working 9-5 isn’t for everyone, and as a young entrepreneur, it certainly isn’t for me. I’ve launched my own business, Write Ahead editing & writing services. This[…]
SFU MBA Alumni Network – MBA Tune-Up
Every year in April, the SFU Alumni Board organizes what we refer to as an “MBA tune-up”. This half-day MBA networking and learning event features seminars from two of the[…]
Vancouver Business Career Expo – Hosted by SFU Business and UBC’s Sauder
This video was recently created to promote the Vancouver Business Career Expo. The event attracts nearly 100 employers and over 1000 business students at both the graduate and undergraduate level[…]
SFU MBA Student Experience – Vancouver 2010 Secondment
As we continue to follow Lindsay Angelo in her career as an MBA graduate from SFU Business, this post comes to you with a more playful tone. If you’ve been[…]
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Why I Chose an MBA in Vancouver – SFU
Why I Chose an MBA in Vancouver – SFU
Here at A Few Good Minds Student MBA Blog we are aware that success is subjective, so we love hearing alumni success stories. In our opinion there’s nothing more impressive[…]
BC Hydro MPID Program – Lindsay’s Second Management Rotation
A crucial element to the MPID program is the field rotation, a rotation that exposes you to the bare bones of BC Hydro, which is of course the generation of[…]
BC Hydro MPID Program – Lindsay’s 1st Management Rotation
Having worked in business for the majority of my career and as a newcomer to BC Hydro, I was unsure what to expect entering a rotation in Engineering, Aboriginal Relations[…]
MBA Mentor in Residence – SFU’s Entrepreneurial Resource
It’s opportunities to meet business people like Jim Derbyshire, Mentor-in-Residence, that truly define the power and depth of the SFU community. Vancouver is often thought of as a small town,[…]
MBA Student Profile – Lindsay Angelo, MPID, Vancouver 2010 Olympics
This post will serve as the root page for what is an ongoing and exciting profile story of recent SFU MBA graduate, Lindsay Angelo. Through a combination of both interviews[…]