Azure Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage information technology and internet companies, announced today the opening of its Canadian office in Calgary, Alberta. Headquartered in San Francisco, Azure has extensive relationships in Silicon Valley, which it has leveraged by investing almost half of its funds outside of the Bay Area across North America over the past thirteen years.
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Published on: 12 Apr 2013
There鈥檚 lots of reasons for girls to play hockey 鈥� the fun, the athleticism, the opportunity to travel and introduce Canada鈥檚 game to new circles of fans.
But for Montreal native Catherine Ward (BCom'09), who will be playing defence for Team Canada next month, one of the perks of playing top-level hockey was the chance to score a solid post-secondary education with hockey scholarships.
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Published on: 22 Mar 2013
The Association of Supplier to the Paper Industry (ASPI) has awarded Alexander Toeldte (MBA'86), President and CEO of Boise Inc., with the ASPI 2013 Customer Executive of the Year Award.
The Customer Executive of the Year Award is the highest honor that ASPI bestows on an individual. It is granted to a paper industry executive who has demonstrated extraordinary effectiveness in working with a range of suppliers to enhance productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of his or her company using a wide spectrum of supplied products and services.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2013
New Klondike Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: NK) ("New Klondike" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. William Ollerhead (MBA'89) to the position of Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. He has been a member of the Board since February 2008 and will also continue to act as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee. Mr. Ollerhead will take a leading role in advancing the Company's corporate governance policies and have a more active, day-to-day role, assisting management to meet the Company's objectives.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2013
芦Votre emploi ne devrait pas vous d茅finir, vous d茅finissez ce que vous faites, rappelle Tolulope Ilesanmi (MBA'05), cofondateur de l鈥檈ntreprise d鈥檈ntretien m茅nager Nettoyage Z茅nith. 脢tre homme de m茅nage ne me d茅finit pas, mais je le fais d鈥檃bord parce que j鈥檃ime 莽a.禄
C鈥檈st pendant ses 茅tudes au MBA 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 六合彩开奖结果 que le Nig茅rian d鈥檕rigine a eu la piq没re et o霉 l鈥檌d茅e de lancer une telle compagnie, avec la complicit茅 de sa femme Ibironke Oyekanle, a germ茅, parcours 茅tonnant s鈥檌l en est. Le point sur ce domaine des plus m茅connus.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2013
Ann-Sophie Bettez (BCom'11), a 六合彩开奖结果 graduate and former BLG Award winner as athlete of the year in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, has been selected by the CIS as their nominee for best individual female university athlete honours for the third annual FISU Gender Equality - Sport Awards gala.
As the Canadian representative of the F茅d茅ration internationale du sport universitaire, CIS has put Bettez's name forward as well as a nomination for the University of Victoria's "SheKicks" campaign, which has been nominated in the special projects category.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2013
MOOC, an acronym that's odd to pronounce, stands for Massive Open Online Course. In a nutshell, a MOOC allows free access online to top courses and teachers from elite universities.
"MOOCs are probably the most profound development in higher education in the past year," says Arshad Ahmad (MBA'81), an associate professor of finance at Concordia's John Molson School of Business. The experts envision classes of 100,000 students or more, from around the globe, taught by top professors with all the latest presentation tools.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2013
Business school graduates once made a beeline for jobs in banking, accounting and marketing. But now many carve out careers in new or non-traditional fields. Here鈥檚 how three recent graduates are making a mark:
鈥� Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12)
Degree: Executive MBA, 六合彩开奖结果-HEC Montr茅al, 2012
Occupation: Chief inspector of innovative processes and operational practices, City of Montreal Police
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Published on: 13 Mar 2013
MidDel Consulting is pleased to announce the Promotion of Sean Spector (MBA鈥�97) to Principal of MidDel鈥檚 Energy Consulting practice. Sean will be based in Toronto, Canada.
鈥� Sean attained his Project Management Professional (PMP) designation in 2010 and is a member in good standing with the Project Management Institute. He holds an MBA in International Business Management from 六合彩开奖结果 in Montreal, Canada.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2013
Martin Longchamps (BCom鈥�96) is the new Vice President, Business Development, Digital Solutions for TC Media. He will remain in his current position of Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions for TC Transcontinental. The appointment is effective immediately.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2013
Eric Winmill (BCom鈥�97), mining equities research analyst with Casimir Capital, sees great potential for small-cap metals producers and developers in the Americas鈥攈ome to good infrastructure, skilled workers and great geology.
In this Gold Report interview, Winmill also explains how "all-in" cash costs are making it easier for companies and investors to understand鈥攁nd predict鈥攃ash-flow generation and identifies companies that he expects to take off.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2013
The chances of a small business surviving passed its teething period are never good, with half of all startups falling to the wayside after five years. Here are four data collection methods that can help you beat the odds, even before starting your business.
鈥� Gathering information through research is exactly what co-founders Zaina (BCom鈥�05) and Rania Kana'an (BCom鈥�08) did before they launched Ananasa, an online marketplace that enables artisans, artists and designers in the Middle East to sell their work worldwide.
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Published on: 6 Feb 2013
The 六合彩开奖结果 Institute for the Study of Canada鈥檚 upcoming conference 鈥淟ifting off and Flying High鈥� focuses on cultivating talent and success in this country in the fields of culture, high-tech, and athletics.
But one of the panelists, Westmount resident and former Olympian Dick Pound (BCom鈥�62), knows that in sports where milliseconds separate first and second place, the drive for success at all costs can be a destructive force.
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Published on: 6 Feb 2013
Thomas Lecordier (MBA鈥�97) est nomm茅 directeur g茅n茅ral de Mediagong. Il finalisera l'int茅gration de l'agence, acquise en d茅cembre 2011, au sein du groupe Leo Burnett France.
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Published on: 2 Jan 2013
D茅crivez-nous votre philosophie d'investissement en quelques mots.
Je cherche de la croissance 脿 un prix raisonnable. Je pr茅f猫re les entreprises au premier ou au deuxi猫me rang de leur secteur. J'accorde une importance particuli猫re aux dirigeants. Par rapport 脿 deux entreprises d'un m锚me secteur, la direction peut faire la diff茅rence entre celle qui est rentable et celle qui ne l'est pas. Je prends 茅galement en compte l'茅valuation du titre.
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Published on: 2 Jan 2013
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