Bissett student, Tim Lipp accepted into the Social Impact Incubator at the University of Waterloo
Wendelin Fraser, MRU Associate Professor and key advisor for Project Stoke reports: “Tim and his partner, fellow MRU student Paisley Dressler, have been “key to the success of this Mount Royal student initiative these past six months and as a result, this project won the Western Regional Challenge for Entrepreneurial Projects. Tim and his team will present their work at the National Enactus Exposition in Toronto, this coming May.”
- Dedicated space that fosters creativity and collaboration
- Weekly programming to help students conceive an idea that tackles a pressing environmental or social problem along with testing, launching and measuring the impact of their idea.
- Mentorship from entrepreneurs as well as consultation with professionals in areas such as: sales, legal, finance and communications.
- Peer-to-peer support
from like-minded, passionate people representing all six faculties.
- Access to startup funding in the form of grants and social financing opportunities
“The activities at St, Paul’s GreenHouse, University of Waterloo directly align with the University of Waterloo’s vision to be “recognized as a uniquely entrepreneurial university that applies innovative approaches to technology, social innovation, and social entrepreneurship in ways that create recognizable impact both in economic growth and improving the human condition.”
Congratulations Tim and enjoy your summer at Waterloo!
Bissett School of Business General Management students compete in Canada’s Business Model Competition
A team of 4th. year, General Management, BBA students were a “BBQ Rib” away from entering the Finals of Canada’s Business Model Canvas Competition (CBMC), held March 4-5th. at Dalhousie University.
Canada’s Business Model Competition ® (CBMC) represents an innovative and alternative paradigm for post-secondary students to demonstrate their innovativeness and entrepreneurship. The CBMC uses the philosophy and approach of Alex Osterwalder’s ‘Business Model Canvas’ plus integrating Steve Blanks’ ‘The Lean Start-up Movement’. These tools use an approach driven by a question, hypothesis, and validation process to create innovative business models that solve real problems. Leading-edge universities such as Stanford, Harvard, BYU, Waterloo, UBC and Dalhousie in addition to innovative global companies have used these models. Over the past five years, our Entrepreneurship Program has also integrated these models into our curriculum. — Douglas MacDonald
Bissett School of Business Associate Professor, David Finch and undergraduate student, Mackenzie Strong, published in AMLE
The Bissett School of Business would like to congratulate, Associate Professor, David Finch and student, Mackenzie Strong on being published in the Academy of Management Learning + Education Journal:
Institutional Biography and Knowledge Dissemination: An Analysis of Canadian Business School Faculty (February 12, 2016 David Finch, Norm O’Reilly, David Deephouse, William Fister, Loren Falkenberg, Mackenzie Strong)
Abstract
“A biographical analysis of 740 faculty members from 13 elite and non-elite Canadian business schools suggests that different knowledge dissemination activities are anchored in a faculty member’s scholar’s socialization and are influenced by both individual and contextual factors. Results suggest that the divide between academics and practitioners in business schools can be bridged with individual faculty members who possess both academic and professional qualifications.”
Bissett Students winners of 2016 KPMG ACE THE CASE Calgary
Bissett School of Business is pleased to announce that students, Lauren Andrews, Amy Dyment and Amanda Anderson were named the winners of the Calgary KPMG Ace the Case competition. This two-day workshop is geared towards those students wanting to pursue a CPA designation and gives the competitors an opportunity to hone their analytical and presentation skills.
Lauren, Amy and Amanda will move on to represent the KPMG Calgary Office in the national competition on March 4th. The winners of the National competition will go on to represent Canada at the International level in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in April.
On behalf of the Bissett School of Business we congratulate Lauren, Amy and Amanda on their achievement and wish them all the best as they move on to the national level of competition.
Special thanks to KPMG Calgary, an industry partner, that continues to provide our students here at Bissett School of Business, opportunity to showcase their “skills and competencies”.
Bissett Accounting Student Society hosts successful BASS Case Competition
The BASS Financial Case Competition was held on Friday, November 20, 2015 with eight teams of two students competing for a total of $2000 in prize money. Aspiring accountants use the competition to display their developing knowledge and apply it to real life situations. This allows the students to use their analytical skills, test their critical thinking, time management and strategic skills in a challenging circumstance. Being judged by industry professionals as well as our own Bissett faculty members, gives added credibility to the competition.
Rik Smistad, the Chair of Accounting and Finance, explains the case scenario: “This year, the business case students presented on, involved a company that was a sole distributor for energy supplements, popular with athletes, as they contain no banned substances. The company was looking for additional bank funding to continue expansion and the bank has asked the company for additional financial information. A senior manager with little training in accounting drafted financial statements for the bank but they contained errors that put the company in a bad financial light. The case competitors were required to adjust the errors thereby generating correct and useful financial information. Further, the winning cases went beyond the adjustments and considered financial ratios and analysis to support the company’s case for its ability to manage cash flow, and stay within bank required, current ratio requirements and minimum cash balances.”
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Former Bissett Student, Tasha Taylor appointed Assistant Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister’s Office, Finance Canada
Bissett School of Business wishes to congratulate alumna, Tasha Taylor on her appointment to Assistant Chief of Staff for the Deputy Minister of Finance Canada, in Ottawa.
Tasha graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance/Financial Services from Mount Royal University in 2012. While in her final year at the Bissett School of Business, Tasha captained the Bissett CFA Institute Investment Research Challenge team, where she demonstrated excellence in research, writing, presentation skills and analytical work. Upon graduation Ms. Taylor continued her education at the University of Calgary, obtaining a Master’s of Public Policy, International Trade and Investment in 2014. Prior to this appointment, Tasha served as an Economist with Finance Canada in the Capitals Markets Division, Market Policy Section.
Congratulations Tasha!
Student Entrepreneur of the Year awarded to a Bissett Student, for the second consecutive year!
Paul Shumlich, founder of Deepwater Farms and fourth year BBA student, has been awarded the Student Entrepreneur of the Year by the Calgary Entrepreneurs Organization. Paul’s company uses aquaponics technology to provide year round, organic, locally grown produce to area restaurants. As part of the award, Paul will receive $5000 and a trip to Toronto to compete in the Canada-wide competition. This is Paul’s second award for Deepwater Farms, having been the LaunchPad winner this past April.
A year ago, Derek Rucki, Mount Royal University student, and developer of TLink Golf was also awarded the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Two consecutive winners are a testament to not only the quality of students here at Mount Royal University but also to the Innovation and Entrepreneur program within the Bissett School of Business..
Bissett School of business wishes to congratulate Paul on his achievement as well as wishing him good luck in the Toronto competition. To read the Metro News Calgary article profiling Paul’s winning endeavor, please follow the link:
Bissett Student selected for Washington Center Internship
Bissett School of Business would like to congratulate Jasmeet Sandhu (Accounting) on being selected to participate in the Washington Center Internship Program in January 2016. Jaasmeet is one of two Mount Royal University students selected to participate in this internship; the other student being Katherine Adam (Social Sciences)
Each student will receive $5500.00 CDN from Alberta Advanced Education (International Education & Intergovernmental Branch) AND $2000.00 USD from the Washington Center.
Bissett School of Business wishes to congratulate Jasmeet and Katherine on this achievement and prestigious opportunity.
To read about the Washington Center Internship Program, please follow the link:
Dr. Frank Cotae mentors Bissett students, Cally Arsenault and Robin Kampel to a successful International Business Project
Congratulations to Bissett School of Business students Cally Arsenault and Robin E. Kampel on their successful submission of their International Business Plan Project to FITT (Forum of International Trade Training) for assessment. The students obtained 91% upon grading by a national evaluator appointed by FITT. The grade is equivalent to a pass with distinction! The project was developed under the guidance of Dr. Cotae as part of the International Business 4408 course and we wish to extend congratulations to him as well.