Asper School of Business News Archive

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Taking a national temperature check on entrepreneurship
December 20, 2024 —
What if scholars could capture how a country collectively feels and thinks about a subject, even in an age of information overload? Wenxi Pu (Associate Dean, Assistant Professor, The Associates Fellow in Innovation) has spent about eight years working to do just that in a piece now published in the FT50-ranked Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

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BComm Spotlight
December 19, 2024 —
BComm student Habiba Mohamed saves everything. With each new country she visits, Mohamed keeps train tickets, postcards, and keychains. When she gets back home, she arranges them carefully into a single scrapbook page, a glimpse of another Asper adventure.

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680 CJOB: Can Manitoba really have a balanced budget in a couple of years?
December 19, 2024 —
Can Manitoba really have a balanced budget in a couple of years?

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Global News: Canada’s maple syrup harvest up 91% — but it may not sweeten prices
December 16, 2024 —
Canada’s maple syrup harvest up 91% — but it may not sweeten prices

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Winnipeg Free Press: Cabela’s signage gets hook at local Bass Pro Shops
December 16, 2024 —
Cabela’s signage gets hook at local Bass Pro Shops

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2025 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award to honour Steve Young
December 16, 2024 —
The Associates of the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba announced its International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (IDEA) recipient for 2025, Steve Young.

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The Young Associates announce Gail Asper as IGNITE 2025 recipient
December 15, 2024 —
The Young Associates of the Asper School of Business are pleased to announce Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. - Chair and Trustee, The Asper Foundation as the 2025 recipient of the IGNITE award. IGNITE 2025 will take place on September 17, 2025 at the RBC Convention Centre.

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Remembering a champion of entrepreneurship, Walter Good
December 11, 2024 —
An entrepreneur does many things; they identify opportunities, navigate risk, create value, and for the late Walter Good, they build dreams.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Fields on Wheels casts eyes on food supply chain links
December 9, 2024 —
Fields on Wheels casts eyes on food supply chain links

10 top stories for a newsworthy 2024
December 9, 2024 —
A curated list of the stories that drew readers to UM Today this year.