Asper School of Business News Archive
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Entrepreneurial futures are bright after record-breaking Stu Clark New Venture Championships
May 6, 2025 —
With record-breaking applications, the 2025 Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomed top undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs to Winnipeg for the competition. Thirty-two teams representing 22 universities from across North America pitched their big ideas and business plans for the chance to win over $60,000 in cash prizes.
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CBC Manitoba: Winnipeg will be host to 32 teams competing in the New Venture Championships
April 24, 2025 —
Winnipeg will be host to 32 teams competing in the New Venture Championships
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The Free Press: ‘Entrepreneurship knows no boundaries’: U of M pitch competition nears
April 22, 2025 —
‘Entrepreneurship knows no boundaries’: U of M pitch competition nears
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Asper students place first in Ivey’s Scotiabank International Case Competition
April 16, 2025 —
Undergraduate business students Evan Adair, Garrison Glatz, and Kayla Odidison are proud to bring home Asper’s biggest international competition win this season, placing first at the Scotiabank International Case Competition (SICC).
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Attend the 2025 IDEATE Student Presentation with NFL legend, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Steve Young
April 14, 2025 —
On May 21, 2025, UM students are invited to learn from an accomplished business leader, compassionate philanthropist, and decorated professional athlete at the 2025 IDEATE Student Presentation.
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CBC Manitoba: Navigating the financial market during downturns
April 9, 2025 —
Navigating the financial market during downturns
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Connecting theory and experience: Asper student explores Indigenous community-based learning in Belize
April 8, 2025 —
UM student Elliot Thordarson spent a week learning about traditional foodways abroad through the “Belize: Maya Wellness” program.
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The Canadian Press: Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes
March 30, 2025 —
Manitoba may be smack dab in the middle of the country, but its premier wishes to remind Canadians it's a maritime province.
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Asper’s own Dragons’ Den: the CPHR Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition
March 26, 2025 —
Hosted by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship, the CPHR Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition brought together over 400 students to test their creative thinking and presentation skills in a unique live pitch contest.
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“That’s just the way to grow”
March 19, 2025 —
Seun Bammeke [BComm(Hons)/10] shares that his love of business started at a young age, watching his brother go out to school each day and come back with more than he left with. An Asper BComm alum, Bammeke is a serial entrepreneur today, starting and running multiple businesses since his formal career beginnings in logistics and supply chain.