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A graphic illustration of a performer on a stage growing from a flower, surrounded by plants and loose papers.

TeachingLIFE

The safe space principle

October 23, 2023 — 
How music students took a risk and became entrepreneurs

Keegan Slijker smiling.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Bisons athlete combines love of basketball with community development programming

June 27, 2023 — 
Keegan Slijker uses his love for basketball to help develop the community through his creation, "Fitness Up North."

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One of Carl Szczerski's painted 3D models.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Entrepreneurial thinking in teaching and learning

June 7, 2023 — 
Sparked by his own curiosity, Carl Szczerski, a technician in the Faculty of Science, purchased his first personal 3D printer in 2018. Now, he’s using the technology to support teaching and learning, too.

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Farzana Ebrahim finds ways to be entrepreneurial as a staff member at UM

March 30, 2023 — 
Farzana Ebrahim is an excellent example of intrapreneurship, a way for employees of organizations to bring entrepreneurial thinking to their work.

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Director Debra Jonaason-Young with Graduate team winners.

Asper School of Business

Stu Clark New Venture Championships returns in-person for high-caliber competition

March 16, 2023 — 
The 2023 Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomed student entrepreneurs from across North America to compete for the opportunity to kickstart their unique and diverse ventures.

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President Michael Benarroch with crossed arms and a smile

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

President Benarroch invites you to think differently about entrepreneurship

March 6, 2023 — 
President Benarroch talked about his non-traditional view of entrepreneurship and why entrepreneurship is more about ideas and impact than dollars and cents.

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Donor Stu Clark wearing a black suit smiling and talking to Asper MBA students.

Supporting entrepreneurial dreams for 25 years

October 14, 2022 — 
The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCCE) at the Asper School of Business is celebrating 25 years of supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of University of Manitoba students. With 500+ Venture Coach meetings, more than $750,000 in prize money given to student ventures, and with 1250+ students from all over North America having participated in SCCE competitions – there's lots to celebrate.

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Every organization needs a Business Analyst (BA), and everyone is looking for a good one.

Faculty of Science

Entrepreneurship course inspires innovation and business training at Faculty of Science

January 28, 2022 — 
The course was piloted in May 2021 and developed in collaboration with the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Asper School of Business. It challenged students to generate ideas and address “Why” their ideas might succeed. It also covered the “How-to” with an introduction to business planning, market validation, and HR considerations, concluding in a group pitch event.

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Work from home desk set up

Asper School of Business

Stu Clark Centre Learn From Home Competition

September 15, 2020 — 
Entrepreneurship is about being your own boss, something students across the University of Manitoba will be required to master this upcoming year. Working and learning from home means students will have to take control of their environment to be set up for success.

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Alexandre Lazarow standing on beach

Asper School of Business

Out-Innovate: Doing more with less

May 7, 2020 — 
In Alexandre Lazarow’s (BComm(Hons)/06) new book Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley he outlines where entrepreneurs outside the most-developed start-up ecosystems, are out-innovating their Silicon Valley counterparts.

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