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Asper School of Business

Meet the Asper alum innovating in Winnipeg’s culinary scene

November 17, 2023 — 
An Asper School of Business Bachelor of Commerce alum, Mike Del Buono [BComm(Hons)/13] is the managing partner of Burnley Place Hospitality Inc., which led the launch of local Winnipeg favourites King + Bannatyne, a premium sandwich shop in the Exchange District, and Nola, an elegant gem of Saint Boniface.

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Asper School of Business

Recognizing excellence in Indigenous business and entrepreneurship at VIBE 2023

November 14, 2023 — 
For 17 years, Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) at the Asper School of Business has hosted the Visionary Indigenous Business (VIBE) Awards, recognizing the achievements of Indigenous businesses, business leaders and entrepreneurs in Manitoba. The 2023 VIBE Award recipients are Dreamcatcher Promotions and La Brasserie Nonsuch Brewing Co.

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Asper School of Business

Making mental health services more accessible for students

October 27, 2023 — 
Phill, a graduate of the Asper School of Business MBA program, is the founder and CEO of My Student Wellbeing, an online platform where university students can access virtual counselling sessions with qualified therapists. A former social worker who gained business knowledge and skills in his MBA, Phill strives to make mental health services more accessible for students.

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Entrepreneurship beyond business

October 23, 2023 — 
Innovative new spaces on campus for students, faculty and staff

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TeachingLIFE

We are ‘Better Together’

October 23, 2023 — 
A new co-curricular approach to building entrepreneurial thinking skills

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TeachingLIFE

The safe space principle

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

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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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