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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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Carine Bado is in a white shirt standing next to a white railing.

Asper School of Business

Get to know Carine Bado, entrepreneur and Stu Clark Centre Venture Coach

February 15, 2023 — 
Carine Bado, Venture Coach at the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship discusses her commitment to supporting students interested in entrepreneurship.

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Ogo Okwumabua sitting with a hat on and a Bison T-shirt

Asper School of Business

An Entrepreneur’s Journey: Ogo Okwumabua

January 30, 2023 — 
Community is at the heart of Okwumabua’s vision for Zueike.

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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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A woman, Catherine David, is smiling for her headshot wearing a red shirt and black blazer.

Asper School of Business

Asper alum co-founds a one-stop space for mothers to access supports

May 6, 2022 — 
"When women come together, great things happen, but when moms come together to support each other, brilliance happens. It truly is MomBrilliant," says Catherine David. After completing her Master of Business Administration at the Asper School of Business, Catherine David [BEd/07, MBA/18] and Co-founder Mel Klos began creating MomBrilliant, a one-stop space to educate and support mothers through a network of certified pediatric and parenting practitioners. 

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A woman standing in business attire at a podium, and another photo of computer screen with two people talking.

Asper School of Business

Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomes competitors from across North America

March 23, 2022 — 
The 2022 New Venture Championships were hosted virtually this past weekend and did not disappoint. This year, the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCCE) went big. We combined the graduate and undergraduate competitions and expanded the undergraduate event to be open to students from around the world. With this new combination it certainly made for an exciting whirlwind three days of celebrating entrepreneurship and student innovation.

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Asper student Graham Taylor smiling with a dark beige suit jacket and blue shirt on.

Asper School of Business

Asper student, Graham Taylor, wins Stu Clark New Venture Championships

March 21, 2022 — 
For the first time in 14 years, a UM student has placed first in graduate edition of competition

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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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Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship staff

Asper School of Business

Fanning the flame of entrepreneurship

April 26, 2021 — 
On April 16 and 17, 20201, The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Undergraduate Edition brought together students from various faculties and post-secondary schools across Manitoba to compete for over $20,000 in cash prizes.

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