Business

A photo of students Cedric Tanafranca and Savar Gupta smiling.
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SFYou: Cedric and Savar, creators of Unify Social

Peak Web May 31, 2026

By: Tomos Land, Staff Writer Every year, hundreds of thousands of people move to Canada, but oftentimes getting here is only half the battle. Between meeting immigration requirements, learning a foreign language, and finding bearings in a new city, being a newcomer can be overwhelming.  Two enterprising SFU students — and childhood friends — Cedric Tanafranca and Savar Gupta developed an app that aims to make newcomers’ experiences that much easier. Launched in March, Unify Social centralizes essential resources and educational tools on their platform, while creating a community through in-person workshops. The Peak spoke with them to learn more.…

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this is a photo of a new skyscraper/development under construction
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Short-term business goals lead to long-term damage

Peak Web March 11, 2025

By: Riley Williams, SFU Student Capitalist economies have long since operated with short-term thinking, contributing to numerous negative social and environmental impacts. Short-termism and long-termism are two ends of a philosophical spectrum used to describe differing perspectives on which we…

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This is a photo of the current B.A.S.S. office space.
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BASS advocates for space in the SUB for business student groups

Peak Web March 25, 2024

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 31, Business Administration Student Society (BASS) councillor Meha Sidhu requested that the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council dedicate BASS a permanent home in the Student Union Building (SUB). Sidhu noted the current…

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Adebola Ige, community empowerment chair speaking at the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO 2022
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Visiting the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO 2022

Peak Web November 3, 2022

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer As an African international student interested in building a career in Canada, I was excited to attend the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO on October 22 to discover Black entrepreneurial spaces and communities. The EXPO…

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Club Ilia permanently closes at UniverCity

News April 4, 2021

Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Club Ilia, the restaurant on SFU’s UniverCity strip, has permanently closed. This comes after a year of forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its former location, the local pub chain BierCraft opened…

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Beedie student bails on Valentine’s Day date to check stocks

Humour February 12, 2021

By: Paige Riding, Humour Editor February 14, 11:32 a.m. Baby Girl💦 — heyyy baby, happy valentines day! <3 hope your morning is going well and can’t wait to see you tonight. i’m gonna look so good for you mwah mwah…

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The Worst Purchase: Non-mandatory online access code

Peak Web March 29, 2019

Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student Right after one of my business lectures, I knew I needed my textbook fast. To help with costs, the professor mentioned we could buy an earlier edition of the book if needed, and that a…

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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes

Peak Web November 5, 2018

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   SFU is proposing an increase in tuition fees, but students are not happy. On October 23, SFU administration emailed students to invite them to a consultation session on their proposed tuition hikes,…

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Major in a minute: Joint major in business and environment

Peak Web October 26, 2018

Written by: Elise Burgert Do you find school boring? Facts mundane? The truth . . . too simple? If so, apply to one of the Oxymoronic Joint Majors offered by SFU! As a student in my last year of a…

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SFU startup uses data to analyze and predict World Cup results

Peak Web July 17, 2018

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Jamie Tatsubana is an SFU SIAT alumnus who created FootyStats, a soccer analytics website startup which uses data to help fans and fantasy soccer players analyze games and predict results.      The website was founded…

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