Entrepreneurship
Visiting the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO 2022
November 3, 2022By: 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 featured a range of local businesses, from catering and clothing brands to financial and artisan companies. The goal of the EXPO was to “create awareness and exposure to the many Black-owned businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in Metro Vancouver, BC.” It was hosted by Yoruba Social Culture Association of BC, a multicultural community which originated from the south west part of…
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Cousins create candle business that hits all the right notes
February 28, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor For cousins Kelly Hui and Rita Law, making candles began as a shared hobby. But, as the pair detailed in an email interview with The Peak, that quickly turned into more. “We made…
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Social infrastructure development project initiated by four B.C post-secondary institutions
June 26, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On June 11, Simon Fraser University (SFU), the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and Vancouver Island University (VIU) committed to establish the B.C. Collaborative for Social Infrastructure. The …
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Students with Enactus SFU advance social entrepreneurship
June 18, 2017The Enactus SFU team made history this March, sweeping all four categories at the annual regional competition for community outreach and venture projects. The students are part of a global organization that combines social entrepreneurship and innovation to address community…
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Coast Capital Savings commits $1 million to SFU entrepreneurship program
May 29, 2017A non-curricular university program that supports student entrepreneurs received a big boost this month with a $1 million donation from Coast Capital Savings. SFU’s Venture Connection program, now renamed to include Coast Capital Savings in its title, accepted the massive…
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An interview with two of SFU’s most ambitious entrepreneurs
March 14, 2016“Loyalty initially, royalty infinitely.” These are the words that inspired Joshua Jackai and Buk Nkosi, two SFU students and business partners, to build their brand Frontrvnners Streetwear. At a young age, Jackai would spend hours designing and creating clothing…
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Be an Entrepreneur
March 9, 2015Recently, I wrote the Law School Admission Test and applied to UBC Law. I’m trying to follow that ‘tried and true’ method of going to school, getting good grades, and then getting a good job with a secure benefits package.…
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