Toward a greener future for SMEs
Professor Dror Etzion joins CanadianSME Business Magazine鈥檚 Small Business Podcast to share about the PIVOT project, a new online platform that showcases steps taken by Canadian SMEs to advance sustainability. SMEs make up more than 90% of the total private labour force, making their business practices vital to Canada鈥檚 environmental and economic future.
The future of ETF regulation
Professor Patrick Augustin provides an expert perspective on questions surrounding the regulation of a Bitcoin-traded fund (ETF) proposed by VanEck Associates Group. While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deliberates, it runs the risk of making space for a digital shadow finance industry to emerge, says Augustin.
Expectation vs reality in the workplace
Romanticizing a career can lead to disillusionment, Professor Lisa Cohen concludes in her recently published study. The employees she interviewed for the study had at least one thing in common: their job was 鈥榞lossy鈥� and glamorous on the outside, but boring and frustrating behind the scenes.
Leading the field in food production sustainability
Jaquelynn Mateluna (MBA鈥�21) is featured in Poets and Quants鈥� 2021 鈥楤est and Brightest鈥� list for her commitment to advancing sustainability in local food production. As Chief of Staff for Lufa Farms, an urban farm-to-table e-commerce platform based in Montreal, the British Columbia native has played an instrumental role in supplying fresh, responsibly-sourced food to more than 20,000 families during the pandemic.
BCom alumna makes Women in Fintech Powerlist 2020
Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom鈥�15), who made the Innovate Finance鈥檚 2020 global Women in Fintech Powerlist in the investor category. For the past six years, the Powerlist has highlighted female talent with the growing FinTech sector. As an investment associate at Luge Capital, a FinTech-focused venture capital firm, Mazhar sources and evaluates investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies.
MBA alumnus wins prestigious Prix Hommage
Congratulations to Claude Mongeau (MBA鈥�88), who received this year鈥檚 Prix Hommage Les As de la finance at an annual ceremony hosted by the Quebec Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) Canada. Mongeau joins nearly 100 other notable leaders in Quebec finance who have received an award since the event began in 2011. He has served as a Chief Financial Officer for 100 years and President and CEO for six years with CN.
New online platform tells stories of sustainable business in Canada
Led by Professor Dror Etzion, a new online platform called PIVOT shines a spotlight on Canadian SMEs that are taking tangible steps to address the climate crisis in their day-to-day operations.
MMA students lend helping hand to SMEs during pandemic
For the second year in a row, 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Master of Management in Analytics students will work with Quebec SMEs that are struggling to weather the effects of the pandemic. Each SME will receive the support of one to three students who will offer up to 100 hours of consulting free of charge. The students will aim to provide actionable data-informed insights to accelerate economic recovery.
The pace of technological innovation picks up in Canada鈥檚 retail sector
The retail innovation lab at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management is redefining the way technology and consumer behaviour impacts the retail experience. Professor Maxime Cohen and Charles de Brabant reflect on the push for a safer, more frictionless experience in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former president of Doctors Without Borders joins School of Population and Global Health
Joanne Liu (MDCM鈥�91, IMHL鈥�14, DSc鈥�16) brings decades of experience as a pediatric emergency room physician and former international president of Doctors Without Borders to 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 School of Population and Global Health. In her new role as a professor, she will focus on pandemic and health emergencies.
Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students
The second week of May marks the start of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting program (GCPA) for an incoming cohort of 49 students. This year鈥檚 cohort consists of 43 of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, with the remaining students coming from other Canadian universities.
Playing the odds
From Olympic figure skater to CEO of a multi-million-dollar company, Craig Buntin (MBA鈥�13) has never shied away from risk. As he and his team at Sportlogiq harness the power of AI to offer analytical insights to professional sports teams, Buntin points to the role of 9I制作厂免费 and the surrounding community in providing a launching pad for success.
8 signs you鈥檙e an ambivert
It鈥檚 rare to find a pure introvert or extrovert. Most people fall somewhere on the spectrum between the two, and those who can combine traits from both dispositions have a significant advantage in the workplace. Professor Karl Moore shares eight indicators that someone is an ambivert.
Former Dobson startup aims high
Sonder, an industry-disrupting hospitality company created by former 9I制作厂免费 student and 9I制作厂免费 Dobson Centre alumnus Francis Davidson, aspires to become a 鈥渉osting Amazon鈥� through an IPO. The new entity, whose shares will trade on the NASDAQ, just obtained a $30 million loan from the Quebec government to create 700 jobs at a new technological growth center in Montreal. In the long-term, Sonder has plans to operate in the 100 largest cities in the world.
What indigenous communities can teach us about sustainability
Professor Karl Moore interviews Sean McCormick, a M茅tis from Manitoba, about his journey to founding Manitobah Mukluks, an Indigenous-owned and operated global footwear brand. McCormick touches on the unique challenges that Indigenous entrepreneurs face and the excellence they demonstrate in preserving finite resources.
