PitchIt: How 6 ideas aim to make the world greener, safer and a little bit more fun
By Mackenzie Ford, Gustavson co-op student This spring, nine brave entrepreneurs stepped on stage for the Coast Capital Savings Innovation Centre’s PitchIt Competition, to pitch their bright new ideas in the hopes of receiving funding to put towards their ventures. A...
An angel’s best friend: MBA alumna evens the playing field for female investors
Jill Earthy, MBA ’98, has fearlessly created her own path from the word “go.” In the last six months, she has been recognized twice for this trailblazing attitude: she was one of two Gustavson grads to receive the WXN Top 100 Influential Women Award in 2018, and is...
Community-impact ingenuity shines at South Island challenge
By Mackenzie Ford. Originally published in The Ring. On Jan. 13, the South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) hosted the Future Innovator Challenge, a competition for the region’s high school and post-secondary students. SIPP’s intent with this challenge: to engage...
Grad puts entrepreneurship to work for non-profits
By Stacey McLachlan. Originally published in the fall 2018 edition of Business Class magazine. Some romances are love-at-first sight stories. Others are a slow burn. For Jeff Hemmett, BCom ’13, his relationship with the business world falls firmly into the latter...Visit us
