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Manitoba’s premier post-secondary leadership program invites applicants for Cohort 7 of interdisciplinary, pan-provincial learning opportunity

January 23, 2025 — 
Applications are now open for the seventh cohort (2025/26) of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP), Manitoba’s premier post-secondary leadership development opportunity, funded through a fellowship for successful applicants and housed at the Asper School of Business.

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Bringing values to ventures

January 21, 2025 — 
Matt Schaubroeck [MBA/17] is Principal and CEO of Leverage Point Consulting, where he works with start-ups and founders seeking to pursue business that has a positive impact on the world—fellow entrepreneurs with the drive not just to start a business but to do business differently. The role is a natural fit for Schaubroeck, a founder who thrives in the execution.

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BComm Spotlight

December 19, 2024 — 
BComm student Habiba Mohamed saves everything. With each new country she visits, Mohamed keeps train tickets, postcards, and keychains. When she gets back home, she arranges them carefully into a single scrapbook page, a glimpse of another Asper adventure.

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The Young Associates announce Gail Asper as IGNITE 2025 recipient

December 15, 2024 — 
The Young Associates of the Asper School of Business are pleased to announce Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. - Chair and Trustee, The Asper Foundation as the 2025 recipient of the IGNITE award. IGNITE 2025 will take place on September 17, 2025 at the RBC Convention Centre.

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2024 Asper Holiday Gift Guide

December 5, 2024 — 
Shop local with unique businesses led by Asper School of Business alumni and students!

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Winnipeg Free Press: Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze

November 8, 2024 — 
Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze

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Asper graduates take the stage for Fall Convocation 2024

October 23, 2024 — 
For Fall Convocation 2024, the Asper School of Business celebrates new Asper alumni as they take their hard-earned degrees into the workforce, further study, or their next great venture. Here is a snapshot of just a few new Asper alumni receiving their parchments on October 22, 2024.

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Infused and in business

October 22, 2024 — 
At one of Manitoba’s many maker markets, Toasti Bean co-founders Hayley Johnston [BComm(Hons)/13] and Thao Lam [BComm(Hons)/16] offer samples of pistachio ice cream, blueberry pancakes, and caramel stickybun, excited to share that—yes—many of these tasty treats are also available in decaf.

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2024 VIBE Awards to honour outstanding Indigenous entrepreneurs this November

October 17, 2024 — 
The 2024 VIBE Awards are on November 14, 2024, celebrating this year’s recipients: Emilie McKinney, founder of Anishinaabe Bimishimo, and Shaun Vincent, founder of Vincent Design Inc. This prestigious annual event combines celebration, networking and philanthropy and will highlight the incredible contributions of VIBE Award recipients McKinney and Vincent, who have each led with ingenuity, passion and a vision that goes far beyond their respective industries. Says IBEP director Riley Proulx [BComm(Hons)/19], “everyone can find inspiration from the stories of resilience, courage and dedication of our award recipients.”

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Get to know Asper School of Business Director of Indigenous Business Relations, Katherine Davis

September 13, 2024 — 
Instructor and newly appointed director of Indigenous business relations, Katherine Davis [MBA/20] has spent the last 10 years working in cross-cultural settings building relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. She is the first Métis faculty member at the Asper School of Business as well as an alum of the Asper MBA and President’s Student Leadership Program.

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