Tag archive for ‘business’
Spreading the wealth: the global impact of sending money home (Comments Off)
5/13/13 •
More than four billion people in the world currently live on an income of less than two dollars a day. This and the desire to lift poor people up the economic ladder has inspired Dr. Basu [...]
Half of 2013 KIRA Awards go to UNB-affiliated teams (Comments Off)
5/06/13 •
Of the six awards handed out at last week’s 2013 KIRA award ceremony at the Fredericton Convention Centre, UNB-affiliated Green Imaging Technologies Inc., IntroHive, and Inversa Systems were among those who took home hardware. The technology [...]
Smart Skin Technologies set to launch new golf product (Comments Off)
4/26/13 •
UNB-born business, Smart Skin Technologies of Fredericton has been working with a major golf club manufacturer to help launch Quantifeel – a new product that tests the pressure points on a golfer’s grip throughout the swing. [...]
UNB Saint John business co-op awards (Comments Off)
4/25/13 •
UNB Saint John’s business co-op program held its annual “Celebration of Excellence” award luncheon today at Grand Hall in Uptown Saint John. The co-op program integrates classroom studies with work experience by alternating academic semesters with [...]
UNBers dominate 2013 KIRA finalist list (Comments Off)
4/18/13 •
The KIRA Organizing Committee recently announced the 2013 KIRA finalists and among the list of 18 individuals or groups recognized, seven are UNB-affiliated. UNB finalists who made the list are administrators being recognized for their contribution [...]
UNB Saint John holds tax clinics (Comments Off)
4/16/13 •
Approximately 20 undergraduate and graduate business students participated in the Canada Revenue Agency volunteer program on Friday, April 12. They assisted in the electronic preparation of more than 110 tax returns for their fellow students within [...]
UNB students get hands-on experience through JDI business competition (Comments Off)
4/04/13 •
J.D. Irving, Limited is partnering with UNB to provide students with an opportunity to solve real-life business scenarios. J.D. Irving, Limited, is hosting competitions at five Maritime universities where student teams are given details of a [...]
UNB MBA students organize Match Maker Gala Fundraiser (Comments Off)
4/02/13 •
The Match Maker Gala is a unique dining event organized by master of business administration (MBA) students from UNB Fredericton in support of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Fredericton and Oromocto Regions. The event [...]
UNB-born entrepreneur connects NBers to local food (Comments Off)
4/02/13 •
After traveling the world with his now wife, Kim, and eating fresh, local food at many restaurants and hotels, Levi Lawrence (BBA, 2011) returned to Fredericton knowing he wanted to find a way to provide New [...]
UNB Students make a Grand Entrance at NBIF Breakthru (Comments Off)
3/25/13 •
TotalPave, led by brothers Coady and Drew Cameron, won the grand prize at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Breakthru Competition on March 21, which brought them $100,000 of equity investment plus up to $60,000 in cash, [...]
UNB hosts 2013 Student Pitch Competition (Comments Off)
3/25/13 •
Entrepreneurship is an important part of Atlantic Canada’s economic growth and the University of New Brunswick has worked hard to create countless opportunities for students to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Many of New Brunswick’s most creative [...]
UNB’s Total Pave wins Breakthru competition (Comments Off)
3/21/13 •
Nearly $200,000 worth of cash investments and professional services was awarded to UNB student group, Total Pave, at last night’s NBIF Breakthru competition. UNB’s entrepreneurial strengths were well on display at this year’s event with [...]
UNB key organizer in first ever East Coast Startup Week (Comments Off)
3/11/13 •
UNB’s Pond-Deshpande Centre (PDC) and J.Herbert Smith Centre are co-organizing New Brunswick’s first East Coast Startup Week alongside PropelICT/Launch 36, User Events, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and Startup Kitchen. Taking place March 20-24, the East [...]
Innovative technique helps UNB students achieve business success (Comments Off)
3/11/13 •
One of the UNB teams selected for this year’s New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Breakthru Competition already had a head start in the market thanks to a method they learned in one of their business courses. [...]
Time to vote for UNB Breakthru teams (Comments Off)
2/28/13 •
Online voting for the CBC Viewers’ Choice award for the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s (NBIF) Breakthru competition is now open. UNB is showing its research and entrepreneurial strengths at this year’s Breakthru competition with four of [...]
