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02 Mar, 2017
Dare to Dream interns launch new ventures with help from QCBV and donors
Kingston, ON — March 2, 2017 Five students and recent graduates are launching new businesses with support from Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing (QCBV). Its Dare to Dream (D2D) internship program provides critical resources to help students and new alumni turn their entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Thanks to financial support from several alumni and corporate donors, each intern is provided up to $15,000 in funding, office space and access to mentoring to help get their new ventures up and running.
23 Aug, 2016
Commerce students score at QICSI Pitch Competition
Kingston, ON – Aug. 23, 2016 — Commerce students Kerry Readwin, Vikram Mechanda and Abhit Sahota were members of winning teams at the Queen’s Innovation Connector Summer Initiative (QICSI) Final Pitch Competition, held Aug. 18 at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
19 Apr, 2016
Queen’s Commerce team wins 2016 KPMG International Case Competition
Kingston, ON – April 19, 2016 – The four-member team of Alexis Frey, Abigail Chau, Nicolas Bernal, and Stephane Gosselin, all Comm’18, has taken first place in the 2016 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC) held April 11-14 in Dubai, UAE.
13 Apr, 2016
Campus lunch delivery service takes Paul and Tom Kinnear Business Plan Competition $5K prize
Kingston, ON – March 31, 2016 - Maggie Shi, Comm’18, has earned top honours during this year’s Paul and Tom Kinnear Business Plan Competition, held March 31 at Goodes Hall.
19 Feb, 2016
$1M gift from Birch Hill Equity Partners funds new Commerce entry award for Aboriginal students
Kingston, ON - Feb. 19, 2016 Thanks to a generous gift of $1 Million from Birch Hill Equity Partners, Smith School of Business has established an award to be given each year to an Aboriginal student entering the Queen’s Commerce program.