Graduate Students /dobson/taxonomy/term/1129/all en Startup Finances /dobson/channels/event/startup-finances-366463 <p>In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:16:11 +0000 admin 155521 at /dobson MIF Pitch Practice Round 2 /dobson/channels/event/mif-pitch-practice-round-2-368599 <p>Think you're ready to make a pitch to the MIF judges? Make sure you practice first! This session will offer MIF applicants an opportunity to practice their pitch in front of a live audience, with feedback provided.</p> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:08:11 +0000 admin 155523 at /dobson Startup Funding /dobson/channels/event/startup-funding-366464 <p>Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal".</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:17:25 +0000 admin 155527 at /dobson MIF Pitch Review Round 1 /dobson/channels/event/mif-pitch-review-round-1-368600 <p>MIF applicants who have practised their pitch once will get yet another chance to demonstrate their acquired skills. This final session will be optional.</p> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:15:24 +0000 admin 155524 at /dobson MIF Pitch Review Round 2 /dobson/channels/event/mif-pitch-review-round-2-368601 <p>MIF applicants who have practised their pitch once will get yet another chance to demonstrate their acquired skills. This final session will be optional.</p> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:16:38 +0000 admin 155525 at /dobson Intellectual Property Strategy for Business /dobson/channels/event/intellectual-property-strategy-business-356572 Maximizing the value of your company’s IP assets Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:26:29 +0000 admin 155518 at /dobson Startup Finances /dobson/channels/event/startup-finances-366439 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 04:24:45 +0000 admin 155520 at /dobson MIF Pitch Training /dobson/channels/event/mif-pitch-training-368596 <p>This <strong>virtual </strong>session will offer basic guidance on preparing a business pitch, as well as some insights on what MIF judges will be looking for.</p> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:23 +0000 admin 155519 at /dobson Startup Funding /dobson/channels/event/startup-funding-366440 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 04:24:45 +0000 admin 155526 at /dobson MIF Pitch Practice Round 1 /dobson/channels/event/mif-pitch-practice-round-1-368598 <p>Think you're ready to make a pitch to the MIF judges? Make sure you practice first! This session will offer MIF applicants an opportunity to practice their pitch in front of a live audience, with feedback provided.</p> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:05:51 +0000 admin 155522 at /dobson Emerging tech can help make business’ more resilient /dobson/channels/news/emerging-tech-can-help-make-business-more-resilient-365731 <p>Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence have the power to boost business’ efficiency, but they can also make an organizations more resilient.</p> <p>Predictive analytics are one way that companies can help ensure they’re prepared for whatever comes next. Predictive analytics can turn raw data into, writes <a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a> in Forbes.com.</p> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:23:31 +0000 admin 155500 at /dobson Young investors often overestimate their risk tolerance /dobson/channels/news/young-investors-often-overestimate-their-risk-tolerance-366108 <p>ɬÀï·¬ software engineering student<strong> David Vo</strong> began investing in markets when he was just 17 years. Now aged 20, he’s managing a portfolio worth tens of thousands of dollars. Like many in Gen Z, the Bachelor of Commerce student began investing in markets without any formal training. When starting out, one of the most common errors new investors make is overestimating their risk tolerance, ɬÀï·¬ Desautels Associate Professor of Finance<a href="/desautels/benjamin-croitoru"><strong> Benjamin Croituru</strong></a> told LaPresse.</p> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:14:58 +0000 admin 155485 at /dobson ɬÀï·¬ Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network /dobson/channels/news/mcgill-law-launches-transnational-businesslaw-network-366278 <p><i>Business + Law is different from Business Law. </i>With this framing in mind – and recognising the plethora of issues emerging at the intersection of law, business and finance in an age of rapid climate and technological change – ɬÀ﷬’s <a href="/business-law/">Business Law Platform</a> and the University's <a href="/desautels/initiatives-institutes/sustainable-growth-initiative-sgi">Sustainable Growth Initiative</a> launched a new collaboration and graduate student mentorship project, under the leadership of the CIBC Office of Sustainable Fina</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:48:36 +0000 admin 155469 at /dobson Stranded travellers should keep their cool /dobson/channels/news/stranded-travellers-should-keep-their-cool-366920 <p>When 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike, more than 100,000 passengers were left stranded. For many of those affected, the experience has been an overwhelming one. For stranded passengers, the Air Canada strike combines three powerful stressors: uncertainty, lack of control and crowding, writes Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt"><strong>Jean-Nicolas Reyt </strong></a>in The Conversation. Each of these factors is stressful on its own, and combined, they can overwhelm even the most patient travellers.</p> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:43:43 +0000 admin 155463 at /dobson China MBA and MMF Luxembourg featured in ɬÀ﷬’s global campus launch /dobson/channels/news/china-mba-and-mmf-luxembourg-featured-mcgills-global-campus-launch-368009 <p>Quebec’s government has made it more difficult for out of province students to attend ɬÀï·¬, increasing tuition fees and requiring that more students speak French at graduation.</p> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:44:33 +0000 admin 155452 at /dobson