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Ivey Venture Forum - Nov 4th

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

The Ivey Venture Forum, a part of Global Ivey Day, is organized as a joint effort between the Toronto chapter of the Ivey Alumni Association and the Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship and the Richard Ivey School of Business.

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David Simpson talks family business in Business London magazine

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

“Family business governance is crucial to their success. If the family gets that right, the business is likely to last longer and be more successful than other types of business over the long run. But if they get it wrong, it can create a very bad situation.” David Simpson

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Weather Network president to receive honorary degree

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Pierre L. Morrissette, President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Pelmorex Media Inc., will receive an honorary degree at The University of Western Ontario’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) Convocation on Friday, August 27.

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Florida’s real estate woes a boon for GTA buyer - Toronto Star

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Ivey Entrepreneur alumni Rahim Madhavji, President and co-founder of Knightsbridge Foreign Exchange in downtown Toronto discusses his new business with the Toronto Star. “Suppose you plan to invest $200,000 in a U.S. property. You call to book a rate, then wire Canadian funds to the firm. It wires back U.S. funds within a day through BMO, with which it has a banking relationship.”

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Ivey Entrepreneur Newsletter Summer 2010

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

“Summer is an odd time to be at a university. Although a few courses, including Ivey’s MBA program, run year round, the UWO campus is eerily quiet and empty.” Ivey Entrepreneur - Championing Entrepreneurship in Canada

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On the Case: Meet the New Neighbours

Author’s Name: Ivey Entrepreneurship Institute Team

Even the best-laid plans don’t always work. Just ask the executives at Vancouver’s Fraser Land Development. They’re starting work on the third phase of a condo project that targets young professionals. Their problem? After succeeding in hitting their target market in the project’s first two phases, they’re now seeing more families asking about sales. Designs will have to change if they serve this unexpected market. It will be costly. Should they adapt to the new trend, or stick to their guns?

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