February 19, 2011
Trevor Bodogh takes to the air in a demonstration of Bike Trials at the Virox Future Forum 2011
Sheridan Business Administration- Finance graduate and extreme athlete, Trevor Bodogh, a Bike Trials professional, brought his unique style to the 2011 Virox Future Forum hosted by Sheridan College with a heaping dash of extreme sports mixed with his message of entrepreneurial spirit as he demonstrated his skills both on a Trials bike and as a business speaker.
This was Bodogh’s third appearance at the Virox Future Forum. During the first Future Forum Trevor Bodogh was an invited third year student in the audience and by the time the Forum had ended he had successfully pitched an audition with the Dragon’s Den and solidified plans to further his business with personal appearances at several extreme athletic events in Canada and the United States.
Trevor Bodogh ready for Dragon's Den
Trevor is already a sought after extreme athlete who has appeared with the Research in Motion Blackberry Flip promotion which successfully toured across Canada to promote the Blackberry flip phone. He has appeared on extreme sports television programs and toured Bike Trial events across Canada and the United States.
Bodogh spoke to Sheridan Faculty of Business students about the need to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit in career plans to enhance the potential graduates chances of being successful in business.
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February 13, 2011
More than 58 employers recruited at Sheridan's Business Career Fair 2011
The recent 2011 Faculty of Business Career Fair attracted more than 58 local and regional employers eager to connect with several hundred Sheridan Business students. Students from more than 20 Sheridan Faculty of Business programs jammed the Porter Athletic Facility, eager to network with potential employers and hand out resumes.
Mario Zaborski, a 1994 Sheridan Marketing graduate.
Recruiting employers included banking, financial, health care providers, marketing and sales, transportation, realty, and lifestyle providers including CIBC, Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre, Certified General Accountants, GoodLife Fitness, The Trillium Health Centre, Sun Life Financial, Minmaxx Realty Inc. DSN Transportation, Research in Motion, and Winners Merchants International.
Ammarita Mangher is a 2010 Sheridan Marketing graduate
Many employers featured Sheridan business graduates as part of their recruitment team, including, Mario Zaborski, a 1994 Marketing Coop graduate, Ammarita Mangher, a 2010 Marketing graduate and Erica Ramey, a Human Resources program graduate now recruiting for Winners Merchants International.
“It’s awesome to come back to Sheridan and be able to recruit some of the best potential graduates for your company”, said Mario Zaborski, Director of Sales and Business Development, MRS Management Reporting Systems and a 1994 graduate of Sheridan’s Marketing Coop program.
Ammarita Mangher, a 2010 Marketing program graduate was recruited at the 2010 Sheridan Business Career Fair by DSN Chemical Transportation. She is now a sales representative and recuiter for DSN.
“The Sheridan Faculty of Business Career Fair is an excellent opportunity for students to select and pursue potential employers in a professional setting”, said Mangher.
Erica Ramey is a Human Resources graduate now working in recruitment and selection for Winners Merchants International.
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February 7, 2011
More than 150 top Sheridan Faculty of Business students have been selected to attend the annual Virox Technologies Inc. Virox Future Forum hosted at Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus Friday February 11, 2011.
Randy Pilon, President and CEO, Virox Technologies Inc.
Randy Pilon, Virox Technologies Inc CEO helped create the Virox Future Forum in concert with Sheridan College and the Faculty of Business to help Sheridan business students cope with the reality of the rapidly changing workplace. The World Economic Forum believes that many new and exciting jobs will be created over the next 20 years which require new attitudes to support innovation, entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and creativity.
This year’s Virox Future Forum attendees will have the opportunity to explore the new workplace as seen through the minds of top business speakers Sean Wise and David K. Foot. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to win one of three $1000 awards provided by Virox Technologies Inc. and 2 hours of coaching with entrepreneur, Virox President & CEO and Sheridan College business graduate Randy Pilon.
Sean Wise
Sean Wise has helped train more than 3500 entrepreneurs, specializing in emerging and high growth organizations. His latest book is How to Be a Business Superhero. Wise is also known as the Dragon’s Keeper for his on-going role as industry advisor to the CBC Television hit series Dragon’s Den.
David Foot
David Foot is an outspoken and controversial demographics expert who contends that demographics explain two thirds of everything whether the subject is business planning, marketing, human resources, career planning or social and global trends. Foot is best known for his best-selling books Boom, Bust & Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift, and Boom Bust & Echo: Profiting From the Demographic Shift in the 21st Century.
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January 2, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
Crunchy numbers
About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 25,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see it.
In 2010, there were 59 new posts – that’s more than one post per week, growing the total archive of this blog to 130 posts. There were 169 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 88mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week, about 3 for every post to the blog.
Sheridan School of Business - Gold cup winners OCMC 2010
The busiest day of the year was November 22nd with 800 views. The most popular post that day was Sheridan School of Business wins Gold at OCMC 2010.
Overall BrieflySpeakingBiz has racked up more than 44,ooo total views – 25,000 last year alone – that’s more than 2000 visits each month.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were insider.sheridaninstitute.ca, facebook.com, sheridaninstitute.ca, mail.live.com, and sheridanc.on.ca.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for sheridan college mississauga, david schnarch, michael cloutier, trevor bodogh, and maurizio di maio.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
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Sheridan School of Business wins Gold at OCMC 2010 November 2010
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Sheridan Business Hall of Fame Inductees October 2008
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Sheridan College School of Business programs to occupy new Mississauga campus at City Centre January 2010
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Sheridan School of Business Mississauga City Centre campus Start-Up Team to assist with transition January 2010
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About Briefly Speaking August 2008
Coming Attractions in 2011
Look for exciting stories on these events coming in the new year…
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December 27, 2010
Kelsey Leon wins Porter Airline tickets from David Allen
Sheridan Faculty of Business Travel and Tourism students recently had an excellent opportunity to network with industry professionals and fellow students from several Ontario colleges at the 15th Annual Students-in-Travel Conference and Trade Show hosted at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
About two dozen Sheridan Tourism and Travel Students attended the multitude of workshops and displays presented along with several members of the Sheridan program faculty. The event gave students the opportunity to network, learn about jobs in the Travel industry and meet our industry partners.
“The trade show portion, which featured over 20 industry suppliers, including Transat Holidays, Westjet, 
Airmiles, and more, gave us the opportunity to see Sheridan Travel and Tourism graduates in action including Morgan Stock (2008) and Mauricio Canjura (2007) both Sheridan Tourism Grads who work for TNT Tours,” said Victoria Renton, Sheridan Travel and Tourism Program Coordinator.
Kelsey Leon, a second year student won two tickets anywhere that Porter Airlines flies. (see picture) Kelsey Leon pictured with Donald Allen, Porter Airlines.
For more info on the eventhttp://www.travelpress.com/CITC/235/view/news.htm
Sheridan College Travel and Tourism students
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November 16, 2010
Sheridan Accounting Student Association will host a Certified General Account CGA information session Thursday November 18, 2010 6:00-8:00 pm in Room E103 Trafalgar Campus. Snacks and refreshments provided. Representatives from CGA will be present to discuss careers in accounting.
The Sheridan Human Resources Interscholastic Council will host speakers from the Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario (HRPAO) on Wednesday November 17, 2010 from 11:00 – 12:00 in Room B345, Trafalgar campus to discuss joining the association.
The 31st annual Ontario Colleges’ Marketing Competition (OCMC) begins Thursday November 18, 19, 2010 at the Delta Hotel in Mississauga. Hosted by Sheridan College, more than 500 Business students and faculty from 13 Ontario colleges are expected to compete at this prestigious OCMC (see more) two-day event.
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September 27, 2010
Lucia Juhaszova, Program Support Specialst, School of Business.
Charlene Craddock, Operations Manager, Sheridan School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Lucia Juhaszova (loot-sia you-ha-so-va) to the postion of Program Support Specialist at the Trafalgar campus.
Lucia comes to Sheridan after working at Everest College in Toronto as Student Account coordinator. Juhaszova is a graduate of the Business Marketing program at George Brown College, and also worked for CITYTV in the Chum Group of Companies.
“I am very thrilled to be part of the Sheridan School of Business and I look forward to helping our business students,” Juhaszova.
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March 26, 2010
The Davis Business Council Expose Group
Sheridan School of Business students recently got connected with business at the first Annual Business Expose hosted by the Davis Business Council and the Davis Business Club. The Expose featured product presentations from Rim/Blackberry on the future of wireless, Sony presented a gaming competition and its range of products from e-book to computers, Clothier, Suzy Sheir delivered a mini-fashion Show on “Dressing for Success” in your Career, and the Small Business Enterprise Center spoke about their Summer Company Program.
Trevor Bodogh, 2009 Sheridan Finance graduate and top-rated extreme athlete, shared his Elevator Pitch from the CBC-TV hit series Dragon’s Den and did Cycling Tricks – jumping over Jordan Leblanc, Sheridan marketing student, and Emcee of the event.
Muay Thai martial arts demonstration
The Business Expose featured company booths and presentations in the Rec Room pub, a Speaker Hall on “The Future of Business” and a Muay Thai (Martial Arts) Demonstration in the Athletic Center. Students could feel the passion and creativity that business has to offer especially during the many door prizes that were given away, including more than $250 in gift certificates donated by local sponsors.
“It is our pride to lead Sheridan’s business students by always keeping them aware of the future of business,” said Armando Toossi and Micheaux Spencer of the Business Council. You can catch the Business Council at: www.sbcouncil.2ya.com/
“The buzz and excitement from Business Expose has inspired students to be passionate about the business world and its possibilities,” said John MacRae, faculty advisor for the Davis Business Council.
This year’s success has encouraged the Business Council to plan a bigger and better Expose next year and for years to come. Professor MacRae thanked all the Business Council and Business Club members, businesses and sponsors (see web site for list of companies involved) for their contribution to making the student experience at Sheridan a more rewarding one.
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March 8, 2010
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February 26, 2010
Sheridan Advertising program graduates answer questions from current students about career opportunities in advertising.
More than 100 Sheridan School of Business Advertising students recently networked with program graduates now working as industry executives during the recent Sheridan Advertising Association (SAA) hosted Grad Night. The event provided an opportunity for current Sheridan Advertising students to meet and network with Advertising graduates working in the advertising, to ask questions about career opportunities, and to get familiar with the realities of the advertising industry.
Sheridan advertising students and graduates mix and meet in the lobby outside Sheridan's Virox Theatre.
The evening began in the Sheridan College SCAET building with an informal meet and greet in the lobby, where students got up-close and personal with working graduates, followed by a lively panel discussion from 7 – 8:30 pm in The Virox Theatre, then moving to break-out areas from 8:30 – 9:30 pm where groups of students spoke with Sheridan graduates from various areas of the advertising industry in a small group setting.
“This is the kind of event we like to offer to our students – there is nothing better for current students than hearing about our graduates’ real life experiences as they begin their careers in the advertising industry,” said Peggy Barnwell, Coordinator, Sheridan School of Business Advertising Program.
Sheridan Advertising students are eager to network with their program graduates.
Sheridan Advertising graduates included, Jeff Costigan, OMD, Alana Roach, Cornerstone Group of Companies, Adam Ball, CLB Media, Vanessa Lawson, Cornerstone Group of Companies, Mike Austin, The Media Cottage, Sarah Thornley, Brandworks International Inc, Samantha Clark, Mabel’s Labels, Cristian Tesoro, J3 Canada, Serene Fattouh, Cundari Integrated Advertising, Attiya Fazal, Leisureworld Caregiving Centres, Amanda De Fields, GJP Advertising + Design, Dan Giusti, GJP Advertising + Design, Jacqueline Fell, Promotion Resource Group, Alethea Reston, Due North Communications, Brock Darling, Mediacom, Lara Ruggeri, Allard Johnson Communications.
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February 19, 2010
Lee-Anne McAlear
The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 didn’t even exist in 2004 – that’s the mantra of the 2010 Virox Future Forum, designed to prepare Sheridan School of Business student leaders for a new world of work. The Virox Future Forum offers Sheridan School of Business students the opportunity to hear tips from successful business people about how to thrive in the new business world, how to launch their career, and how to be successful in a marketplace that’s always changing.
Ian Portsmouth
“The 2010 Forum promises to be another exceptional event that will, no doubt refine the course of thinking of most, if not all, the students selected to attend with respect to the future economy, and what career choices are more likely to be sustainable in such a dynamic world,” said Randy Pilon, President, and CEO of Virox Technologies Inc.
Sean Wise
The second annual Virox Future Forum, sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc., will feature top speakers and trend spotters in the business world. Sheridan School of Business students will also get an opportunity to visit booths by Virox Technologies Inc. recruiters, Canadian Business Youth Foundation, and Sheridan’s Alumni department. In addition, three students will each receive a $1000 award from Virox Technologies Inc.
“This event will be something to reflect upon, years from now, and I suspect one will look back fondly upon the guidance given by these esteemed guest speakers,” said Pilon.
This year’s featured business speakers include Lee-Anne McAlear, Ian Portsmouth, and Sean Wise.
Lee-Anne McAlear is Program Director of Schulich’s Centre of Excellence in Innovation Management at York University and president of the Toronto based innovation house, CURRENT. McAlear is a highly regarded consultant, facilitator, speaker and training specialist. For over 20 years, Lee-Anne has worked globally with Fortune 500 and high growth entrepreneurial firms to help formulate strategy and enhance individual, team and organizational performance.
Ian Portsmouth is the editor of PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success. PROFIT magazine has served Canada’s entrepreneurial community for over 20 years. Portsmouth has won several awards or his business writing, and is a frequent media commentator on the management issues and best practices of Canadian growth companies.
A self-confessed entrepreneur from the age of 13, Sean Wise has helped train over 3,500 entrepreneurs. He specializes in helping emerging and high growth potential organizations raise funds, turn a profit and be successful. A successful author, Wise’s latest book is How to be a Business Superhero. Wise is also known as the “Dragon’s Keeper” for his ongoing role as host and industry advisor of CBC television’s hit business reality show, “Dragon’s Den”.
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February 9, 2010
Sheridan School of Business students met with recruiters from more than 40 employers at the recent Career Fair
More than 400 Sheridan School of Business students met with recruiters from 41 local and national employers at the recent Career Fair hosted by the Sheridan Student Services Career Centre and the Sheridan School of Business.
Employers represented included The Home Depot, Scotiabank, Service Canada, The Trillium Health Centre, Belairdirect, Northwood Mortgage, Staples, BDO, The Ontario Public Service, Peel Regional Police Services, Investors Group, and many more.
Left, Roneldi Groesbeck and Melissa Waldron staff The Trillium Health Centre booth.
Several employer booths featured Sheridan School of Business graduates now working as recruitment specialists after graduating from Sheridan Business Administration and graduate certificate programs.
At the Trillium Health Centre booth Sheridan graduates included Roneldi Groesbeck, a grad of the Human Resource Management graduate certificate program, and Melissa Waldron, (CHRP), a grad of the Human Resources program.
Sheridan School of Business graduates Nicole Kenyon and Goran Smailagic, left, meet with business students.
At the Scotiabank recruitment booth Nicole Kenyon and Goran Smailagic are both Sheridan College graduates. Smailagic is a 2008 Business Administration – Finance Coop graduate, and Kenyon, a Personal Banking Officer with Scotiabank, is a 2005 Sheridan College Business Administration- Accounting program, and also a Finance program graduate.
“The Sheridan School of Business prepared me well for the working world – I was offered a position with Scotiabank right after graduation,” said Kenyon.
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February 5, 2010
Randy Pilon, President and CEO of Virox Technologies Inc has funded the Virox Future Forum for the Sheridan School of Business.
The Sheridan School of Business and Virox Technologies Inc are set to present The Virox Future Forum 2010, an exclusive opportunity for Sheridan School of Business students to get a glimpse of the future of work.
The second annual Virox Technologies Inc sponsored event brings together top Sheridan School of Business students with sought-after business speakers to explore the new opportunities in entrepreneurial business employment.
The Virox student-only event will be held February 25 at the Sheridan College SCAET Auditorium in Oakville from noon to 5:00 pm and will feature business speakers Lee-Anne McAlear, Program Director of Schulich’s Centre of Excellence in Innovation and President of the Toronto-based innovation house CURRENT, Ian Portsmouth, Editor of Profit: Your Guide to Business Success, and Sean Wise, author, professor, and industry advisor to the CBC television program Dragon’s Den.
“The Virox Future Forum helped me realize who I was, what my strengths were, and what goals I wanted to achieve as soon as I left the room!,” said Trevor Bodogh, 2009 Sheridan alumnus.
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January 30, 2010
Neil Robb is ready to cut the cakes to celebrate his retirement.
Neil Robb fondly bid farewell to Sheridan College and his School of Business colleagues at a small in-office reception at each campus as he finally started his retirement plans for certain this time.
Robb was coerced out retirement by former School of Business Dean, Gerard Mercer to assist the School of Business as an interim Associate Dean while the search process was conducted to replace administrators who had moved on.
Sheridan School of Business faculty and staff thanked Robb for his contribution to the school during his latest tenure. Interim Dean, Carolyn Ferreira praised Robb’s contribution to program development.
“Neil has contributed much to the culture and viability of Sheridan College and The Sheridan School of Business programs,” said Ferreira.
The search process for a new Dean for the Sheridan School of Business continues.
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January 5, 2010
Mississauga City Council recently approved the Lease Agreement for a Sheridan College campus in the heart of the City Centre.
“We’re excited that Sheridan will be our partner in building a state-of-the-art post secondary institution and an integrated community park in our downtown,” said Mayor Hazel McCallion. “This is a plan and partnership that brings our Strategic Plan and our City Centre to life.”
In its first phase of development, Sheridan’s Mississauga campus will accommodate 1,760 students when it opens in fall 2011. An additional 3,740 students will follow in Phase Two bringing the potential student enrolment total to 5,000. Sheridan School of Business will locate its programs and students at this signature campus.
“Our City Centre is the ideal location for a college or university. We look forward to Sheridan College participating in new and innovative plans to inspire and connect youth to our City, and help our businesses and economy grow,” said Ward 4 Councillor Frank Dale. “This partnership with Sheridan also advances the City’s Downtown21 Plan which will create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban places in the City’s core.”
According to the City’s Master Plan, a conceptual representation of proposed development on the 3.46 ha (8.55 ac.) property just north of the Living Arts Centre, the site includes approximately 1.07 ha (2.65 ac.) of new parkland. The plan will be used to prepare the detailed site plan and development drawings.
According to the Council Report, the Lease Agreement for Phase One grants Sheridan a 99-year lease to construct a post-secondary education facility on 0.45 ha (1.11ac.) of the property, with an option to develop Phase Two on 0.74 ha (1.84 ac.) within 10 years from the opening of the Phase One building. The City and Sheridan also reached agreement on sharing costs to service and develop the property as well as the construction and operation of two municipal parking lots with at least 352 parking spaces.
“This is a unique partnership that resulted from a close collaboration between the City and Sheridan staff who share our vision for expanding education opportunities and bringing a new vibrancy to our downtown,” said City Manager and CAO Janice Baker. “This will be the first of many new options for youth, new immigrants and others to pursue their education in Mississauga as we continue to bring more post-secondary institutions to our City to meet our strategic plan objectives.”
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November 14, 2009
Jessica Chisamore, Manager of Human Resources for Salon Venere, networks with a group of Human Resources students about her somewhat unusual career path.
More than a dozen graduates of the Sheridan School of Business Human Resources Management program returned to Sheridan College to network with their undergraduate colleagues in the annual Human Resources Inter-Scholastic Council (HRIC) Graduate Panel event. School of Business faculty, and first, second, and third year Human Resources students got the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with HR graduates now working in the field during the event held in the Trafalgar Student Union Conexxion.
Human Resource students got up close and personal with Jason Aurora, Sheridan graduate, to learn how to make it in an Human Resources career.
The undergraduate students were impressed by the Sheridan graduates who attended and took great advantage of the opportunities to speak with them during the networking event.
HRIC event organizers invited a wide variety of graduates to network with the Human Resources students, including graduates now working in the Human Resource field, graduates who were pursuing higher education, and a graduate who chose a different path and is now a successful lawyer practising in Hamilton.
Graduates of the Human Resources program were invited to present the story of their education, career path, and their current positions in a casual networking atmosphere.
Students mine Geoff Ramey's experiences about his HR career path.
“These events put on by the HRIC are invaluable, because they provide opportunities to create a network with past grads who give some amazing advice. There are some tough decisions we have to make to qualify for the CHRP (Certified Human Resource Professional) and hearing first hand the choices previous grads made after finishing school makes the decision making process a bit simpler,” said Sophia Chaudhry, second year Human Resources student.
Right, Rani Khan is now a succesful lawyer practising in Hamilton.
Attending this year’s event were Andrea Louc-Ricci TD Canada Trust, Robin Heroux, Cargill Ltd, Crystal McDonald, Shaw Communications, Ernest Wong, IKEA, Geoff Ramey, SAS Goldfields Ltd, Jason Aurora, Ericsson , Jeff Baliat, Allegis Group, Jenny Parsons, Grenville, Jessica Chisamore, Salon Venere, Jonathon Freeland, Katalogic Inc, Ryan Anderson, Pivotal Solutions, Grisselda Maradiaga, Aldershot Greenhouse Ltd, Brad Parker, The Stevens Co, Adam Baines, The Employment Solution, Rani Khan, Hamilton Mountain Legal and Community Services, and Ti Tran, currently at Ryerson.
“What I took away from this event was how important networking is – I highly recommend networking events like this one for any business student,” said Corey Clark, Human Resource student and HRIC Student Union contact person.
The HRIC organizing committee included event planners Julie Gawthroupe, Jo-Ann Mandau, Andrea Miksic, Sophia Chaudry, and members of the Sheridan School of Business, Human Resources Inter-Scholastic Council.
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November 9, 2009
Sheridan School of Business students are enthused about their Bloomberg Training.
More than 35 Sheridan School of Business students recently gathered for an introductory training session on Sheridan’s Bloomberg Terminals provided by Jessica Gollish, Account Manager for the Bloomberg organization. The event organized by the Sheridan Bloomberg Club attracted students from nearly every Business Administration program offered at the college.
In the student sponsored event, Gollish, trainer for the Bloomberg organization demonstrated to Sheridan Business students why Bloomberg is one of the most powerful newswires in the world as it delivers information to more than 300 other newswires. Students attending the session learned how to package materials they download from the service and how to register to be able to log into the Bloomberg service.
“It was great seeing a student operated club organize a professional quality training session. All of the credit goes to Scott Marchand and the executive of the Sheridan Bloomberg Club for making it happen,” said Lou Schizas, faculty sponsor of the Sheridan Bloomberg Club.
Jessica Gollish, Account Manager for Bloomberg, demonstrates how to use the financial terminals to Sheridan students.
Bloomberg delivers financial information and news for every industry from banking and government to sports and retail. Financial Analysis can be completed right at the terminal and then transformed into a highly presentable document.
Training for Bloomberg takes place on the computer terminal and is conducted through Bloomberg University, an online training program. Graduates of the training receive a certificate of completion from Bloomberg, a valued commodity among potential employers.
Sheridan College has Bloomberg Terminals at the Trafalgar and the Davis campuses located in the Library Learning Commons.
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June 18, 2009
Marketing student, Bhavandeep Aulakh, delivers a workshop for small business in Brampton
Sheridan School of Business Marketing, E-commerce and Human Resources students recently designed and delivered workshops geared to small businesses with the promotion and support of the Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre.
Sheridan second and third year School of Business students from the Davis campus, to date, have designed and delivered eight workshops for Small Business and entrepreneurs at the Enterprise Center in downtown Brampton. The workshops are an initiative of the Sheridan School of Business Council, developed with the support of Sheridan Business professors, and are offered in conjunction with the Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre which is operated by the City of Brampton with Government of Ontario funding.
The workshops have included presentation, interactive and coaching components. Students covered topics from Self Motivation and Leadership to Negotiation and Positive Influence. This year two Human Resources students, Oshin Chhabra and Lisa Bissoondhari were able to develop the negotiating skills part of our people Engagement theme by providing a practical step by step approach and a hands on activity for each small business owner to apply and practice with.
Both Marketing and E-commerce students have worked together to deliver four “Relationship Marketing and E-commerce” workshops to small business men and women. Students covered topics from Sales and Networking to Customer Retention and Web Design. Two of the Marketing students, Armando Toossi and Bhavandeep Aulakh helped small business owners develop strategies for customer retention and for building increased customer loyalty. Similar to the HR workshops, these workshops included presentation, interactive and coaching components.
“These workshops have provided local small businesses with very useful business skills and inspiration from the energetic delivery. The Enterprise Centre appreciates the partnership we have with Sheridan students and faculty over the years,” said Cassandra Baccardax of the Brampton Small Business Enterprise Center.
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May 5, 2009
Office Administration students during their Administrative Simulations field trip.
“Trustworthiness. Approachability. Professionalism. Poise. Flexibility. Superior communication skills.”
These were the themes emphasized by Sheridan Deans and Executive Assistants in answer to questions posed by graduating Office Administration Executive students. The group visited the Sheridan College Oakville campus recently giving them the opportunity to ask questions of an expert panel about their career opportunities.
The Sheridan School of Business students interviewed a group of deans and administrative professionals from around the college who offered to share some tips on working conditions expected of the Office Administration graduates when they start their careers.
The panel included Gerard Mercer, Dean of the School of Business; Michael Collins, Dean of the School of Animation, Arts and Design; Elisabeth Connell, Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Finance and Administration; Donna Barton, Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Student Services and Information Technology, Laura Christopherson, Operations Manager for the School of Community and Liberal Studies; Lisa Todd, Executive Assistant to the Dean of the School of Animation, Arts and Design; and Stella Coleman, Executive Assistant to the Dean of the School of Business.
Students presented a comprehensive list of questions to the panel about real world working conditions in an administrative capacity. The Executive Assistants agreed that their jobs were really about dealing with people, and that the technical aptitude was important yet secondary to people skills. The Sheridan Office Administration students were reminded they would need to work well with others, be approachable, and have a healthy sense of humour during stressful times.
A similar message about ‘soft’ skills was reinforced by the panel of Sheridan Deans. In response to the question: “What qualities do you think a person absolutely has to have in order to be successful in this position?” – the answer was – trustworthiness. The Deans agreed that their Executive Assistant must be implicitly trusted.
The Deans also stressed that their executive assistant needs to be professional and poised, one who others must see as someone they both respect and can count on.
Last was the need for superior communication skills, along with a perceived approachability. Deans Mercer and Collins agreed that Executive Assistants, were extensions of themselves into the college community and beyond, and needed to be well perceived by others, and able to communicate well with students, staff, other executives, as well as with the community.
The panel and visits were arranged by Leasa Steadman, Professor in the Office Administration group of programs as part of the Administrative Simulations course offered to the students in their final semester at Sheridan College.
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April 21, 2009
Trevor Bodogh is ready to battle in the CBC series Dragon's Den
Trevor Bodogh, extreme athlete, and Sheridan School of Business student has now become a hot contender for the hit CBC television show – Dragon’s Den. After participating in the Sheridan School of Business Virox Future Forum, Bodogh and his business partners decided that they had the right stuff to pitch to the Dragons in the new hit CBC television series the Dragon’s Den to get funding to launch their Extreme Trials Bike business venture.
Bodogh, one of the top North American performers in Bike Trials events, an extreme athlete, and a sought after Bike Trials performer has designed and built his own precision extreme bikes. He decided, after the attending the high power Virox Future Forum which featured top business speakers Ian Portsmouth, Rick Spence, and Sean Wise of the Dragon’s Den, that he could formulate a winning business plan that he could pitch to the resident investors on the Dragon’s Den. Bodogh and partners attended the recent Toronto Dragon’s Den auditions attended by about 500 hopeful entrepreneurs, and impressed the producers enough to be invited to join the May taping of the television series Dragon’s Den.
“I’ve sought out a lot of very useful advice from the business professors at the Sheridan School of Business to be very confident of my business venture pitch for the Dragon’s Den,” said Bodogh, a third year Business Administration Finance student in the Sheridan School of Business.
The CBC’s Dragon’s Den, now entering season four, is a hit series where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts and products to a panel of Canadian business moguls who have the cash and the know-how make it happen. CBC’s Dragon’s Den is hosted by Dianne Buckner and features panel members Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavec, Jim Treliving, Kevin O’leary, and W. Brett Wilson.
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