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4 Dean’s Message

5 RBC Woman Executive in Residence Program

8 Research That Matters: Dr. Peter Moroz Building Community Capacity through Conscious Capitalism: 10 Enactus Regina

14 Alumni Making Their Mark

16 Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

18 Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Report Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous 20 Entrepreneurship Program CREDITS 22 Entrepreneurship Certificate Co-editors: Lynn Barber & Kelly-Ann McLeod Original Design & Layout: 24 Research Excellence Benchmark Public Relations Inc. Publisher: Hill | Levene Schools of Business 26 Donor Recognition Production: University of Regina ISSN 2371-0039 (Print) 27 Hill and Levene Schools at a Glance ISSN 2371-0047 (Online)

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Finally, Icontinueto be and progress onouraccreditation inAgribusinessResidence program the development ofanExecutive in andLeveneHill including Schools developments onthehorizon atthe There are many exciting and faculty. forcreate ourstudents opportunities forDevelopment, doto allthey Associate ofFaculty Dean & Relations Programs, andDr. SaqibKhan, ofResearchDean &Graduate Programs, Dr. Lisa Watson, Associate Associate ofUndergraduate Dean Associate Deans, Dr. Rennie, Morina toI would thankourthree alsolike especially inthisdifficulttime. commitment to excellence, staff andstudents for their I wantto thankallofourfaculty, andinnovate.experiment entrepreneurial to pivot, spirit can usethistimeto tapinto our be challenging. Yet, Ibelieve we priority. Nodoubtthisyear will of mindandcontinueto beour students, are staffandfaculty top Dr. Morina Rennie, Associate Dean, Dean, Associate Rennie, Morina Dr. Undergraduate Programs Undergraduate RBC WOMAN EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM Empowering Students THrough Entrepreneurship Val Sluth, RBC Woman Executive in Residence “If we can help fuel one, two, RBC executives, and students success. Key topics included: three or more businesses that attended the reception. Sluth felt ideation, environmental scanning, would be great,” said Val Sluth, Hill that bringing together a diverse organizational processes, and and Levene’s RBC Woman Executive group of successful women was an financial planning. in Residence. “If we can essentially ideal way to ignite excitement and inspire a handful of women to expose students to their potential Hill student Jana Ham, who advance their careers in business, futures. Programming that followed attended the boot camp and several then we are really contributing to the reception included sessions on workshops that followed, said the the local economy. If you look at marketing, access to capital, and an experiences have served her well successful women in Regina and entrepreneurial boot camp. on her own entrepreneurial journey. area, they have created jobs for “A huge part of it other women and are making is learning from an economic impact.” other women If you look at successful entrepreneurs Sluth was named to the position and seeing their women in Regina and area, two years ago and has her own “ success. It makes track record of success as the they have created jobs for it much easier to owner of a strategic consulting other women and are making envision yourself as firm in the city. She has been an entrepreneur or recognized with a YWCA Women an economic impact. business leader,” she of Distinction Award and is a past said. Val Sluth ” chair of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. These workshops also led to new She launched the program with The entrepreneurial boot camp networking opportunities where a reception at Hillberg & Berk, featured a series of workshops Ham was able to discuss ideas which is owned by entrepreneur, focused on equipping prospective with business mentors. Ham’s and Hill alumna Rachel Mielke. A and current student women entrepreneurial efforts led her to number of women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs with tools for business be recognized as a HSBC Women’s

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 5 Entrepreneurial Leadership Award Sluth said that entrepreneurship seeing their eyes light up and their recipient at Enactus Nationals this provides students the opportunity passions ignite when they realize past May. to take a subject that they are they have a solid business concept. interested in, and turn it into a career “Entrepreneurship has really become choice. In order to set up a successful “Whether or not you plan to start a passion of mine,” she said. “I’m part business, Sluth said students need a business, students can apply the of a fintech (financial technology) confidence in their abilities and this philosophy of entrepreneurship and startup that’s building an app to program will help students develop find ways to integrate it into their use with the financial institution that confidence. careers. “ industry.” Sluth is also a As the workshops gained in strong believer that popularity, Sluth noted that entrepreneurship university students outside of the is not limited to business schools were attracted owing a business.

One of her future priorities is supporting Indigenous and New Canadian women entrepreneurs. She said that many New Canadians originate from families of entrepreneurs so they have a strong basis for creating and building their own businesses. It also empowers these The RBC Woman Executive in Residence entrepreneurial boot camp featured a series of workshops focused on women to take control equipping prospective and current women entrepreneurs with tools for business success. of their lives.

“They may be marginalized to the program. “If you think about Sluth said that women can be because of their language or face engineering, for example, many of entrepreneurial within existing other challenges that come from the women in engineering will likely organizations and that they can being a New Canadian so starting a end up starting their own businesses. create their own sense of ownership business is one way to take control That’s also true for those in the math as they progress through their and create your own destiny,” said program, or in kinesiology, or in arts. careers. What we really want to do is provide Sluth. “To me, entrepreneurship is the this opportunity to any student who One of the most rewarding parts most existential journey that you can is interested in owning their own so far for Sluth has been the look on take as a career. Everything is based business to be able to have that students’ faces when they realize on your own choices.” support to gather information and that they have the potential to advice,” she said. become entrepreneurs. She enjoys

6 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 has a strong entrepreneurial up their own businesses. This means Other culture. Approximately 75% of setting up their own storefronts, those surveyed indicated that hiring staff, marketing the business, Supported entrepreneurship was desirable, and becoming established. Street Initiatives respected and talked about in the said that an easier path is to take province. over an existing business in which all Another initiative offered by the of that work has already been done, Hill and Levene Schools through “Entrepreneur levels are the same and the owner wants to sell. the RBC Woman Executive in throughout the prairie provinces. Residence is HerStory. HerStory is Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan He added governments should an interview series with women are all pretty supportive of review this situation and develop leaders in the community, hosted entrepreneurs. The challenges programs that encourage this type by the Dean. In 2019 and 2020 such that people see in becoming an of transition. This could result in new women leaders as the Honorable entrepreneur are pretty much all the apprenticeship type programs, tax Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Minister of same,” said Street. benefits, or financial supports to Advanced Education, and Melissa encourage entrepreneurship. Although there is a perception Coomber-Bendtsen, CEO of YWCA that Alberta is more supportive of Regina were part of the series. entrepreneurs than Saskatchewan, The RBC Woman Executive in Street said the data doesn’t back Residence program also supported that up. There is a similar percentage Key Findings within the research conducted by of people in both provinces who Dr. Chris Street, Associate Professor believe that entrepreneurs are the GEM Report vital to economic well-being, but with Hill and Levene, for the Global • Saskatchewan has a strong entrepreneurial there aren’t a lot of people who are Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) culture. Report for Saskatchewan. Street actually interested in making the • Only half of Saskatchewan residents think that has been leading this report for leap. entrepreneurship is accessible to them. Saskatchewan for the last decade. Street said it is difficult to determine • Ideals are a more important motivator than The GEM Report is an analysis of why people are risk adverse to money. entrepreneurship. It may be that data from two surveys: a survey of • Demographics like education, age, and religion people are comfortable with their approximately 1,500 adults in the have little effect on entrepreneurial activity, but existing careers or they may lack province, and a provincial expert there is a small gender difference (there is a the confidence to pursue such an survey of approximately 35 regional greater tendency for males to be entrepreneurs undertaking. However, that data business professions. It is part of than females). a global consortium that began also points to a big opportunity for • Business owners are exiting for non-business in 1999 to provide information on potential entrepreneurs. reasons. the state of entrepreneurship and “The single biggest reason why entrepreneurial ecosystems around • Entrepreneurs’ aspirations are not dependent people have left their small business the world. on scale, export or high tech. is because they have retired or they • Saskatchewan’s entrepreneurial index matches Street said there were several have had some type of unplanned that of regional and national comparators. notable findings in the report exit. We've known this for quite a regarding how the public while, but it is another reminder • From a list of 12 business issues facing perceives entrepreneurship that there are lots of opportunities entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan, the four in Saskatchewan as well as for people to take over someone’s most important include: access to financing; opportunities that could increase existing business,” he said. educational programming; government the amount of entrepreneurship policies, priority and support; and R&D transfer. People who consider becoming in the province. Saskatchewan entrepreneurs are often urged to set

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 7 ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH THAT MATTERS

r. Peter Moroz smiles when boasts an entrepreneurial ecosystem he sees weeds growing that I find is quite unique.” Dthrough a crack in the sidewalk. It’s just another reminder Moroz has been conducting studies that despite the odds, perseverance on entrepreneurs for more than two decades and has seen first-hand Dr. Peter Moroz, Associate Professor and resiliency can pay off in the long (Entrepreneurship & Innovation) run. how this research has changed to reflect the changing entrepreneurial Saskatoon, a company that began in It’s those types of traits that exist landscape. At one time research 1980 as a small service company and in entrepreneurs all over the world was focussed on the differences is now one of the largest Indigenous- and Moroz, an Associate Professor of between entrepreneurs and non- owned businesses in the province. entrepreneurship and innovation in entrepreneurs, but now that research the Hill and Levene Schools, is now centers more on entrepreneurial “The transition to the new ownership seeing more evidence of these traits action and the process of has taken place over a five year taking root in Saskatchewan. entrepreneurship. His research spans period and I’ve been studying the a number of related areas entire process. It involves the exit and Moroz’s research ties strategy of an entrepreneur and directly to his teaching. the opportunity for another set of This province These different research entrepreneurs. One entrepreneur boasts“ an entrepreneurial projects enable Moroz must figure out how to end his ecosystem that I find is to build case studies of relationship, where he goes from local entrepreneurs that here, and how he can exit his equity. quite unique. he incorporates into his Then the other side must determine teaching at the Hill and how they can continue the brand, Dr. Peter Moroz” Levene Schools. and potentially grow it,” he said.

Moroz has been Another focal point of his research “Working and talking with investigating how different has been to examine how lean entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan, entrepreneurial styles process methods may accelerate I often find that similar patterns and worldviews affect the entrepreneurial decision making emerge when compared against entrepreneurial process. As part and to what effect. The process other spaces and places I have of this research, he has been of entrepreneurship is changing visited,” he said. “Yet, this province working closely with JNE Welding in such that entrepreneurs are using

8 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 lean startup techniques to ensure thing that we are finding is that failure in supportive environments there is a market for their products sometimes there is a silver lining in shows great promise for future and services before they are even failure, especially when it is quick, research that is practical to those invented. mentored, and learning around it starting up businesses. can be more structured. Incubators Moroz has also been researching the that accelerate the start-up process This research is becoming significance of the earliest stage of push people to get that product increasingly important because a startup’s life and how behaviours, to market quickly so that they venture capitalists are paying more identities and business models may can get critical market feedback attention to an entrepreneur’s serve to lower the costs of credibly to determine whether or not that experiences and what they may have conveying information to consumers opportunity needs to go any further learned through a failure. Education, (what is referred to as signaling), or not,” he said. prior knowledge and lessons learned conferring legitimacy and generating unique capabilities. For example, social purpose organizations may draw legitimacy from integrating We are really developing an entrepreneurial mindset their revenue models with specific social missions. In Saskatchewan in Saskatchewan.“ Accelerators and incubators are now providing this includes companies like tentree, a better and more supportive ‘garden’ space than sidewalk cracks, which uses part of its sales proceeds and thus their importance to enhancing the entrepreneurial to plant trees around the world; and Neechie Gear, which helps ecosystem and helping local businesses grow is significant. underprivileged kids participate in sports. Dr. Peter Moroz ”

Moroz is particularly interested in the success of business incubators, “We are really developing an are now very much key components especially since Saskatchewan entrepreneurial mindset in for evaluating the potential of has begun to develop its own Saskatchewan,” said Moroz. entrepreneurs. It’s key that venture incubators. Incubators have existed “Accelerators and incubators are capitalists realize that Saskatchewan in various locations around the world now providing a better and more has a growing and diversified field for many years, which means there is supportive ‘garden’ space than of entrepreneurs. considerable data available on their sidewalk cracks, and thus their impact on entrepreneurs. importance to enhancing the Entrepreneurs have the opportunity entrepreneurial ecosystem and to do the type of work that they Saskatchewan currently has several helping local businesses grow like. They are their own boss, get to different incubators including is significant.” travel, meet interesting people, and Co.Labs, which is based in Saskatoon have a great lifestyle. Saskatchewan and focuses on tech startups; While not every venture is a entrepreneurs have tended to have Cultivator, which is sponsored by profitable one, Moroz said there a low profile, but Moroz said it is and is based isn’t a lot of research on how much important that their successes be in Regina to help launch high- these people have learned through celebrated and they encourage growth companies; and Ideas Inc., a that process, and how their capacity others to become entrepreneurs. Saskatoon incubator that focusses is enriched and enhanced. Most of It helps to build self-confidence on local enterprises. them are not defeated, but rather are and increases the desirability of the more excited than ever to try again province being a great place “The ones that have been doing it and experience a different outcome. to invest. the longest, of course, are the ones Understanding how learning from that are doing it the best. The one

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 9 Building Community Capacity THrough Conscious Capitalism: ENACTUS REGINA Enactus Regina team at Enactus Regionals in

Levene Schools. They told her they community organizations, or non- were interested in shifting how the profit social enterprises, and can organization operated. Rather than range from local, to international running Enactus Regina as a club, initiatives. they wanted to take a much broader approach around the creation of “What bonds our students is their initiatives with the potential for desire to build a project that is national impact. beneficial to their communities and planet, while being financially “They wanted to create projects that viable,” said Arslan Azeem, President, would have real community impact, Enactus Regina. and would have the potential to grow with them even after they’d Over the past two years Enactus left the U of R. I knew they were Regina has tripled its membership motivated, and I knew they could do with students from across all Dr. Lisa Watson, Associate Dean Research & Faculties on campus and increased Graduate Programs, Associate Professor it, but I had no idea how much they (Marketing), Enactus Faculty Advisor would do,” said Watson. its dedicated volunteer hours by 185%. The organization now hree years ago, a small group Enactus Regina, a program based manages nine projects, half of of students, determined to out of the Hill School of Business, is which are expected to be revenue Tmake a difference in their the local chapter in a global network generating by early 2022. communities, and all members of of student organizations focused Enactus Regina, walked into the on creating “conscious capitalism”. “We want to establish a permanent office of Dr. Lisa Watson, Associate Enactus teams take on a variety of social business and social innovation Dean Research and Graduate projects, all with the goal of solving culture on our campus through Programs and Associate Professor a problem. Projects developed a startup ecosystem. Our goal is of Marketing with the Hill and can be for-profit social enterprises, to build an on-campus student

10 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 the effects of COVID-19, I am willing to provide an interest-free loan to help’,” said Jana Ham, VP Innovation, Enactus Regina and co-founder of Sask Masks.

Jana pulled together a group of three friends Ryan Selinger, Jordan Tholl and her twin sister Robyn Ham to discuss the idea. The four came up with the concept of making and selling masks. The project would help people deal with the challenges of staying safe, and proceeds raised would be donated to local charities that were working to support individuals struggling financially during the pandemic.

“We chose Carmichael Outreach, YWCA Regina, and the Regina Enactus Regina team at Enactus Regionals in Calgary Food Bank largely because of our experiences with them as entrepreneurship and innovation know it’s Enactus Regina, but they volunteers,” said Ham. ecosystem, that incubates half are going to know our students,” said a dozen local businesses and Watson. “For the first month and a half it was organizations within the next three really steady and growing. We were years. This means that in the long getting about 70 – 150 orders per term, we will play a role in creating Sask Masks day. We worked seven days a week local economic and diversification In March of 2020 the COVID-19 doing 15 to 17 hours of sewing a opportunities, and good jobs,” said pandemic kick-started an innovative day, getting orders together, running Azeem. project focused on helping Regina the social media pages and doing residents to stay safe, and on the finances. It was crazy,” she said. Watson believes the team’s impact supporting community programs for in the long term, will be felt well individuals in financial need. The foursome quickly realized that beyond campus. they had to expand the team. They “It was April 5, Dr. Watson, our faculty set the price at $20 per mask and “One of the things which differs advisor sent me a message that began looking for help. They offered from some of the other Enactus said ‘Hey Jana just letting you know $3 per mask for sewers, and quickly teams' models across Canada, is that if you are wanting to start a found 32 people willing to assist. that these truly are the students’ project that helps address some of projects, so rather than keeping them within Enactus Regina to grow with a different set of students each year, many of our students will be What bonds our students is their desire to build taking these projects out the door a project that is beneficial to their communities and planet, with them. Because of the way our “ team runs over the long term we while being financially viable. are going to have an international Arslan Azeem ” impact. People won’t necessarily

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 11 business model with our sewers that will allow us to quickly ramp up if the need arises,” she said.

“What I have learned from the project is that sometimes you need to just jump in and go for it, and then problem solve after you have made the leap. You can’t plan for everything, but you need to take the first step,” said Ham.

In June 2020 Sask Masks was awarded $5,000.00 from the Conexus Credit Union Kindness Capital Fund. Sask Masks is an innovative project focused on helping Regina residents to stay safe during the pandemic. A number of whom had lost jobs “It has definitely been an exciting fifo as a result of the pandemic. “It was entrepreneurial journey. We’ve great for Sask Masks and it helped learned a lot about running a Another Enactus project, fifo, the sewers with income,” said Ham. business - all the stuff you learn in initiated in 2017 as “Financial class but that you don’t have the Foundations”, focused on delivering In just two months Sask Masks chance to apply until you go out into financial literacy education to high not only created 3,000 masks and the real world,” said Ham. school students. It has since evolved provided income to struggling into a unique financial technology families, it also raised over $30,000 As the number of COVID-19 cases in company. for charity. Masks have since been Saskatchewan has dropped, so have delivered to as far east as PEI, and mask sales, but Ham isn’t concerned. “Essentially fifo delivers financial as far west as Vancouver Island. literacy training to individuals aged They have also been shipped to “We started the project with the 18 to 35 who already have a bank California and Africa. goal of being relevant as long as the account and a credit card, but who demand was there. We have a aren’t using them to effectively

fifo is a financial technology company which delivers financial literacy training to individuals.

12 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 enable their success with saving, taught by U of R instructors, as well investing or long term planning,” said Operation as a community involvement portion Salmaan Moolla, fifo founder. where participants experience what Entrepreneur business leaders are doing in the According to Moolla, nearly half of all The University of Regina, through community,” said Syed Kamal, VP Canadians say they would struggle the Hill and Levene Schools and Community, Enactus Regina. to meet their financial obligations Enactus Regina is one of just four if their income were delayed by a The “boot camp” is student run and Canadian universities running the week, and more than three-quarters organized, with a faculty advisor, Operation Entrepreneur (POE) say their lack of financial knowledge leveraging the work of six Enactus boot camp, a program of Prince’s and experience contributes to student members, and 40 student Trust Canada. The program is financial problems. volunteer mentors. targeted at assisting servicemen and women transitioning from the “We want to take the worry out of Official tracking done through Canadian Forces back into civilian finances and help people to save, by Prince’s Trust Canada shows that life by providing business and offering a personalized application 87% of participants from the U of R entrepreneurship training. Every which delivers financial literacy boot camp have started or further summer since 2013, approximately lessons and enables people to build developed their own business. 20 military veterans from across their own financial profile,” he said. the country have attended the “Our program is actually making The application determines week-long “boot camp” delivered a difference!” said Kamal. individuals’ financial strengths on the U of R campus. and weaknesses and suggests “It’s a pretty intensive and very products and services they should structured week, full of classes be considering within their own financial institution.

“Research shows many youths don’t trust their financial institutions and are lacking in financial literacy, which then impacts those financial Other Enactus Programs institutions with delinquent loans Enactus Regina also manages: and more, so we are trying to build a bridge between the financial Readapt – a not-for-profit organization that trains youth on accessibility innovation, institution and the consumer,” said enabling them to design, assemble, and distribute low-cost accessibility devices to Moolla. the disability community;

In January, the team applied for Pushstart – a social enterprise focused on creating connection between young and was accepted into the startup Saskatchewan innovators and entrepreneurs using a new social media platform, and program offered through “Cultivator”, a social entrepreneurship-focused podcast on Spotify; Conexus Credit Union’s business incubator. During the 12-week Feedbank – a social enterprise that is building a network to divert unspoiled food course, the team received feedback from across Regina to the Regina Food Bank; and guidance from business leaders with a wide range of expertise, Garbage Gone – a non-profit social enterprise that builds and deploys high-tech enabling them to further refine the smart bins focused on reducing littering and recycling contamination rates; direction of the company. Street Feats – an early stage project focused on empowering individuals at-risk; and,

Sask Unmasked – a new project, created to help address the mental health challenges, resulting from COVID-19. Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 13 Ben Tingley Kirk Morrison Jennifer Dubois

Degrees: Master of Business Degree: Bachelor of Business Degrees: Bachelor of Administration Administration, Executive Management Administration (2014) (2016) (2017), Bachelor of Physical Activity Career: Owner, Krugo Career: Owner, Miyosiwin Salon Studies (1999) and Spa How I Became an Entrepreneur: Career: Owner, Bravo Tango I was traveling a lot for work and I’m Our Community Impact: As an How I Became an Entrepreneur: a huge sports fan so when I went to Indigenous business it is part of our While working in the ad agency Toronto, I would see if I could find a Blue DNA to give back to our First Nation world, I noticed a few ways the industry Jays game, or a basketball or hockey Communities. Indigenous culture is could adapt in order to reach a new game. I also wanted to find out about one of our core values, as such it demographic of customers just by the cool restaurants, the live events, guides our services, investment and pivoting the business model slightly. and the off-the-beaten track tours. We involvement in the community. wrapped all those things into one app. What I Enjoy Best About Being How We Innovate: We are proud an Entrepreneur: I love building How We Innovate: Some of the to be an Indigneous business and it something that contributes to the biggest pains when you are traveling starts with our name, the mural on our community and the economy, and as a group are what are we going to do? building, and continues through to our I also enjoy bending or even breaking How much money do I owe? When are team interactions, and our service. the rules about how things are you available? That’s what we aim to What I Enjoy Best About Being supposed to be done. solve. an Entrepreneur: There’s so much to Message to Students to Consider What I Enjoy Best About Being love. It’s being able to create something Entrepreneurship: Put a plan in an Entrepreneur: I love the variety, that’s different and finding new ways place. Talk to prospects and potential developing the strategy and having to promote ourselves. customers. Find the need or gap in control of it. If you build the right team, the business cycle, and fill it. there’s such an upside and the ability

ALUMNI MAKING THEIR MARK to have an impact.

14 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 The Role of the Hill and Levene Schools Photos: Munz Media Photos: in Our Journey

The Hill School was instrumental in helping“ me to define my brand. I’ll never forget my final project in which we had to update our CV’s and then use that as the blueprint for developing a brand strategy for ourselves. That was the perfect launch to get me rolling as I finished school.

Arthur D. Ward”

The network and relationships I developed “ while studying are immeasurable. I’ve met lifelong friends during the program, and even gained new client partnerships. The education and learning was a constant shot of adrenaline too, and I was able to bring quite a few new insights to Bravo Tango.

Ben Tingley” Arthur D. Ward Lisa McIntyre It gave me the skills, knowledge and Degree: Bachelor of Business Degrees: Master of Administration Administration (2017) in Leadership (2018), Bachelor of “confidence that I needed to run my own Business Administration (2012) business. I gained life-long friendships during Career: Owner, Arthur Images Career: Owner, The Optical Shoppe my time in university and the networking How I Became an Entrepreneur: then has become more important now in Being on the Regina Cougars track How I Became an Entrepreneur: team gave me great access to so many Through a connection on a community my entrepreneurial journey. athletes for impromptu photo shoots. board I was introduced to the former ” Jennifer Dubois As those photos were shared, I noticed owner of the store who was looking there was an interest in the work I was to sell. producing. I didn’t immediately leave the How We Innovate: We help curate university“ and become an entrepreneur, How We Innovate: Athletes who confidence. We want people to have are unsigned and not carded have to great self-confidence so they look and but I think a lot of the courses really help set fund their own travel and incur other feel good every day. me up for the future. I was fortunate to have expenses. I have a skillset that involves What I Enjoy Best About Being an some really good professors who sparked digital content creation with branding Entrepreneur: I like to be able to move that interest for me. experience so I can help athletes get the business in the direction I want. noticed. Kirk Morrison” Message to Students to Consider Message to Students to Consider Entrepreneurship: Follow your Entrepreneurship: Ensure your heart As a part of the JDC West competition, passion. If you are passionate about and soul are in what you’re doing, and “ there were opportunities to be involved business then go for it! then use your academic know-how in event planning and networking. It really to make it work. taught me to manage my time and make sure that I was always involved in the community.

Lisa McIntyre” Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 15 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP KNOWLEDGE HUB (WEKH): Provincial Hub Set to Make an Impact

WEKH is a national program with and Alberta.” One such collaborative a mandate to increase women initiative is the study led by WESK entrepreneurs’ access to financing, on women’s entrepreneurship in talent, networks and expertise. The the province released in spring primary hub is located at Ryerson 2020. Presently, WEKH at Hill and University’s Diversity Institute and Levene is mapping the provincial is led by Dr. Wendy Cukier. entrepreneurial ecosystem supporting women and building a WEKH is supported by the comprehensive network to bring Government of Canada, which is together women entrepreneurs and providing up to $8.62 million over the organizations who support them. three years. During this time, the partners will advance research, gather statistics, and share best Dr. Gina Grandy, Dean of the practices. One of its priorities Hill and Levene Business Schools, Professor of Strategy & Leadership is to create a one-stop shop so women entrepreneurs, stakeholder r. Gina Grandy, Dean of organizations, governments and the Hill and Levene Schools the private sector can access Dof Business, and Professor relevant information on women’s of Strategy and Leadership believes entrepreneurship. that Saskatchewan is well positioned to create a strong entrepreneurial Grandy expressed, “through ecosystem to support women WEKH, Hill and Levene work entrepreneurs. The work required collaboratively with women to achieve such a vision will, in entrepreneur organizations such part, be carried out by the Women as Women Entrepreneurs of Amy Pilon, Hill Student, Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub Saskatchewan (WESK), regional Saskatchewan WEKH Coordinator (WEKH) at the Hill and Levene economic development agencies, Schools. In late 2019, the Schools and other post-secondary Amy Pilon, a Hill student, is presently became one of 10 regional hubs institutions across the province the Saskatchewan WEKH coordinator across the country. Hill and Levene including the Edwards School of and research assistant. She has been serves as the provincial hub for Business and Sask Polytechnic, mapping the provincial ecosystem Saskatchewan. as well universities in Manitoba and identifying organizations across

16 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 the prairies that provide support to of the role that women are playing women entrepreneurs. in agriculture,” said Fletcher. “There’s a lot of opportunity in this area.” “I am on the ground level consistently in conversation with Although agriculture remains a individuals and organizations to see predominately male-oriented how we can support one another sector, there is evidence that times and ensure equal opportunity and are changing. There are more men success for all entrepreneurs,” she assisting with childcare so women said. “The fact that this opportunity can be more active in the farm became available in the middle of a business, and more women are global pandemic really goes to show finding positions as large animal how invested in students the Hill and veterinarians and agronomists. Levene Schools and the University of Regina are. They continue to “One of the biggest surprises for open doors and assist in putting Dr. Amber Fletcher, Associate Member me was to see that there really students in a position to succeed of the Hill and Levene Schools seems to be a role for women in advocacy, social media, and mental and providing guidance during an The first report produced by the health,” said Fletcher. “We did find economic pause or downturn.” Saskatchewan WEKH was released that there are still ongoing barriers in June, entitled A related to stereotyping, sexism Report on Women Ag and discrimination, and work life Entrepreneurship in balance challenges as women are Saskatchewan. This Given the importance still doing most of the child care report examined existing of agriculture to the province and housework on average, but “ research on women women are really leading advocacy in agriculture and and considering our history and social media. These areas might conducted interviews and the current situation, it provide a new niche for women to with 32 individuals in enter into the industry.” is important to understand the province. Those and increase the visibility interviewed included of the role that women are women entrepreneurs in agriculture and playing in agriculture. related industries, as well as others working in Dr. Amber Fletcher ” organizations that support ag industries and women entrepreneurs. The report was authored by Dr. Amber Fletcher, Grandy indicated that she wants Christie Newton, and Grandy. the Saskatchewan hub to be relevant to the needs of women Fletcher is an Associate Professor in entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan. “In the Department of Sociology and Saskatchewan we will be focusing Social Studies and an Associate our efforts to better understand Member of the Hill and Levene the status of entrepreneurship for Schools. “Given the importance women in ag, as well as the climate of agriculture to the province and for entrepreneurship for Indigenous considering our history and the women and women who are new current situation, it is important to Christie Newton, Levene Student Canadians,” said Grandy. understand and increase the visibility

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 17 Another benefit of WEKH is the opportunity to engage students in employment opportunities and help develop their careers. Newton is a Levene graduate student and was pleased to have the chance to work on the women entrepreneurs in agriculture project.

“This was a great experience,” she said. “I learned new skills, like interviewing and coding interviews, HILL AND LEVENE which I wouldn’t have learned from the type of program I was SCHOOLS PARTNER enrolled in. I think it is important to have opportunities like these for WITH WESK ON students to get experience prior to graduating and have a chance to NEW REPORT explore to see what type of job or field they could work in or types of projects they could get involved in.” he Hill and Levene Schools Grandy and Dr. Robert is working with the Anderson, Professor Emeritus in TWomen Entrepreneurs of Entrepreneurship at Hill and Levene, Saskatchewan (WESK) to advance were also part of a research team women’s entrepreneurship in who successfully secured $2.5M the province. This is one of many in funding for a Partnership Grant strategic partnerships through the Social Sciences and in which the Schools Humanities Research Council leverage shared (SSHRC) this spring, for research resources and related to inclusivity and women’s expertise to advance entrepreneurship. Grandy indicated entrepreneurship in that this success will provide Saskatchewan. opportunities for more students to be involved in the research Last year the Status and outreach that unfold as part of Women Office of WEKH. of the Government of Saskatchewan “The Saskatchewan hub network announced the will grow over time,” she said. creation of the “The intent is to be able to share Saskatchewan resources and have an impact in Advisory Committee areas relevant to Saskatchewan. on Women This is a timely opportunity and Entrepreneurship places us center stage in supporting to research and the development of a successful develop policy and ecosystem for women entrepreneurs recommendations in Saskatchewan.” on advancing Prabha Mitchell, CEO of WESK, Hill Advisory Board Member 18 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 gender equality in the creation addressing the barriers that exist for Hill and Levene Schools has a of economic activity. The Schools women entrepreneurs can improve critical role to play as it develops and the Saskatchewan Women opportunities for them to scale their educational programs to position Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub businesses, which would boost entrepreneurship as a viable career (WEKH) in part sponsored a study economic growth in the province. option. this past winter, initiated by the advisory committee and led by Twenty-four percent of all women- “Just like students at the university WESK. led businesses in the province are think about the law profession, in Saskatoon and 20% in Regina. accounting profession or the The report, Women Entrepreneurship Women-led businesses in Regina medical profession, we need Hill in Saskatchewan, was prepared are larger compared to Saskatoon, and Levene to continue to promote by PwC and, in addition to the and women-led businesses are more entrepreneurship as a strong, business schools and WEKH, was also often headquartered in Saskatoon. viable career. Another important sponsored by Conexus Credit Union. aspect is financial literacy. It is a very large component of The report indicated that 191,836 entrepreneurship and that people in the province were The underlying should be focussed on at employed in women-led businesses every level,” said Mitchell. last year and contributed $23.1 message“ is that women billion to the Gross Domestic Product entrepreneurs fuel the She added that she hoped (GDP). “The underlying message is a follow-up survey could that women entrepreneurs fuel the economy and investing be conducted next year economy and investing in women in women entrepreneurs so they could review how entrepreneurs is not just the right is not just the right women entrepreneurship has thing to do, it’s the smart thing to changed. COVID-19 has had do. We need to develop policies that thing to do, it’s the a significant impact on these build a better climate for helping smart thing businesses, especially since women entrepreneurs to scale their more than 80% of women business,” said Prabha Mitchell, CEO to do. entrepreneurs have under of WESK. 10 employees and businesses Prabha Mitchell” of this size appear to have The report was commissioned prior been particularly impacted by to the COVID-19 crisis, but the results the pandemic. This new data indicate how important women Mitchell said the report has may indicate what types of strategies entrepreneurs will be in leading the resulted in many new questions. will be required to help women economic recovery. “We realized “We have almost 50% of women- entrepreneurs recover and thrive that there is a predominance of led businesses in the two major again. women entrepreneurs in the health cities,” said Mitchell. “How can care sector. As we move out of the we drive entrepreneurship? How pandemic, we need to understand can we have more entrepreneurs how we can help those women scale emerging in communities outside and build successful businesses,” said of the two main cities? How can Mitchell. we support women in those other communities?” Mitchell said the report was designed to provide a picture of the The advisory committee is reviewing state of women entrepreneurship the results and determining in the province. The findings what initiatives are necessary to confirmed that understanding and address these types of issues. The

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 19 RAWLINSON EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE IN INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

FNUniv student and fitness centre owner Jake Sinclair (left) with Bradyn Parisian (BBA ’08, MBA ‘13), the inaugural Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship

hen Métis business on-one coaching and mentorship, to support Indigenous student- leader Bradyn Parisian along with a “field packet” of entrepreneurs in the program during Wbecame the inaugural resources such as books and articles the pandemic. Rawlinson Executive in Residence in to enhance their learning process. Indigenous Entrepreneurship he had Additionally, he has been building Shortly after the COVID-19 virus two primary objectives. He wanted a curated library of content and began to spread, fitness centres to build and support Indigenous resources, which will be accessible to throughout the province, including entrepreneurs and while doing any Indigenous student interested in Anytime Fitness in Regina, were that also make more visible the role entrepreneurship. forced to close. FNUniv student and of the Hill and Levene Schools in fitness centre owner Jake Sinclair entrepreneurship in our province. Parisian said it is vital for the was so glad he was taking part in the University of Regain to offer this Rawlinson Executive in Residence program because starting a business in Indigenous Entrepreneurship is intimidating and Indigenous programming. Students in the First and foremost, my goal people face additional barriers. This program continued to meet and program begins to level the playing discuss entrepreneurship during the is to build the confidence of every “ field in terms of student accessibility pandemic and Sinclair was able to participant in the program. to quality programs that meet their share his thoughts and ideas to keep own unique needs. It is also an his business operating. Bradyn Parisian ” excellent example of the non-credit experiential programming available With the support of other students through the Hill and Levene Schools. in the program, Sinclair was able to He has built and delivered a cohort Parisian’s approach is true to the withstand the financial impact of program to train and empower spirit of successful entrepreneurs having to remain closed for so many aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs – pivot and adapt when necessary. months. He credited Parisian and through workshops with industry That was critical when COVID-19 the programming he developed experts. Every student involved threatened the continuation of the for supporting him to find a way in the program has received one- programming. Parisian continued through the pandemic.

20 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 “Bradyn was able to introduce us The program is creating of which are tech-related, have to people in his corner who were opportunities and initiatives for developed. Some students have able to use their knowledge of students at the Hill and Levene researched Indigenous language technology to help us out. He got Schools of Business, First Nations toys, app-enabled advertising, and us into an area where we could University and across the University software for the food service and be strong,” said Sinclair. He added of Regina campus. It is an example salon industries. Two students intend that having discussions with other of the University’s commitment to to launch their own businesses while students who are passionate about Indigenization, striving to ensure others are working on developing entrepreneurship and sharing the University is a welcoming and their concepts. All now realize what concepts helped in so many ways inclusive place for people from First it takes to become an entrepreneur. despite the difficulties the business Nations and Métis cultures. faced. “First and foremost, my goal is His sentiments about the program to build the confidence of every If I can help them see are shared by Cree Lavallee, a FNUniv participant in the program,” what they are truly capable of, business student who signed up for explained Parisian. “If I can help them “ the program to learn more about see what they are truly capable of, I have no doubts that they will be entrepreneurship and to expand her I have no doubts that they will be more successful in every facet business network and resources. She more successful in every facet of said the program has taught her the their life. They simply have to believe of their life. important components of starting a in themselves and work hard.” Bradyn Parisian” business including proper planning, coding, marketing and developing Parisian has been involved in several ideas. She enjoyed coming up with business ventures including a new concepts, pitching them to management consulting company; a “The most rewarding part of the experts and hearing their feedback. solar PV design, sales and installation program for me is knowing that company; and tech start-ups in the each and every one of the students “I would recommend the program cannabis and software as a service has a higher level of confidence in to other students because it really (SaaS) sectors. Even as a child he was themselves after participating in gets you thinking about owning a budding entrepreneur, having sold the cohort group,” said Parisian. “I your own business - starting from popcorn, sports cards and comic distinctly remember meeting with scratch. There are so many resources books to friends, and providing one of my students who was ecstatic available. Bradyn was also an yard care services to his neighbours. to know she had a great idea. I’m amazing coach, very motivating, and pretty sure I didn’t stop smiling for Parisian had long been interested energetic throughout the program,” about three hours after our meeting in starting and building a successful said Lavallee. because the program changed her tech company, but he knew it life – and mine.” As a hockey coach, Parisian has wouldn’t be easy so he hesitated. always enjoyed mentoring others It wasn’t until he attended the Parisian plans for this year to and he thought it was a natural fit Entrepreneurship Development include similar programming but for him to apply to his position. The Program (EDP) at MIT that he realized also intends to add new workshop Rawlinson Executive in Residence that his dream was achievable. He modules. Past cohort participants in Indigenous Entrepreneurship and his team finished in the top will be encouraged to serve as program began in 2019 and was three from more than 100 entries mentors to incoming students. The made possible by a donation from from the best entrepreneurs and program is creating a community Drs. Gordon and Jill Rawlinson. It tech minds in the world. of people that will help build is also supported by Innovation one another, and collectively This year through the program Saskatchewan. dismantle barriers to Indigenous several entrepreneurial ideas, most entrepreneurial success.

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 21 NEW CERTIFICATE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAUNCHES THIS FALL

Audacity Launch Party

colleagues Dr. Robert Anderson and faculty and administrators often Dr. Jim Mason on how universities acted entrepreneurially across could develop campus-wide the university, but they were not entrepreneurship programs that always found in a business school or lead to certificate programs. industrial liaison office. He found the same environment at the U of R after “After we came back we had he joined the Faculty in 2011. conversations with the Dean, the undergraduate program committee, Upon his hiring, he began and with the President’s Office reviewing and revising courses in on the need for entrepreneurial entrepreneurship with Dr. Robert training across the university,” she Anderson and during that process said. “We knew that many students discovered that there were already who graduate in art, science iterations of courses across a and engineering programs find wide range of Faculties that had themselves starting their own entrepreneurial content that were businesses usually within five years.” being delivered. Dr. Aldene Meis Mason, Associate Professor Emerita From there, the idea began to take “We knew that if any campus wide hold and the Hill School was the program were initiated, it would his fall the Hill School of natural place for the program to need to leverage the capacity Business launches a new develop. They worked with other already there. And while piecemeal, Tcertificate in Ideation, Faculties and the federated colleges it was here at the U of R,” said Moroz. Creativity and Entrepreneurship about how a certificate program (ICE). ICE is meant to attract not only could be structured and the With the capacity already in place, business students but students from courses that it could contain. The the Hill School began assembling all across campus. following year the baseline course the pieces into the new ICE was developed and introduced by Certificate. ICE promotes different Several faculty members were Dr. Peter Moroz, Associate Professor types of thinking and ways of involved with its development, in Entrepreneurship in the Hill and learning compared to what students and Dr. Aldene Meis Mason, Levene Schools. experience in most university Associate Professor Emerita in courses. The courses are experiential, Entrepreneurship recalls attending Moroz noted during his research hands-on and experimental. a conference in 2012 with her that in several universities students,

22 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 to come together, champion new ideas and drive entrepreneurship forward.

Moroz agrees with Pham that the ICE Certificate fits nicely with economic trends taking place in the province. Saskatchewan now has a 45% tax credit for investment in certain Audacity Launch Party startups, and there are government- The program provides Hill students ecosystem,” said Pham. “The U of R funded accelerators that are looking with the opportunity to work with and the Hill and Levene Schools of for people with innovative new students from other Faculties to Business are strong supporters and ideas. build teams of complementary drivers of entrepreneurship. Whether skills that are the foundational it’s through JDC West to Enactus, “Regina is currently going through components of strong startups. courses offered, or partnerships a renaissance of sorts with respect Moroz emphasized that you with other ecosystem partners, to entrepreneurship, investment don’t want people with the same ICE provides an additional layer of in startups, and digital economy background, philosophies, networks support for entrepreneurs.” entrepreneurship. Gas Buddy, Skip and mindsets – entrepreneurial the Dishes, 7-Shifts and Krugo are companies are empirically found to all Saskatchewan companies that fare better when a good mix of have made it big in the digital space, skills is apparent. while companies like Hardpressed, Hillberg & Berk, and others, were Ly Pham, Director of doing it in the cultural marketing Entrepreneurship and Strategic space. Even now, companies like Initiatives, at Economic Development Salon Scale have received funding Regina (EDR), said ICE is part of a from a new venture capital fund robust ecosystem in the city to run out of the Conexus Cultivator promote and develop entrepreneurs. with huge potential for growth,” said Moroz. EDR envisions the city as having one of the most flourishing Meis Mason is absolutely thrilled to entrepreneurial ecosystems in see ICE come into existence. “I was Canada and student entrepreneurs Ly Pham, Economic talking with a CEO who said that are critical to that ecosystem. More Development Regina creativity and innovation are some students are pursuing and viewing Pham said that ICE shares similar of the top 10 skills that we need to entrepreneurship as a career option, attributes with Audacity YQR, have in our general population,” she and as that new generation takes an EDR-powered movement said. “The new certificate provides an its place, the ecosystem becomes that celebrates the creativity, ideal forum through which students stronger and healthier. innovation and success of the many can develop and practice being entrepreneurs that make Regina creative and innovative, and in turn “ICE will become a critical part of home. The movement provides a contribute to strengthening our building Regina’s entrepreneurial platform for people and businesses economy across Canada.”

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“Improving Prospective Applicant Dr. Gordon Pennycook was the Grant Reactions and Organizational recipient of a SSHRC Insight Grant in Recruitment”. 2020 for $316,160 for his project, “The Success psychology of online disinformation”. Dr. Gina Grandy was awarded Dr. Eman Almehdawe was awarded $110,000 from the Innovation, Dr. Gordon Pennycook was the a Natural Sciences and Engineering Science and Economic Development recipient of a CIHR Operating Grant: Research Council (NSERC) of Canada: Canada (ISED) under the Women Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus Engage Plus Grant for $11,000 in 2019 Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (COVID-19) Rapid Research Funding for her project, “Optimization Models for (WEKH) through Ryerson University for Opportunity in 2020 for $381,708 for his the Technician Routing and Scheduling 3 years to establish Hill and Levene (& project, “Coronavirus Outbreak: Mapping at with University of Regina) as the SK Hub for and Countering Misinformation” with collaborator Access Communications”. the project, “Best practices for supporting team members Drs. Timothy Caulfield, women entrepreneurs - WEKH National Cheryl Peters, and Christen Rachul. Dr. Ronald D. Camp II was part of a Network”. research team who was awarded a Dr. Gord Pennycook is a collaborator Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drs. Gina Grandy and Robert on an NSERC College and Community (CIHR) Team Grant Letter of Intent for Anderson are co-researcher on a Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) Grant Strengthening for $30,000 in 2019-2020 SSHRC Partnership Grant for the in 2020 for $360,000 for the project, for their project, “An Augmented Training project, “Inclusive Innovation and “Community Ideas Factory: Behavioural Program for Preventing PTSIs Among Entrepreneurship Network”. The project Insights Unit” led by Drs. Michael Diverse PSP”. is led by Dr. Wendy Cukier and involves McNamara and Nathaniel Barr. a multidisciplinary team of 50 academic Dr. Shelagh Campbell was the researchers from 25 different academic Dr. Gordon Pennycook is the recipient recipient of a Social Sciences and institutions. The project will receive of a $200,000 USD grant from “Reset” Humanities Research Council of Canada $2,446,979 over 6 years. (a project of Luminate Projects Limited) (SSHRC) Connection Grant for $12,099 in 2020 for his project, “Interventions to in 2020 for her project, “Work in the Dr. Ernest Johnson was awarded a Combat the Spread of Misinformation on West: Implications for Land & Labour”. Global Initiative of Academic Network, Social Media” with collaborator Dr. David Government of India grant for $13,000 in Rand. Dr. Justin Feeney was awarded a SSHRC 2019 for his project, “E-Business Models Insight Development Grant for $32,648 for Developing Economics”. Dr. Gordon Pennycook was awarded in 2019-2020 for his project, “Improving a SSHRC grant in 2019 for $2,472,154 Prospective Applicant Reactions and Dr. Peter Moroz was awarded a SSHRC for 5 years for his project, “Global Organizational Recruitment”. Individual Partnership Engage Grant Journalism Innovation Lab: Revitalizing in 2020 for $26,400 for his project journalism and accelerating knowledge Dr. Justin Feeney was awarded a “Understanding the Career Paths of mobilization from Canadian universities” Department of National Defence Indigenous Researchers in University with collaborators from UBC. Research Initiative—Supplemental Settings” with co-investigators Craig Hall, Grant from Defence Research and Kelly Lendsay, Dr. Rick Colbourne and Development Canada (via SSHRC) Dr. Robert Anderson and Partner for $10,000 in 2020 for his project, Indigeous Works.

Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 25 A special thank you to Mo Bundon, who generously donated seed money to launch the Executive in Residence in Agribusiness program. To contribute to this important initiative, please contact Erin Luc at [email protected].

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The following list Economic Development Insurance Brokers Association Saskatchewan Construction recognizes the Hill and Regina Inc. of Saskatchewan Safety Assoc Levene Schools' generous Lee & Alison Elliott Richard Kies SaskPower supporters between Estate of Bob Arscott Pamela Klein & SaskTel August 1, 2018 and Estate of Rena Stephen Powell Scotiabank April 30, 2020. Hawes Kenneth Levene Dale & Janet Schoffer Alliance Energy / Sun Electric Lily Street Foundation David Senkow & Barb (1975) Ltd. FHQ Developments Allen H. Liu Senkow Bruce & Lucie Barbara Gleiberman and Peggy MacDonald SGI Anderson Family Magnorum Group Peter Shortall Reed Anderson Global Transportation Hub James Mason & Aldene Bob Sonder Jolene Anton Great-West Life, London Life Meis Mason Sudha & Arun Srinivas and Canada Life Better Business Bureau of Colin McAllister Wayne Steadman Saskatchewan Inc. Greystone Managed Rory McCorriston Investments Inc. The Hill Companies Bravo Tango Advertising Richard & Bernadette McIntyre Firm Inc. Group Medical The Mosaic Doug McKillop Company Mo Bundon & Michelle Carr Services R. Steve McLellan Victor Thomas CAA Saskatchewan James & Carmela Haines MLT Aikins LLP Unifor Local #594 Canridge Construction Emily Halliday & Geoff Krause Group Inc Kevin Harle Raelynn Norbeck Unifor Local 1-S Chartered Professional Harvard Western Optimum Talent Inc. Inc Accountants Saskatchewan Insurance Kenneth G. Ottenbreit Pamela Wallin Chartered Professionals Paul and Carol Hill Eddy Pedersen Dr. Gordon & Ardella* in Human Resources Hill Business Management Perspect Management Wicijowski Saskatchewan Services Inc Consulting Inc. Bruce & Wendy Willis Conexus Credit Union Hill Business Students' Kathryn Pollack Women Entrepreneurs Society Cowessess First Nation #73 Marlo Pritchard of Saskatchewan Inc. Hillberg & Berk Foundation Crown Investments Don & Lorraine Promhouse Brian Yaworski Corporation Tricia Hodel RBC Foundation YWCA of Regina Deloitte Management Elizabeth Hoffart Anonymous (9) Services LP RJ Exner CGA Prof. Corp. Information Services Terry Downie Tom Robinson * indicates that the donor Corporation is deceased Gary Drummond & Family Adynea & Blair Russell Innovation Saskatchewan

26 | Hill | Levene Review • Fall 2020 HILL AND LEVENE SCHOOLS AT A GLANCE

38 HILL-IVEY CASES on Western Canadian business have been published since 2009. Of these 53% have an entrepreneurial focus and 52,448 HAVE BEEN PURCHASED and USED AROUND THE WORLD. EXPERIENTIAL ALUMNI EDUCATION 11,207 HILL alumni; 53% OF HILL AND LEVENE COURSES 1,060 LEVENE alumni included a work integrated learning component. * for spring/summer 2019, fall 2019, winter 2020 as reported for those courses taught by full time faculty members

SCHOLARSHIPS In Fall 2019 the Hill and Hill: 740 AWARDS for a total of $1,098,180 Levene Schools’ student Levene: 62 AWARDS for $217,290 body was made up of * for spring/summer 2019, fall 2019, winter 2020 26% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS from 44 COUNTRIES. CO-OP In 2019, Hill students completed 215 PLACEMENTS and Levene SATISFACTION students completed 21 PLACEMENTS in paid 87% of respondents would RECOMMEND co-op work terms; average salary earned for THE HILL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS to a friend. business co-op students is $3,127/MONTH. 95% of respondents would recommend the LEVENE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS to a friend. * based on a survey of graduating 7% of Hill and Levene students in spring 2020 students self-delare as being INDIGENOUS and/or MÉTIS * for fall 2019 Fall 2020 • Hill | Levene Review | 27 hill.uregina.ca levene.uregina.ca [email protected] [email protected] 306.585.4724 306.585.6294