The Schulich School of Business has received a $150,000 commitment from CI Financial to establish the CI Financial Leadership Scholarship, supporting high-achieving incoming students pursuing studies at the intersection of business and technology. Beginning in Fall 2026, the scholarship will annually provide five awards valued at $10,000 each to students enrolled in programs related to Technology, Finance, Business Analytics, […]
For Sana Afraz (Tech MBA ‘25), securing a Portfolio Manager Co-op, Enterprise Data, Automation & Operations Technology role at CIBC was the culmination of strategic preparation, consistent effort, and leveraging the resources available through the Centre for Career Design (CCD). After discovering the opportunity through Handshake, Afraz recognized the importance of crafting a strong, tailored application. She meticulously […]
Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a pursuit best suited to the young, but new research from Schulich is challenging that assumption, revealing how age fundamentally shapes the entrepreneurial journey — from motivation and innovation to persistence and definitions of success. The findings are detailed in a new paper, “Entrepreneurship, age, and the lifespan: Taking stock and […]
Groundbreaking Study Shows How Entrepreneurship Changes as We Age TORONTO – Thursday, January 22, 2026 – New research from York University’s Schulich School of Business challenges the long-held myth that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game, showing instead that age shapes not just when people start businesses, but how they innovate, persevere and define success at […]
