Sobey School of Business
923 Robie St. B3H 3C3 Halifax, NS, Canada

Congratulations to our Sobey Accounting Students who recently competed in the Sobey School of Business Virtual Accounting Case Competition, sponsored by Baker Tilly! Students worked hard to prepare their cases during the Fall break, presenting virtually to a live panel of judges composed of Sobey faculty and Baker Tilly representatives. The students impressed the judges with their in-depth analysis and business acumen. First place winners: Ryan deGooyer and Tazrin Ahmed Seco...nd place winners: Chris Patry and Bradley Wagner Interested in competing in undergraduate or graduate case competitions? Email Breagh Matheson, Case Competition Coordinator: [email protected]

Our 2-day virtual Operational Budgets seminar is starting this Wednesday! In this Executive & Professional Development course, you'll come away with a deep understanding of the various types of budgets, components, and the critical decisions businesses must make when preparing them. Part of the EPD Series for Excellence in Financial Management. Sign up here: https://smu.ca/epd/operational-budgets.html #SobeyEPD

Our Financial Management for Managers course, offered through the Executive & Professional Development program, equips you with the financial skills and knowledge to better understand accounting reports and financial documents, allowing you to make better financial decisions for your organization. Our next virtual course is coming up November 23-25. Visit www.smu.ca/epd for more information. #SobeyEPD

Hear from Sobey alumni at Under the Influencers: Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities panel Wednesday, Nov 25th at 6pm AST. Panelists include Karl Coutinho BComm’04, Owner, Avondale Sky Winery & Restaurant; Steve Haysom BSc’94 and Matt Haysom BSc’0, Owners & Founders, The Church Brewing Co; and Tiffany Walsh BComm’06, President, Highlanders Cannabis. Moderated by Ciaro Moxey BComm'20. Register here! https://loom.ly/3Ihyzas

Our two-day virtual course, Writing Effective Policies and Procedures, will teach you how to write clear and effective policies and develop a template for policy preparation. This course, taking place December 2-4, is part of the Executive & Professional Development Certificate in Policy Development & Implementation. Visit www.smu.ca/epd for more information. #SobeyEPD

Our Implementing Policy and Managing Change course is taking place online this week! Learn how to ensure that new and amended policies will be implemented consistently and confidently. https://loom.ly/maLqvMQ #SobeyEPD

Budgets are the bedrock of business plans. In our virtual Operational Budgets seminar coming up November 18-19, you'll come away with a deep understanding of the various types of budgets, components, and the critical decisions businesses must make when preparing them. Part of our Executive & Professional Development Series for Excellence in Financial Management. Visit www.smu.ca/epd for more information. #SobeyEPD

We have 3 upcoming virtual courses for the Certificate in Policy Development and Implementation this November and December. Learn more and register for these courses at https://smu.ca//cert-policy-development-and-implementation #SobeyEPD

The Sobey School of Business Virtual Accounting Case Competition, sponsored by Baker Tilly, has begun! The virtual event will take place this Friday, November 13th. Congratulations and good luck to all of our Sobey students competing.

Our 2-day virtual Policy Evaluation course (Dec 17-18) covers the full scope of evaluation in policy work and will help you develop the skills to confidently interpret the findings presented in evaluation studies. This course is a requirement for the Sobey Executive & Professional Development Certificate in Policy Development and Implementation. Sign up: https://loom.ly/tz_mchs #SobeyEPD