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Announcing the 2025 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients

Published: 2 June 2025

Congratulations to Harley Belfer (BCom’23), Isabelle Erb (BCom’24), Veronica Hall (BCom'24), Raphael Lafleur (BCom’24), Andrea Peck (BCom’24), and Dylan Winick (BCom’24) who were awarded the Lionel...

Clarity is key when passing control of a family business to the next generation

Published: 13 June 2025

Even the most successful family businesses often don’t withstand the march of time. Just because one generation had what the right skills and temperament to run a business doesn’t mean their...

Eliminating the de minimis exemption will hit fast fashion shoppers hard

Published: 23 July 2025

A de mimimis exemption allows goods below a certain value threshold to be traded internationally without paying duty. And on May 2 2025, the United States eliminated their de minimis exception for...

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

Published: 4 August 2025

A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that white consumers with higher levels of ‘white guilt’ were more likely to buy from a Black-owned business than from a white...

Professor Betermier offers guidance for Quebec investors

Published: 26 March 2025

With increasing market volatility, Professor Sebastien Betermier shares his advice on how Quebec investors can weather economic uncertainty. In an interview with the Motnreal Gazette, he emphasizes...

Cohort-based hiring can improve Gen Z employee retention

Published: 2 May 2025

Starting a new job can be nerve-wracking, but having someone to lean on can help make it a little easier. Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z employees leave their job within the first year, but a recent US...

Mid-market brands to benefit from consumers’ renewed focus on the basics

Published: 21 May 2025

2024 was a rough year for retail in Canada, and 2025 doesn’t look much better, writes Charles de Brabant in Retail Insider. The Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management noted...

Leedana is bringing agriculture to the desert--and it got its start at Desautels

Published: 5 June 2025

Egypt’s Nile River Valley has some of the most fertile land in the world. But most of the country is a barren desert where few plants can grow. Hassan Elrakhawy (BCom’24) wants to change that. The...

Businesses need to adapt to change to grow

Published: 10 July 2025

For Quebec, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are an engine of economic growth. Many SMEs have grown into prosperous companies, writes Bensadoun School in Retail Management student William...

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