Bachelor of Tourism grad Max Rivest co-founded the successful coffee leaf tea business Wize Monkey that launched in 2014. We interviewed Rivest back in January of 2015, just after…

When we think about Canada we often think maple syrup, hockey, toques and of course the beloved French-Canadian delicacy, poutine. Growing up in Gatineau, Quebec,…

Companies like TOMS and tentree have proven that consumers will support a product which gives back. In the case of TOMS, a pair of shoes…

Risks, returns and frozen treats took top place and $6,000 during the annual Scotiabank Business Plan Competition. Thomas Heine’s graduation got a little sweeter when…

In what is being touted an entrepreneur economy, the landscape of the traditional labour market has shifted, the era of the lifelong career is changing…

We’ve got smart phones, smart TVs and smart apparel, now TRU’s Dr. John Church plans to unveil smart cows during the sold out #BCTECH Summit…

Master of Business Administration (MBA) students in the Strategic Management Information Systems course are all geared up for their next competition. The class has been divided…

Julie John, a recent TRU graduate, has been planning and organizing a women’s entrepreneur conference, Be Inspired!, set for Sat., Feb. 4, 2017,  at the Coast…

From running home-made concession stands in her backyard to working in upscale restaurants, tourism grad Nicole Sihlis has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and a…

Upon graduating from Barriere Secondary School in 2010, Jake Young had no plans of getting into retail, let alone owning a business before his 25th…

TRU Law student Claire Armstrong has been spending her summer helping Kamloops seniors. Armstrong, along with five other law students, has been gaining practical experience…

Cody Inskip is finding sweet success with his popcorn company, Skippy’s Kettlekorn. Inskip who graduated from TRU in 2012, cites the Small Business Management course…

Jeffrey Palmer doesn’t play the game, but a new golf app the Bachelor of Computing Science student has been developing this year is helping players…

Business programs traditionally produce graduates with great quantitative and technical abilities but with less experience in application and practice. Paul Clark, faculty member in the…

BC Beef Day was held May 18 and was an other opportunity to celebrate TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching program. The first-of-its-kind in BC, the program…

A group of TRU Law students have come up with a solution they say could revolutionize the court scheduling system, saving time and money and…

Aboriginal students now have new pathways towards earning one of three business degrees at Thompson Rivers University. In an historic signing today between TRU and AFOA…

With exams over and grades filtering in, university students are in summertime mode. And third-year student Elycia Buckley will be spending the next four months…

Thompson Rivers University officially opened the doors to the first community legal clinic in the BC Interior. Addressing the need for increased access to justice…

After a few months off for summer holidays, the retail cart operated by the Essential Skills Training (ESTR) program is up and running in Student Street.…