Media releases

• Brock men’s hockey battles York in OUA West finals

  Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 28 February 2018 – R00041

  With a new coach at the helm this year, the Brock Badgers men’s hockey team have their sights set on the national championships.

  The No. 5-seeded Badgers open a best-of-three series against York University Wednesday night in a bid to capture their third-ever Ontario University Athletics West Division title. A win in this series would mean Brock’s first trip to the USPORTS National Championships for men’s hockey since 2007-08.

  “We are extremely proud of our players to have reached the OUA West Finals,” said former Niagara IceDogs head coach Marty Williamson, who took over the role at Brock at the start of the season. “We know York is a very strong team and are looking forward to the challenge.”

  Game 1 in the series is tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 28 at York with Game 2 back in St. Catharines Friday, March 2 at 7:15pm at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre. Game 3, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday in Toronto.

  The York Lions and Brock Badgers split their regular-season series with York winning the first game 4-3 in a shootout in October and Brock taking the second game 4-2 in January.

  Tickets for Friday night’s home game at Seymour-Hannah are available at the Walker Sports Complex Welcome Desk or by calling 905-688-5550 x4060. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 students and seniors.

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

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• Goodman research shows personal loans don’t help startups in the long run

  Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 28 February 2018 – R00040

  One of the first things entrepreneurs worry about is how to secure funding for their business ideas. Some go the traditional route and borrow from a bank, while others look to personal credit cards or loans from family and friends.

  However, new research from Brock University shows that the type of loan goes a long way in predicting a new startup’s success.

  In the first research study of its kind, Tatyana Sokolyk, Associate Professor of Finance at Brock’s Goodman School of Business, along with her co-author, Professor Rebel Cole from Florida Atlantic University, studied the financial performance of more than 4,000 startups to find out which type of loan was most closely related to the company’s success.

  They found companies that secure business loans in the company’s name generate more than four times the revenue than those which fund their business by personal debt.

  “We teach that it is critical for companies to have access to financial capital while they focus on building their venture, but until now, the research in this area had not differentiated capital types,” Sokolyk says.

  “Banks choose what startups to extend loans to, and their due diligence and monitoring can help the startups to be more successful, but only where the entrepreneur has taken the time to apply for a business loan.”

  Sokolyk is available to comment on:

  • How entrepreneurs should seek funding to increase success
  • How and why companies’ success (revenue growth and survival) is linked to the type of funding it receives in their early stages
  • The difference between business lending and personal lending
  • Why it’s important for entrepreneurs to have a high level of business financial literacy

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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