Life Lessons: Leonard Brody
The co-founder of GrowLab and NowPublic.com has learned to turn it down a notch
View ArticleRunaway interest rates to start in 2014’s Year of the Horse
BC’s debt-ridden households are running out of time to avoid higher financing costs that are expected in approximately a year’s time.
View ArticleProcurement fiascos dog BC Liberals
Botched business deals devalue economic achievements
View ArticleIs North America’s shale gas bubble set to burst?
B.C. geoscientist says shale gas plays exhaust more quickly than industry claims
View ArticleInterior mills outside beetle zone draw investment
Companies hunting for wood are finding it in the north and southeast of the province
View ArticleBurgeoning biotechs bid adieu to constraints of B.C. business
Lack of access to venture capital and top executive talent forcing more budding stars to seek success in the U.S.
View ArticleAsk the experts: What should I think about when choosing a name for my business?
Get clear on your brand before picking your company’s name
View ArticleSurrey report: Find your passion and enjoy the ride
2013 Surrey Women in Business Award winners savour the journey to success as much as the destination
View ArticleMultiple airport fees hurt YVR competitiveness
32% of Canadians say they expect to travel first to the U.S. before flying in 2013
View ArticleMore online retailers see value of bricks and mortar
Pop-up stores and in-person customer interaction helping increase e-commerce sales
View ArticleMike Waites: Heavy duty
Mike Waites, who in January announced his plans to retire as Finning's CEO, proved to be a steady hand at the wheel of the Vancouver-based international heavy equipment dealer
View ArticleOnline retailers hit the streets
Joannah Connolly explains the trend of online retailers opening streetfront stores on Global BC
View ArticleFreybe Foods sold for $55m
Joannah Connolly discusses the Premium Brands buyout of Freybe Foods on Global BC
View ArticleBurnaby’s Mustang Survival acquired by Florida company
Burnaby-based Mustang Survival has been acquired by a Safariland, a Florida company specializing in police and military equipment.
View ArticleAngiotech to sell subsidiary for $362m to pay off debt
In the latest chapter in the tale of the declining B.C. biotech industry, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced yesterday that it is to sell off one of its subsidiaries to an American medical device...
View ArticleSFU program to create enterprises that solve business and social issues
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is launching a new program designed to bring a multidisciplinary approach to solving tricky social problems and create new enterprises from the...
View ArticleBetter time to buy than to sell Vancouver real estate: survey
More Lower Mainland residents think it's a good time to buy a home but a bad time to sell, according to a new Real Estate Weekly (REW) survey.
View ArticleVancouver among 10 lowest-risk global cities to recruit and employ
Vancouver is among the 10 lowest-risk cities in the world to recruit and employ workers, according to a study released by Aon Hewitt.
View ArticleNew commercial FM station proposed for Surrey
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a call for competitors for a proposed new radio station in Surrey, in response to an application for a new...
View ArticlePacific Carbon Trust slammed in hotly anticipated Auditor General report
The Pacific Carbon Trust leaked confidential information while being audited and spent $6 million of public money on two large carbon-reduction projects that fail the government’s own additionality...
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