Monthly Archives: November 2010

Ethical twist

Annalea Kreb’s new green business, ethicalDeal, is a company on a mission to make green mainstream. The company conducts research and goes out of the city to find the finest green products.  EthicalDeal then negotiates volume discounts with local companies … Continue reading

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Managerial accounting helps to turn around company

John Bootsma bought a small auto-repair business that was expected to provide a healthy retirement income, based on its external financial information.  However, after a short period of time, the little shop was losing $100,000 a year. The problem was … Continue reading

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British Columbia’s strategic repositioning on trade

As the world’s economic centre of gravity shifts East, British Columbia’s strategy to position itself as Canada’s gateway to the Asia Pacific will be extremely important. Asia kept growing when the US stumbled due to the fact that the growth … Continue reading

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Burnaby tech firm extends its reach

Three young entrepreneurs have created a company that connects businesses with a worldwide network of graphic designers.  At hiretheworld.com, any company seeking for anything from a logo to a makeover including websites and business cards, would go onto this website … Continue reading

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Use of blogs growing faster and faster

As social media is constantly developing, it is not surprising that its channels are evolving too.  Many forms of social media are continuously growing in popularity (e.g. Facebook), while some are struggling to survive (e.g. MySpace and Second Life).  Blogs … Continue reading

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