Monthly Archives: November 2012

One thing I can say I am proud of in Vancouver is the city’s outstanding transit system, TransLink. When compared with other cities that I have been to across North America, Vancouver’s is definitely one of the best. However, many people in the lower mainland, including many businesses believe that the government should provide more funding for the system. Although the government just recently developed the Canada Line, which directly connects downtown Vancouver with Richmond, people still want more. The […]

  In Sean Lister’s Blog Post, Risky Business, he talks about the risks both Wade Larson and Janice Cheam had to make in order to create their businesses.  Wondering why they would sacrifice so much of their time, money and resources into something that was not concrete, Sean poses the question as to why they would do it. I found this question very interesting because I myself have always thought of creating my own business and the “why” still flusters me. […]

Recently, an old ski coach of mine, Ryan Prentice, bought into the slowly expanding market of custom built skis.  As part owner of Folsom Custom Skis, based in Denver, Colorado, Ryan works alongside three other members who create fully custom skis based on consumer preferences.  Being a small business, Folsom cannot compete with the number of products other companies like K2 and Rossignol produce.  In fact, compared to the thousands of skis these companies produce, Folsom is only forecasting on […]

  In Response to Wency Leung’s blog, in the Globe and Mail’s Hot Button Blog, I agree that informal relationships between employers and employees are becoming more and more prominent nowadays. This comes partially from the development of social media sites like Facebook which allow people to be more open about their personal lives. Because of this, a younger generation of workers see nothing inappropriate about adding their employers on Facebook and creating a more personal relationship between the two […]