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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 […]

In my opinion, having a strong organizational culture is essential to creating a successful organization.  When a company has a strong culture, employees enjoy being at work because they are motivated not only by extrinsic factors such as money, but by intrinsic factors as well.  An example of an organization with a phenomenal culture is the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle.  If you have ever been to see the Pike Place Fish Market in the past twenty […]

In Dabir Rashid’s Blog Post, Is Research in Motion (RIM) Back in Motion?, Dabir talks about how he does not believe RIM is in trouble of bankruptcy right now.  He believes that with the release of Blackberry 10 in 2013 either, RIM will begin to regain its reputation of being among the top mobile technology firms, or another technology firm will buy it out.  Dabir also believes that the company is “too big to fail.” I agree with Dabir in […]

The NHL lockout is affecting more than just the players and millions of fans, it is also affecting sporting goods companies.  Bauer, an enormous supplier of hockey goods, has decided to expand into the rapidly expanding North American market of lacrosse.  Although the NHL lockout will not affect the company too much, Bauer believes that this plan will lighten the impact.  Dominating the global market for hockey equipment, the company’s biggest customer base are the children around the world who […]

The demand for smartphones has been rapidly increasing since their release in 2006.  However, the producers are slowly running low on ideas for newer, better, and different products.  This struggle for originality has caused many disputes between the big smartphone industries and their so called “patented products.”  In such a specific market with distinct consumer tastes, how can a company say that they own a certain idea? Since 2006, Apple alone has been involved in 142 patent lawsuits with multiple different […]

Unless you have been in a coma for the past 100 years, the chances are you have heard of the ongoing brand war between Pepsi and Coca-Cola.  The two companies produce the same type of product, cola, but people tend to hold Coke with a higher regard.  Most people believe that Coke simply has a better taste while Pepsi strongly disagrees.  In many marketing campaigns Pepsi has tried to prove to people that their product is superior in taste compared […]

As of August 9, 2012 Goldman Sachs is free of charges.  After more than two years of  allegedly having played a role in the financial crisis which almost sent the world into another depression, the U.S Justice Department is no longer going to prosecute the company.  They have come to the conclusion that under the law there is no basis to prosecute Goldman Sachs with the allegations for which they were to be charged.  These allegations included the mistreatment and […]