Monthly Archives for November 2012
Black Friday in Canada?
Canadian retailers will try to keep shoppers at home this upcoming Black Friday, as they will take the American tradition into their own hands. Many Canadians have opted to shop with American retailers for the holiday season because of their … Continue reading
Re: Branding parti in le Quebecois
This is a response to Melissa Monaghan’s blog post about big companies taking the Quebec government to court. Melissa mentioned that the altering of company logos could defer companies from entering the Quebec market. These private English-speaking companies have to … Continue reading
It’s Chapter 11 and shutdown for Twinkie-maker Hostess
Poor organizational culture can lead to liquidation, as shown by 82-year-old Hostess. Heavy debt and changing consumer tastes to healthier food are contributors too, but the battle with its workers and their union eventually caused Hostess to go for Chapter … Continue reading
Re: Canada: The Be-Your-Own-Boss Country
The Insider on BC Business Online, or Tony Wanless, recently wrote a blog post about the increase in entrepreneurship in Canada, with BC leading the charge, with almost half of the businesses here being self-employed operations. In my previous post, … Continue reading
Energy Aware: Taking entrepreneurship from the classroom to the real world.
To me, the real world always seemed like a faraway place, until the day when Janice Cheam, President and CEO of Energy Aware, came into our COMM 101 classroom to talk to us about her multi-million-dollar company. I suddenly … Continue reading