Monthly Archives: November 2011

Local mom starts her own tutoring business

As we near the end of COMM101, and the date to the Group Business plan 2 presentation approaches, I couldn’t help but notice an article in the Vancouver Sun on a mother from Burnaby who had started her own tutoring … Continue reading

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The Digital Age

An article on music caught my attention as I was reading the Vancouver Sun, and it reminded me of a fellow classmate’s blog that I had read. The article in the Vancouver Sun was addressing Christmas shopping, and if purchasing CDs … Continue reading

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The Olympus Scandal

In 2009, Olympus Corp. sold a profitable diagnostic unit in hopes to conceal decades of losses in order to shore up balance sheets. The Japanese camera company has spent over $1.3 billion in deals that had to do very little … Continue reading

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Cycling: Hot or Not?

After GM released its anti-cycling ad, it was forced to pull the ad after it received negative press.The premise of their ad was to target cyclers, and persuade them that driving was “sexier” than biking. As Tianna referred to in her blog, cycling … Continue reading

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Mark Zuckerberg – A figure for entrepreneurs to learn from

  The ever popular social networking site first launched in 2004, Facebook, can be found open on almost every teenagers computer. Its founder, Mark Zuckerburg, who created the social-networking site from within his Harvard dorm room is a prime example … Continue reading

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