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UBC Enterprize Case Competition awards innovative pipeline leak detectors

UBC Enterprize Case Competition highlights and awards innovative pinhole-leak detectors.

Cause+Affect launches Brand Academy for entrepreneurs, non-profits, and marketing leaders

Cause+Affect -- the stellar brand consulting company behind PechaKucha Night in Vancouver as well as EPIC, The Sustainable Living Expo -- has  launched a new...

David T. Fung's tips for aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs in China

Ready or not, China will be Canada's next major trading partner and the primary destination for many brave new entrepreneurs. The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act...

What FIPPA means for small and medium Canadian businesses in China

Was the Canada-China FIPPA agreement a good deal for future Canadian small and medium enterprises in China?

Kiehl's opens shop at The Hudson's Bay Company

New York based apothecary, Kiehl's, opened their flagship location in The Hudson's Bay Company on Tuesday.

Nurturing a new kind of entrepreneur at Hollyhock's Social Venture Institute

What was seen, heard, and said at the 17th annual Social Venture Institute at Hollyhock on Cortes Island with 140 innovative business leaders.

Hold the Kleenex. Buyers' market a good thing.

The press is all over the fact that the housing market is cooling. September sales were down and the listings were up. The telltale sign of a buyer's market coming in. Hold the Kleenex––this is a...

The value of fun in music

When a venue consistently has musical masters of energy flow at their location they develop a reputation and become the most attractive venue to see.

David Sung of Nicola Wealth Management shares secrets on competing

As the president of an unconventionally entrepreneurial financial planning firm, David Sung works with Canada's top entrepreneurs on protecting and growing their wealth.

Vancouver real estate: new mortgage regulations slow sales

Better get your credit house in order first, before you look for a real house.