“Spas are the future trend for consumers... Yoga businesses have seen that they can take it to the next level and charge for it.”
- Judy Zaichkowsky, professor of marketing, SFU
Downward dog eat dog

"B.C. is now known to be a high-cost place of doing business [in salmon farming]. We want to see more creative solutions that don’t add a lot more costs but do add confidence that we can do this in a way that is sustainable."
- Clare Backman, director of community relations and environmental compliance, Marine Harvest Canada
Hook, line and sinker

"There’s a difference between a real gateway versus a wannabe gateway."
- David Armitage, president, Velocity Solutions Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Asian persuasion

"We know we live in a global economy, we know we’re competing against the world; wouldn’t you think inside our country we could complement each other instead of working against each other?"
- Rick Thorpe, B.C. MLA and minister of small business and revenue (Round table)

“It’s never been more challenging or competitive in Canada for the retailer... The market has matured, creating enormous pressure on Canadian owners and operators to improve their efficiencies.”
- Mark Startup, CEO, Retail BC (Storefront survival)

“Back in the 1800s, there were all these big hotels in New England. They were the ski villages of the day, and now they are all gone. The market changed, demand changed and it can happen again.”
- Hal Clifford, executive editor, Orion magazine (King of the hill)

“Private-security personnel are acting more like police in public spaces and that worries me... Although I think the new legislation is a good step, I don’t think it goes far enough in terms of conduct, competency and accountability.”
- Murray Mollard, B.C. Civil Liberties Association (Fear Factor)

"Here’s an opportunity to make a difference in the social and political landscape of Canada. And in the process, if everything goes right, some years on we’ll have created a brand, and a trend will have caught up to us and we’ll be well situated.”
- David Beers, founding editor, the Tyee

(from High Profile)

“Everyone is green at the peak of the business cycle, and, as difficult as it is for many of us to admit, such ideas are thought to be a luxury when the boom ends.”
- Trevor Boddy, architecture critic, columnist, Globe and Mail

(from Tower of Babble)

“Why is there such a disconnect between what senior managers see and what the rest of the organization sees? That leads you to question, do they actually understand what’s going on in the trenches?”
-Helen Schneiderman, consultant, Caliber Leadership Systems Inc.

(from Best Companies to Work for in B.C.)