Like it or not, we live in a shallow world; when it comes to business, it’s those who look like a million bucks who get the bucks.
Working from your bachelor basement suite? Better keep that quiet. Having a downtown business address is as easy as hiring a virtual assistant or answering service, or taking out a membership at a packaged office such as WorkSpace in Gastown. “You can get an address, a phone number, a mailing address and an office to meet with clients on an irregular basis for a small monthly fee,” explains Gregg Taylor.
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Blogroll this week zooms in on business news, providing an update on a new Victoria-based social networking application for parents, coaches and athletes, as well as one blogger's thoughts on how the Tourism industry can benefit from blogging. We also hear a blogger's thoughts on the demise of Music World, the last Canadian-owned national music retailer and finally check in on a downturn in one of the West's major industries: marijuana exports.
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Once upon a time, there was a workplace where everyone who sent a fax had to fill out a form detailing the time of transmission, the number dialed and the number of pages sent. Finally, someone pointed out that the fax machine automatically kept a log with all that information on it. Chances are, there’s something you wish you could change in your workplace too. Here’s how to make yourself heard.
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It’s good to know how, but more important to know why
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OK, what’s the big secret? What do B.C.’s superstar entrepreneurs know that the rest of us haven’t figured out? Well, for starters, this province’s heavy hitters chart their own course and make up the rules along the way
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