Day in the Sun: Art Aylesworth

As one of the winners of Ernst & Young’s ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR PACIFIC REGION program, Art Aylesworth submitted himself to intense scrutiny by a top accounting firm and hard-nosed panel of judges, and came out on top. He was deemed a winner in the category of Technology and Health Sciences. more...

Entrepreneur of the Year: 2006

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as “a person who starts or organizes a commercial enterprise, esp. one involving financial risk.” That doesn’t even begin to describe the combination of brains, passion and moxie it takes to spot an opportunity, claim it and build on it year after year. in Ernst & Young’s ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR PACIFIC REGION program not only put the dictionary to shame, they also submitted themselves to intense scrutiny by a top accounting firm and hard-nosed panel of judges. To find out what truly defines an entrepreneur, scroll down and meet B.C.’s top performers in 2006. more...

Entrepreneur of the year 2005

It’s one thing to conjure up a cool business concept. It’s another to convince investors, customers, employees and suppliers to back your plan, and then to execute it year after year with increasingly impressive results. The people you’ll read about on the following pages have not only done that, they’ve subjected their efforts to the scrutiny of a top accounting firm and a panel stocked with academic, legal and entrepreneurial all-stars. The winners and finalists in Ernst & Young’s program represent the best performers across the most critical sectors of our economy. Here are their stories … more...