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Neo-cubism

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:36:11 -0700

by Jessica Werb

The retail concept is delightfully simple, Japanese and profitable.

A lending hand

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:22:24 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Changing the game

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:52:55 -0700

by Tony Wanless

From the traditional sales encounter to "consultation."

The one-foot wave

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:52:00 -0800

By Tony Wanless

Service businesses are typically feast or famine, and that’s especially true among the more creative services. But that hasn’t stopped thousands of dreamy entrepreneurs from leaping into their own businesses based on a particular skill or expertise.

Small business, big concerns

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:02:00 -0800

B.C.’s economy is booming, and it’s not just the big guys that are reaping the rewards. Ninety-eight out of every 100 employers in B.C. are small businesses.

Small Business Resources in B.C.

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:28:06 -0800

Are you planning on starting a small business? BCBusiness Online provides you with a list of resources that will help you get started.

Show me the money

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:38:00 -0700

By Tony Wanless

Moving from early-stage financing to the public markets used to be a straightforward affair involving a time-honoured process of financing rounds followed by a listing on the stock exchange. But B.C.’s young tech- and knowledge-based businesses are finding that in the post-tech-crash era, the traditional rules of the game don’t apply. It’s time for a whole new playbook

Small Business, Big Lessons

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:38:00 -0700

By Peter Severinson

The blue chips grab headlines, but it’s the small and medium-sized businesses that make B.C.’s economy buzz. Compared to the rest of the country (per capita), B.C. has the fastest-growing small business sector and the second-largest number of small businesses. The sector provides the biggest proportion of private-sector jobs, and it makes the biggest contribution to the GDP (based on 2005 figures from BC Stats). Driving that sector are the genius, ambition and blind courage of B.C.’s entrepreneurs. BCBusiness heard the stories of a few standout small-business people whose innovations are being felt around the world. It’s nice to celebrate their success, but what we really want is to learn from their stories…

You gotta believe: Confidence pulls tech start-up through lean times

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:45:00 -0800

by Tony Wanless

Every young company dreams of securing financing for its “great” concept, an injection of money that will allow it to roll out its product or service on a large scale and convert it to a bigger – and better – business. But the sad fact is that most young companies aren’t ready for that financing and often flame out if they get it.

Mompreneurs

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:43:39 -0700

By Lisa Will and Tracey von Dehn

They say self-employed mothers can have it all. They’re lying.