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The Social Media Challenge

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:05:00 -0800

by Mary Lynn Young

B.C.'s bad carbon tactics

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:20 -0700

by Aldyen Donnelly

B.C.’s carbon tax is simply the latest of many pollution-discharge fees the province has charged industry for more than 20 years. The fee system was originally touted as a way to reward industrial plant owners who voluntarily cut any taxed pollutants. But plant operators have rarely seen sustained reductions in their tax bills, even after they cut discharges.

That is because the province’s environmental protection costs must be “self-financed” through the pollution-fee system.

Surviving the boom

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:01:20 -0800

By Scot Speiser

Thanks to a hot resource-based economy, many small and medium-sized businesses in B.C. are seeing record growth in revenue and income. With all of these current opportunities for businesses, the focus has changed for many business owners: instead of working on getting more business, they struggle to manage the increasing volume.

Brace for a Hydro Shock

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:51:05 -0700

by John Calvert

While the B.C. government is extensively promoting the benefits of its “green” private power agenda, BC Hydro customers – including businesses across the province – should get ready for a major sticker shock in the coming years. The era of cheap, publicly owned hydro is rapidly coming to an end.

Tax That Tree

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:39:00 -0700

By Michael Barkusky

Look to emitters to address climate change.

Business Sense

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:51:00 -0700

Featuring items like Need to Know and Big Ideas, the Business Sense section on BCBusiness Online brings you the best of our ideas on how to conduct smart business, as well as the best of your ideas. In Business Sense, we regularly invite you to contribute tips and business ideas, and always welcome your comments and lively discussion.

Back to School

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:07:00 -0700

By Francis Narcise Baptiste

An old friend of mine once joked: “What do you call a ‘rez entrepreneur?’” “I don’t know,” I replied, grinning. “Casino manager?” “No,” he said, laughing. “A drug dealer.”

Growing pains

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:17:34 -0700

By Jason Chiu

B.C.’s bull run is trampling commercial property owners

Keeping it real: Authenticity is the key to employee loyalty

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:03:51 -0800

by Catherine Ducharme

This "big idea" is all about getting real to retain and attract employees and customers.

Unravelling investment spin

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:01:06 -0800

by Patrick Wolfe

If someone suggested that you should invest in a business based on the production of spider-silk proteins by transgenic goats, you might feel that they were weaving a bit of a tangled web themselves.