Retail & Manufacturing

Vancouver-based industrial auctioneer Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX:RBA; NYSE:RBA) announced May 9 that it spent US$64 million to buy Houston, Texas-based AssetNation Inc. , an online marketplace for salvage assets and equipment. Ritchie Bros.

Vancouver blueberry juice maker Leading Brands, Inc. ’s (Nasdaq:LBIX) shares jumped more than 17% to US$4.

Delta-based manufacturer North American Tea & Coffee Inc. (NATC) has merged with Mississauga-headquartered Associated Brands , a supplier of private-label and co-manufactured packaged foods.

Financial optimism dominates the outlooks of most Canadian retailers, according to the inaugural Canadian Retail Insights Report , a study conducted on behalf of American Express Canada .

Starting a small business in Delta, New Westminster and Port Moody just got a little easier, thanks to the addition of those communities to online regulatory clearing centre BizPaL ( www.bcbizpal.ca ).

Half a billion dollars in equity capital raised since venture capital program expanded to Eligible Business Corporations

The Urban Cultivator makes use of hydroponic technology to grow microgreens year-round, right in the kitchen

New funding means employers can get $2,800 hiring incentive plus $1,000 for training for each of three new hires

If you’re a small-business owner planning to do some renovations to your property, you would do well to keep in mind a WorkSafeBC case involving former B.C. premier and current Canadian high commissioner to the U.K. Gordon Campbell.

One of the major challenges small businesses face is finding the right staff to grow their business. Human resources are the core of a business, yet in their early years, small businesses often function with a very limited HR policy because the business owners overlooked establishing a proper recruitment and hiring system.