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Interest rates proving to be no obstacle to real estate investment; Aquilini Group secures Washington grape-growing property

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Alternatives needed now to repair our broken food bank model

Why are 94,000 people in B.C. still using food banks?
Life Lessons: Sandy Gerber

Life Lessons: Sandy Gerber

Make your business fit your life, not the other way round
Paul Drohan: Science world

Paul Drohan: Science world

Paul Drohan, who spent the last eight years in the U.K. working for Genzyme before returning to Canada, brings international connections to his new role as LifeSciences BC president and CEO
Decades of protective government subsidies are slowly suffocating Japan's agriculture sector

Decades of protective government subsidies are slowly suffocating Japan's agriculture sector

The average age of Japan's 2.5 million farmers is 65.8 years, and they earn on average the equivalent of only $5,000 a year, even though they receive about $20 billion in subsidies

Business Excellence Series: Marketing to Increase Sales

Four times a year, Business in Vancouver promotes the message of business excellence with our award-winning Business Excellence Series. Topics identify specific issues that contribute to business excellence. This year, our series includes Digital Marketing, Leadership, Business Growth and Recruitment & Retention Strategies. For each of these special editions, BIV organizes a moderator-led panel discussion/breakfast revolving around the topic at hand.

Business Excellence Series: Marketing to Increase Sales

Credibility up in smoke? Building a brand in a controversial industry

Credibility up in smoke? Building a brand in a controversial industry

Imagine your company not being graded for its merits, but on public perceptions based on lack of information or the actions of others. It's hard enough keeping a business alive to begin with, what if people viewed you as a crook before you started? This happens. Let's explore.

Slow economy leads to building slowdown

B.C. construction activity is set to dip this year after a business and government investment-led gain in 2012.
Elizabeth Model: Role Model

Elizabeth Model: Role Model

The CEO of Surrey's downtown business improvement association is bent on building a city that is an urban economic leader in B.C. and beyond