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Dissecting and debating divergent economic world views in 2013

One of my daughters gave me a clever Christmas gift: a matching set of “The World in 2013” issue from The Economist and “The Big Ideas of 2013” from Adbusters Canada (“Journal of the Mental Environmentalist”), the latter slyly matching the black background, bold white type, red logo and photo collage of the former.
Life Lessons: David Helliwell

Life Lessons: David Helliwell

The CEO and co-founder of Pulse Energy learned the importance of reassessing strategy to build your business
How I did it: Gary Charlwood

How I did it: Gary Charlwood

The Uniglobe founder and CEO has continued to build his company despite ongoing upheaval in the global travel sector
How I did it: Lisa Vogt

How I did it: Lisa Vogt

Lawyer breaks through glass ceiling to become regional managing partner at McCarthy Tétrault while raising five children

A new standard of living

As a society, are we really that fixated on whether total sales will surpass previous years, whether Cyber Monday will “beat out” Black Friday? This is shopping, not an indicator of actual well-being

Debating the Vancouver effect in 2012; predicting more Surrey development in 2013

Vancouver effect

Outlook 2013: Preparing for PST – save now or pay later

Businesses should consider major capital expenditures and buying consumable inventory before the switch back to the PST

Outlook 2013: The technology hot list for B.C. business

Crowdfunding, gamification and the growing use of mobile devices to conduct business are among the top technological trends to watch in 2013

Hastings beat the odds with Super Mario in 2012; Whitecaps face big ticket challenges in 2013

High prices for high-definition televised games in Canada’s most expensive city caused Whitecaps and Lions attendance projections to fall below expectations, harming BC Place’s operational revenue
George Burns: Gold record

George Burns: Gold record

With a history of overhauling underperforming mining operations, new Goldcorp COO George Burns aims to raise the bar for one of Vancouver's resource industry heavyweights