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In selling your business, price doesn’t always equal value

In selling your business, price doesn’t always equal value

Want the answer to big questions like whether it’s time to pass the business on to the kids or if selling the business will result in enough funds for retirement? A business valuation can be your most important tool.
B.C. property surtax undermines municipal tax base

B.C. property surtax undermines municipal tax base

The B.C. provincial government’s proposed property tax surcharge encroaches onto the municipal tax base. The B.C. take of 40% will increase to 70% and more as it escalates on higher-value properties.
Editorial: Passing the density buck

Editorial: Passing the density buck

As the last Vancouver municipal election wound down, the incumbent mayor issued an apology for moving too quickly on issues and not seeking sufficient public input. It likely spared his job.
Soft-spoken investigator sounds loud alarm over dirty money

Soft-spoken investigator sounds loud alarm over dirty money

Peter German is a deceptive package. Soft-speaking, plain-talking, self-deprecating. A listener more than a talker. A laugh-out-louder. Gentle, genial demeanour.
Virtual reality proving its power as a marketing tool

Virtual reality proving its power as a marketing tool

Virtual reality isn’t just a wonderful way to play a game or experience an exotic locale – it can be great way to boost your marketing efforts.
Business traveller: Duty of care

Business traveller: Duty of care

Big-data analysis can help protect travelling employees, wherever they are
Employer and employee lessons from the Bryan Colangelo saga

Employer and employee lessons from the Bryan Colangelo saga

May and June the Bryan Colangelo Twitter affair took the sporting world by storm. For those who do not follow the National Basketball Association (NBA), Colangelo was the president and general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team.
Canada’s Divorce Act set for its first major makeover in 20 years

Canada’s Divorce Act set for its first major makeover in 20 years

Notable changes are expected to be coming to the federal Divorce Act in the form of Bill C-78, which was introduced in the House of Commons on May 22. Bill C-78 marks the first substantial reform to the Divorce Act in more than 20 years.
Report on money laundering shows why casino revenues may be a bad bet for B.C.

Report on money laundering shows why casino revenues may be a bad bet for B.C.

There are better and lesser ways for governments to raise revenue. We hold our noses when our province claims more than $1 billion each year through gambling in British Columbia.
Editorial: Road to small-business reimbursement

Editorial: Road to small-business reimbursement

Roadwork ahead is more than a sign of imminent commuter inconvenience.