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Six steps to completing a management buyout of your company

Six steps to completing a management buyout of your company

One of the best investments you can make is buying the business you work for. Owning your own business gives you control over your future; the business is yours to expand and you reap the rewards from your hard work.
The world needs fewer people, but our economy needs more

The world needs fewer people, but our economy needs more

What would happen to B.C.’s real estate industry … if the world’s population and consequent in-migration to B.C.
Media’s struggle to retain independence and integrity needs help

Media’s struggle to retain independence and integrity needs help

These are the most troubling times in recollection for the media business – and thus for you, sorry to say. Few want to hear that. Many see media as something that belongs to others than themselves, reflecting others than themselves.
Editorial: Trump’s U.S. talent show-stopper

Editorial: Trump’s U.S. talent show-stopper

Donald Trump has launched a new international reality show that demands Canada’s participation. Call it America’s Got Talent to Burn. That’s one of the potential results of the U.S.
Impostor syndrome is genuine threat to women’s workplace advancement

Impostor syndrome is genuine threat to women’s workplace advancement

So here’s my dirty little secret: I’m an impostor. There, I said it. It only took me 20 years and lots of sleepless nights worrying about what other people might think. But now that it’s out in the open, the truth, I believe, will set me free.
Immigration helps build city’s status as technology gateway

Immigration helps build city’s status as technology gateway

With its location making it a prime conduit for the transport of goods and services to and from its Asia-Pacific neighbours, B.C. is poised to strengthen its role as a gateway to the Pacific.
Editorial: Action needed on government inaction

Editorial: Action needed on government inaction

Government red tape removal in B.C. is laudable, but its entrenched bureaucratic inertia is not. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) recently recognized the former on two fronts.
The global talent crisis and how to fix it

The global talent crisis and how to fix it

How many employees in your company do you think are enthusiastic about their work as opposed to those who feel a chronic sense of dread on Sunday evenings? In the largest employee engagement survey of its kind, the Gallup organization discovered that
Why it’s more important than ever to build a successful personal brand

Why it’s more important than ever to build a successful personal brand

Whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever you do, and in whichever direction your life is heading, you are a brand.
Innovative new city hall applications for alternative facts

Innovative new city hall applications for alternative facts

Memorandum to: The Mayor’s Office. From: Vision Vancouver Communications. Subject: “Alternative facts” We bring exciting news! In its first days the Trump administration has found an ingenious way to deal with troubling information.