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Lessons of the pitch

Lessons of the pitch

How four entrepreneurs got the dragons to dig deep
Looking beyond the U.S.

Looking beyond the U.S.

Growing east or west rather than south may be key to global success small businesses

Is the business plan dead?

TV business shows make it seem easy: dream up a good idea, make an entertaining pitch to investors and walk away with the cash. Or not. People watch Dragons’ Den in great numbers and think it’s the proxy for the real world.
1,880% hike for business licence amounts to eviction by taxation: Tattoo shop owner

1,880% hike for business licence amounts to eviction by taxation: Tattoo shop owner

Delta mayor says bylaw aimed at “undesirable” businesses needed to clean up Scott Road
Army Navy to hold “Canada's biggest shoe sale” April 24

Army Navy to hold “Canada's biggest shoe sale” April 24

Vancouver-based Army & Navy is holding its 64th annual shoe sale on April 24 – an event dubbed the biggest shoe sale in Canada because the chain's six stores regularly sell more than 100,000 pairs of shoes and generate more than $1 million in revenue.
Got a business idea? Startup Weekend wants to hear it

Got a business idea? Startup Weekend wants to hear it

Do you have a great idea for a new business? Vancouver entrepreneurs are being invited to throw their ideas at the wall at the fourth annual Startup Weekend May 31 to June 2 and see what sticks.
Ritchie Bros. launches eBay-style auction website

Ritchie Bros. launches eBay-style auction website

Ritchie Bros. (TSX:RBA) – already the world's largest industrial equipment auctioneer – is extending its reach into a $200 billion global market with a new eBay-style auction website.
Clearly Contacts makes strides with benefits plans

Clearly Contacts makes strides with benefits plans

Online eyewear retailer Coastal Contacts Inc. (TSX:COA; Nasdaq:COA) has inked a vision plan agreement with a Canadian benefits administrator, the company announced today.
Davie Street Shoppers Drug Mart employees vote to strike

Davie Street Shoppers Drug Mart employees vote to strike

Employees at the Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX:SC) on Davie Street voted 93% in favour of strike action last week.
Executive shakeup spurs RBC analyst to downgrade Lululemon

Executive shakeup spurs RBC analyst to downgrade Lululemon

The day after yogawear giant Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq:LULU; TSX:LLL) announced changes to its management team, including the departure of its chief products officer Sheree Waterson, the company is suffering from a downgrade from an RBC Capital Markets analyst.