On the ice, it’s a very similar story this season for the Vancouver Canucks. Last fall, the team entered the season with some hope, thanks mostly to a strong stretch at the end of the previous campaign that was buoyed...
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BCBusiness + WeBC Fifteen years ago, Tara Black and her friend Marion Neuhauser sat on the beach in Maui and mapped out a business plan to bring gluten-free baked goods to market in Victoria. There was a global recession, yet Tara and...
If group chats give you anxiety (or turn you into a lurker), you might want to check out Analog. The app uses artificial intelligence to automate event scheduling by matching dates, times and places for users to meet each other...
Self-promotion is always a little weird, but when it comes to our annual Top 100 event, we don’t mind saying that it’s a can’t-miss afternoon. The event has been part of BCBusiness and parent company Canada Wide Media for decades and...
For patients across Canada, accessing medical services has become a nightmare in the wake of COVID-19. Hospitals are overwhelmed, medical staff are stretched thin and patients are left in limbo, unsure whether they’ll receive the care that they need. Angel investor and...
The stock: Investors looking to capitalize on the electrification of transportation have been fixated on lithium for a few years. There just isn’t enough lithium in the world to replace all of today’s internal combustion cars with electric vehicles (EVs)...
Deloitte Canada’s latest report, “Tight monetary policy to squeeze economic growth,” predicts more or less what economists and, ahem, this magazine, have been saying for awhile: a recession is coming this year. But Deloitte is a little more optimistic than...
Address: 4315 Sunshine Coast Highway, Sechelt Price: $5,900,000 Listing: R2728409 The skinny: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 5,926 square foot house on 10.7 acres of land in Sechelt. The bling: The first thing you notice about this property is how insanely beautiful the land around it is. Situated on some 450...
“It’s a strange place to be,” says Miranda Lievers over a video call. “It’s been since I was 16 that I haven’t had a job or one or more businesses on the go. It’s been a really long time since...
There’s no denying that nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues around the world. The sector contributes $6.7 billion to B.C.’s economy, but factors like funding, resource constraints, regulatory compliance and changing community needs often hinder their...
For over three decades, serial entrepreneur Praveen Varshney has been closely observing the local business scene. He spent five years at KPMG after graduating from Sauder and then went on to start a handful of companies in B.C. with his family. He...