B.C. fares well in a new report ranking Canadian cities for their competitive advantage and appeal to tech companies and workers. In the 2020 edition of Scoring Canadian Tech Talent, a study by real estate services firm CBRE Group, Vancouver and Victoria...
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BCBusiness + West Coast Reduction Ltd. Since 1964, West Coast Reduction Ltd. (WCRL) has been quietly going about its vital work on Vancouver’s south shore. From early roots as a butcher to its modern rendering facilities, the company has carried out safe...
Though much improved since April, when new postings on Internet job board Indeed.ca plunged 70 percent compared to last year, hiring is still below pre-COVID levels in Canada. As of September 4, new job listings (on the site one week...
For small businesses that want to make a social impact, Yvonne Anderson has one piece of advice: Get started. “Everybody waits, thinking, Oh, when I get a bit bigger, when I get this, when I do that, I will start,” says the co-founder and CEO of Santevia Water Systems. “No. Start now, no matter what your budget is.” Anderson and her husband, David, did just that when they founded Delta-based Santevia in 2008...
One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that you don’t have to follow somebody else’s game plan for business success. You can go out and build an enterprise that addresses a meaningful market need, yes—but also one...
BCBusiness + BC Independent Schools March 2020 was likely one of the most challenging times for schools throughout British Columbia. Facing closures and a sudden shift to online learning, leadership teams, teachers, and students had to exercise adaptability and resilience in the...
Living in the Age of COVID has taught us different lessons. For some, it’s been a lesson in how to rethink the way we work; for others, it’s about learning to live in a world of heightened biosecurity. But surely...
Earlier this month, Vancouver’s PenderFund Capital Management announced the creation of Pender Ventures, an investment group centred on disruptive technology companies in B.C. and across Canada. With $25 million from institutional investors Export Development Canada and Vancity, among others, and led...
Quick, how many of B.C.’s roughly 11,000 tech companies have 500 or more employees? The answer: just 22. “It’s an astonishing statistic,” says Jill Tipping, president and CEO of the BC Tech Association. That number is a big reason why the province’s technology sector again earned a B compared to its peers across the country in the 2020 edition of the British Columbia Technology Report Card...
Everyone’s been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those who don’t believe in it. But not everyone has sufferred equally. A study released today by the BC Women’s Health Foundation, in partnership with Pacific Blue Cross, concluded that COVID has disproportionately affected women...
BCBusiness + TD While such challenges can be attributed to a lack of capital, other factors are usually at play. Entrepreneurs may face barriers to resources such as mentorship support or specialized skills development and training that could make launching or scaling their unique ideas a little easier. Recently, TD announced its commitment...