Contents | August 2011

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The Curse of Small Business
Small businesses account for a third of B.C.'s GDP and more than half of its private-sector jobs. So why are we lagging in productivity?
by Peter Severinson
features
Waking the Bear
Victoria's half-built hilltop resort is slowly emerging from its extended hibernation.
by Brennan Clarke
Soil and Trouble
As land values soar, a new crop of farmers finds creative ways to buy the farm.
by Andrew Findlay
Profile: Brett Skinner
Fraser Institute president and CEO Brett Skinner insists his work is more about numbers than politics.
by David Jordan
business briefs
Selling Schools to China School districts sell B.C. education in China
Handshakes and Hugs Negotiating a land lease with the Okanagan Nation's matriarch
Professional Friends Hooked on Facebook? Great, when can you start?
Inquiring Minds What is your job interview curveball?
Need to Know How to Manage a Team
Crossroads Rethink's new creative honcho, Nicolas Quintal
Lunch with Lucy Lucy lunches with disarmingly humble gold mogul Ian Telfer