Contents | April 2012
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The Innovators
For the fourth straight year, April brings our lineup of the province's Top Innovators. With all 20 companies appearing on this list for the first time, the evidence shows that B.C.'s innovative spirit is clearly alive and well – and getting stronger every year.
by the editors
features
The Beat of Big Money
B.C. is becoming recognized as an international hub for electronic music. But with some local DJs playing more shows overseas than at home, can this reputation last?
by Luke Brocki
2012 MBA Guide
A lot of ink is spilled over college dropouts who make millions (or billions) in business, but in an unstable economy an MBA can still provide an invaluable leg-up on the competition.
by Tiffany Sloan, Rebecca Tay and the editors
departments
Profile: Pat Bell
Pat Bell, B.C.'s minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, brings his entrepreneurial thinking to the provincial government.
by Randall Heidt
business briefs
Shit Marketers Say Marketers jump on the viral bandwagon by making memes
A Match, Technically Speaking A technical matchmaker
Inquiring Minds What's the best quality in an employer?
Need to Know Corporate Event Planning 101
Crossroads Bruce LeRose, president of the Law Society of B.C.
Lunch with Lucy Lucy lunches with blogger Rebecca Bollwitt, a.k.a. Miss604