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You’re midway through an interview for a promotion you really want, and it’s all going well. But suddenly, the interviewer asks you a question that you can’t answer. Your heart sinks, and you start talking without knowing how you’re going to finish the sentence. You don’t need to see the...
BCBusiness + Booster Juice If you’ve ever resolved to live a healthier, more active lifestyle, engaging in a business opportunity that brings that lifestyle to communities across North America might be the perfect way to take your commitment to the next...
Special Feature If you Google “education for professionals in Canada,” no fewer than 522 million results will appear. This of course doesn’t represent how many opportunities are available to would-be or fledgling executives, but it does suggest enough programs are in...
BCBusiness + Manning Elliott Catherine Miller, partner with Manning Elliott LLP, a mid-size CPA firm in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley, sits on the volunteer board of the Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver. She recently secured a door prize for the group’s gala event—airline tickets to anywhere in the...
BCBusiness + CBM Lawyers Corporate directors play a vital role in helping to manage the affairs of a business, thus protecting its shareholders and encouraging its prosperity. In fact, every corporation by law must have one or more directors to manage—or supervise the management—of the corporation’s affairs. But as with any leadership position...
Ever since the legalization of marijuana, Indeed has witnessed tremendous growth in job postings in the cannabis field. In fact, during the first six months of 2019, the share of cannabis-related jobs postings rose by 41%. The increased number of cannabis-related job postings has also been met by elevated interest from...
BCBusiness +ThroughConversation As a highly accomplished individual, you aren’t the type to rest on your laurels. Even when you reach new heights, there’s always another star to shoot for. You strive for success in everything you do. But are you able to really enjoy the fruits of your labour? “What we often...
BCBusiness + Beedie School of Business Extending deadlines in the halls of higher learning is nothing new, but the decision taken by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business to extend the application deadline for its Executive MBA (EMBA) program to July 15 is noteworthy on several fronts. First and foremost, it...
In the early 1970s, a Montana professor by the name of Jess Lair published a book, I Ain’t Much, Baby—But I’m All I’ve Got, considered one of the forerunners of the self-help movement. Among the quotable quotes attributed to Lair: “If you love something, set it free.” Jeff Kroeker isn’t much of...
The rise of freelancing and contract labour changes not only how we work but how we find work, notes Ron McGowan. “We’re a society that knows how to apply for a job,” says the Vancouver-based employment expert and author. “The...