Finance
For the past several years, the Coalition of BC Businesses has been following business trends presented by the BC Chamber of Commerce in annual Collective Perspective survey. This year's findings show that the province’s small and medium-sized businesses feel left behind by current government policies, and that it’s more difficult and expensive to do business in B.C. today than it was last year.
BCBusiness + Chartered Professional Accountants As a youth, Amanda Burns imagined that one day she would break into the business world and attain a position of influence, formulating strategies that would propel her colleagues to greater levels of success. Burns, now 40, is living...
BCBusiness + CBM Lawyers With more than 18 years working in corporate, commercial and real estate law, lawyer and partner at CBM Lawyers Scott Johnston has seen his fair share of businesses making costly mistakes. Before the disputes arise and dollars are...
Trevor Linden keeps on giving Trevor Linden has kept giving back to the community since he retired from the Vancouver Canucks in 2008. Simply put, he’s an icon. Drafted second overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 1988. Thirty goals in his rookie...
Despite a turbulent year, the Canadian mergers and acquisitions market made a strong showing in 2018. Aggregate deal value surged 20 percent over 2017, while transaction volume gained 8 percent, according to PwC’s M&A Year in Review and 2019 Outlook. Fuelling that growth was an abundance...
BCBusiness + Ashdown Capital It’s hardly news that businesses spend a lot of time and effort seeking financing from banking institutions, and up until the formation of Ashdown Capital, more often than not they had to settle for as good a deal as possible—if they were lucky enough to get one.
BCBusiness + Freedom Capital It’s an increasingly apparent reality in the business world that the rules for obtaining loans from traditional financial institutions are tougher than ever, with one’s credit history and net income being two of several areas of intense scrutiny. While...
BCBusiness + Chartered Professional Accountants When Chartered Professional Accountant Jennifer Duffy welcomes new business students to her class at Langara College, it’s not long before she tells them that her professional skills were invaluable during her four-year stint as a choreographer for the BC Lions Felions dance team. The disclosure baffles the students...
BCBusiness + BC Assessment The increased value of commercial properties has sparked debate in the media about what is the true value of commercial properties in B.C. The truth is market demand for those properties is what really drives prices up or down
BCBusiness + BMO BMO Financial Group pursues a vigorous program of philanthropy from coast to coast, not just because it’s committed to the spirit of giving back, but even more so because contributing to the community has always been part of its DNA.