Marketing & Media
To hold an event in-person or not to? That seems to be the question of our (of course unprecedented) times. Our friends at sister publication Vancouver magazine (quick q: are we the brother in that relationship, or are publications, like boats, always female?)...
As always, the New Ventures BC Competition (put on by Crown agency Innovate BC) features some of the province’s top up-and-coming tech names. After three rounds, these 10 companies are still in contention for the $250,000 in cash and prizes on...
We talk to a lot of CEOs and leaders of organizations here at BCBusiness. The main thing every single one of them stresses—no matter their industry—is the importance of developing a strong culture. Of course, “culture” doesn’t exactly have a defining quality, or...
Genius Lessons Besides painting the Mona Lisa, was there anything polymath Leonardo da Vinci couldn’t do? The Da Vinci Experience, making its North American debut at Tsawwassen Mills with no scheduled end date, highlights the engineering skills of the archetypal Renaissance man. Featuring 10 models of his flying and other machines...
Five Canadian companies accounted for all 10 of the country’s Craft Beer Marketing Awards (also called the Crushies ) this year. The second annual Crushies gave out branding awards to beers from five regions around the world. Of the 10 prizes...
Life Story: At 20, Nico Aguirre was working in sales for a Burnaby tech company and making more than $80,000 a year. Things were good. But a day after his 21st birthday, he woke up with a pain in his chest.
Life Story: Ever since Michelle Kwok can remember, her parents wanted her to be a doctor. “On my eighth birthday, they gave me a stethoscope and anatomy cards and were like, You’re going to be a doctor when you grow...
The Fraser Valley Bandits have gotten off to a good start to the season so far, with a 4-0 record that’s tops in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. But the team released even better news today with the announcement that it...
“Whenever people find a new technology, they will flock to it, but this will never be a substitute for proper business communication.” –Howard Rheingold Sound familiar? That quote isn’t about Snapchat or Zoom calls—the hesitancy around advances in business technology dates back...
Unless you’ve been under a rock for a little bit, you’re likely aware that the Montreal Canadiens have spurred themselves into a Cinderella run of sorts in the Stanley Cup playoffs. (After all, cities like Montreal and Toronto have a...