You've known it was coming, and today the doors to Microsoft's Office Store were flung wide open. In short, it's a newfangled portal that enables avid Office and SharePoint users to search for, discover and install apps. Users will need a Microsoft account and the preview version of Office, SharePoint or Exchange in order to start diving in. … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s Office Store now open for business, productivity-boosting apps just a click away
August 20, 2012 by
Innovation – Strategy, Opportunity and Growth for your Business
June 21, 2012 by
The demands of global customers are changing the tides and fortunes of Canadian corporate organizations. The essence of successful organizations is build on a foundation of innovation that brings new ideas, leverages the talent and skill set in our human resources and empowers organizations to bring state of the art products to market. The benefit … [Read more...]
VEF Gala BBQ With Gretchen Libby, Executive in Charge of Business Development & Global Strategy at Industrial Light & Magic – a division of Lucasfilm
May 30, 2012 by
May the force be with you! Come and join the VEF Board and our Sponsors/Supporters as we enjoy an evening of networking, great speaker presentation and a delicious BBQ fare. Mingle with Entrepreneurs and Industry experts in the newly refurbished Science World at TELUS World of Science, with superb views of Vancouver, False Creek and the North … [Read more...]
Business council cautions against prolonged CP Rail strike
May 26, 2012 by
The Business Council of BC has joined the chorus calling for a quick end to CP Rail strike action. President Greg D'Avignon points to a dramatic effect on the province's exports, saying last year, B.C. moved more than $ 33 billion in goods. "The concern is really threefold. One is, when you get delays, there are incurred costs for shipping. The … [Read more...]
Returing to the PST will come at a cost to small business owners
May 14, 2012 by
Small business owners will take a hit reverting back to the PST according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business CFIB Provincial Affairs Director Shachi Kurl says while she welcomes the streamlining in the new improved PST there is a hit small business owners will take. She said "It is going to be very expensive for small … [Read more...]
Surrey, New West business leaders to discuss Pattullo Bridge
May 13, 2012 by
Business leaders from both New Westminster and Surrey are meeting later this month focusing their attention on a new Pattullo Bridge. Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman says the bridge serves as a major business corridor between the two cities. She argues major investment and development is needed to facilitate trade and economic … [Read more...]
04/26/2012 – Change your Attitude. Change your Business. Change your Future.
April 26, 2012 by
Whats stopping you from making the changes your business needs to thrive? The most dangerous move in business is the failure to make a move at all. The history of business is filled with companies that are no more because their leaders refused to enact change when the writing was on the wall. Fear. Apathy. Lack of personal responsibility. These … [Read more...]
Jail term ‘bittersweet’ for business owners
February 18, 2012 by
Charles Gauthier won’t be celebrating the fact Ryan Dickinson will spend the next 13 months in jail for taking part in the Stanley Cup riot last June. Instead, the executive director of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association says Dickinson’s sentence — the first handed down to an accused rioter — is part of the “healing process” … [Read more...]
Bellingham airport sees big business
January 30, 2012 by
With passengers at YVR soon to be hit with an increase in the airport's improvement fee, it's likely some travellers may turn elsewhere for a cheaper deal.The president of the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce says that town's airport is already seeing a spike. "In the last ten years, it's tripled in the number of passengers coming out and the vast … [Read more...]
Jim Chu updates business community on riots
January 11, 2012 by
Vancouver’s top cop spent the early part of his afternoon updating the business community on the riot investigation. It was a show and tell for Chief Jim Chu who played luncheon guests a video of one of his officers taking a brick to the head on the night of the riot. "Mike staggered around for a while, then he passed out." Meanwhile, Chu … [Read more...]
