No excuses! Deadline extended to this Friday, July 30 Due to demand, the advertising deadline for the annual Members’ Business Directory 2010-11 has been extended to this Friday, July 30 – The Board’s premier business reference guide used all year. Book now
Pass on the link: Transport Survey targets 2,000 participants by July 30 The Vancouver Board of Trade and IBM are aiming for 2,000 participants to take the most comprehensive 2010 Winter Games Transportation Legacies Survey conducted so far. Help shape transportation policy and send on the link to others. See media release and take survey
Get with the VIBE online Did you know? Our Virtual International Board Education (VIBE) portal offers online courses starting at $125. Also Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) and eCornell University courses from finance to time management. See VIBEhome.com
Courage to Come Back Awards honour chair Lorne Segal The Courage to Come Back Awards, which has raised millions of dollars, held a special salute to the chair of five years, well known Vancouver philanthropist and Board of Trade director Lorne Segal. Read more...
Cousteau joins Board during 138-day water expedition Since age seven when her legendary grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, first introduced Alexandra Cousteau, environmental advocate and founder, Blue Legacy to scuba-diving, she has loved water. Read more...
Spreading the Spirit of Giving The spirit of giving is not only celebrated during December. Businesses have turned generosity and giving back into a year-round project to support their communities. Read more...
Is it time for Generation X to lead? “Jason McLean, chief executive of Vancouver-based McLean Group of Companies and chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade, is an accomplished, personable and charismatic 36-year-old [Generation] Xer, who reflects much of my research into Xer leadership style...” See articles in Psychology Today & Financial Post at Board Business Review
September 15, 2010 Professor Stephen Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia GO GLOBAL WITH UBC: make your ‘local’ university your international business partner
October 21, 2010 Jean-René Halde,President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) POWER UP YOUR BUSINESS: Invest, innovate and grow
November 25, 2010 Anthony Ariganello, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) Eamonn Siggins, Chief Executive, The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland)
B.C. will hit industrial emitters from two directions British Columbia industries will face two sets of
environmental regulations for their greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Internet drives telecom transformation More people and dollars moved toward the Internet in 2009,
and away from more traditional technologies such as radio and
conventional... Read More
Cap-and-trade faces many potential pitfalls Is B.C., already home to North America's first carbon tax,
making a mistake by also buying into the continent's first carbon... Read More
Demand strengthens Sierra Wireless results Richmond-based Sierra Wireless Inc. posted
better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by higher demand for
its machine-to-machine... Read More
Goldman Sachs slaps a ban on expletives in e-mail Traders at Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, have been
banned from swearing in company e-mails. Bankers have been warned
that their... Read More
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