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| Obstacles: An Entrepreneur\'s Best Friend? |
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Three years of submergence in the entrepreneurial adventure yields a
lot of obstacles. More importantly, it yields a lot of lessons to
be learned by overcoming them. The faster entrepreneurs can learn and
adapt, the more business savvy they become, providing their business
with staying power. Jim and Sandy Bob, the owners of Diamond Printers,
have done this by weathering three tough years of operation, to come
out shining…like a diamond.
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| 18 Steps to a Balanced Life |
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Goal Setting
I know every one is telling you that you have to have goals,
Power of goal setting can never be underestimated, but the goals you do set have to be realistic.
To create a balanced life we have to have goals for each of be areas that make up are being. Spirituality, relationships, health, personal growth, prosperity, community...
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| Balancing Business and Family |
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The struggle to balance business and family responsibilities is an ironic challenge for those entrepreneurs who decided to go into business so they would, in fact, have more time to spend with their children. For this group of entrepreneurs, becoming a business owner meant missing the morning commute, taking time off to attend school activities with children or simply having an extra few hours with them in the morning and evening. Yet venturing out on your own comes with new and even...
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| Strategies for Women Leaders |
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
At The Fairmont Waterfront
Why do talented, ambitious women still have difficulty reaching top
levels of leadership? In the most recent statistics, only 27 per cent
of senior managers in Canada were female. Certainly there are
organizational factors involved, but research also suggests that women
could do a better job managing their careers, regardless of any
barriers that might still exist.
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| The Power of Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Friday, February 23, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver –
Sean Finn, Chair, Board of Directors, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Business organizations are increasingly being evaluated on how they
conduct their affairs in the area of corporate social responsibility or
CSR, says Sean Finn, chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
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| Risky Business: Managing the risks associated with your talent |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at The Pan Pacific Vancouver –
While companies have strong risk management practices to protect
critical aspects of the business, they generally ignore a vital area –
talent. Why is it that companies overlook the importance of proactively
managing the risk associated with their talent?
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| RRSPs and You |
 | Millions of Canadians contribute to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) every year. These plans play an important role in ensuring that individuals have adequate financial resources in their retirement years. Surveys show that a majority of Canadians don't have a financial plan to reach their goals.
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| Budding business turns to trees for inspiration |
The leaves are falling fast from the maples of garry oaks of the Comox Valley – but they are firmly fixed to the trees on Walter Moses’s property.
That’s because the trees he and his wife Sandra nurture are not wood but metal, so are in leaf all year round. The couple are creating the miniature trees out of sheet metal as innovative decorative features for both inside and outside the home. They are one of a range of items they are designing with the help of advanced computer programs linked to ...
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| The Power Within - A Reason for Life |
Anthony Robbins
Vancouver, March 8, 2007
GM Place
8:30AM to 5:30PM
One Full Day of Inspiration, Motivation and
Entertainment that will ignite your Spirit! For the first time ever
under one roof see six of the most prolific communicators of our time.
Live and In Person! You will learn from real-world experts who are the
best-of-the-best, in an incredibly entertaining environment that
empowers you to take action immediately to transform your life forever.
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