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At EPIC 2012, local businesswomen showcase passion for sustainable living

Feminista
Vanessa Saw
Four female entrepreneurs featured at EPIC 2012 share their insight as to why sustainability leads to profitability.

Living wage in BC could prevent disabilities: SFU prof

Health
Barret Pearson
Bruce Lanphear, an SFU researcher, believes that removing social inequities and increasing the standard minimum wage are key factors in preventing disabilities.

Success tips for health and wellness professionals from Michael Desrochers of PainPRO Therapeutics

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
Compared to overcoming his personal struggles, Michael Desrochers of PainPRO Therapeutics thinks building a million dollar health and wellness business is actually easy.

Yoyomama.ca helps urban mothers with the ups and downs of parenthood

MegaBytes
Terry Lavender
Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit is dedicated to making the lives of local families less yoyo-like with yoyomama.ca.

Arnold Leung's Appnovation Technologies defies the startup norm

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
It only took Arnold Leung two years to lead Appnovation to generating $2.2 million in revenue, and three years to expand to 30 employees. How?

Invoke Media: It's more than just Hootsuite

MegaBytes
Terry Lavender
David Tedman and the Invoke Media team want to prove their company isn't a one-hit wonder.

Business advice from Matt Mickiewicz who turned his hobby into multi-million dollar businesses

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
How did serial entrepreneurs uncover ideas and become successful? Matt Wickiewicz offers business advice based on knowledge gained from running three multi-million-dollar companies.

How Cross Border Communications’ Elena Verlee blogged and tweeted to success

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
As one of Forbes' 20 Women to Follow on Twitter, Cross Border Communications' Elena Verlee shared her tips on being a successful publicist and entrepreneur.

Frogbox entrepreneur Doug Burgoyne leaps from one business success to another

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
With no moving supply industry experience, Doug Burgoyne co-founded Frogbox, successfully pitched the dragons on Dragon's Den, and advanced Frogbox to 19 locations in three years. How did he do it?

Global Currents’ Beverley Pomeroy's success fueled by giving

Success: Why and How
Sandy Huang
With a desire to find purpose behind a family tragedy, momtrepreneur Beverley Pomeroy finds meaning in her successful business, Global Currents.
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Cash Flow

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Google wallet
Google is getting further into your purse.
The Best Place on Earth? Not for many B.C. families
Stats show incomes are middle of the pack. But an awful lot of families are struggling, too.

Money Matters

Money Matters
PACs and super PACs: how the rich are buying the 2012 U.S. election
Rich super PAC donors have a giant influence in the 2012 presidential race. Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, for example, may be irrelevant were it not for billionaire Sheldon Adelman.

Women Moving Money

Women Moving Money
Santa is a woman. And she's wired.
Survey says female does holiday shopping in 80 per cent of Canadian households, a lot of it online.
Building on a board's brand
The Vancouver Board of Trade's Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia wants to build on its existing strengths.

Real Estate

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BC's new home ownership measures helpful, but not for everyone
Home ownership in BC has been out of reach for many. The government has introduced measures to help. But will they help you afford a new home?

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront
BC Ferries refunds more than $1 million for expired tickets. And it's not done yet.
Final tally on controversial ticket battle could cost company more than $2 million.