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Linkedin co-Founder’s 10 Rules for Entrepreneurial Success
LinkedIn co-founder and angel investor Reid Hoffman says now's the time for bold entrepreneurship. Current economic conditions offer an ideal environment for startups, he says, because you have more time to get a new venture off the ground before the competition catches on. Read more
By Mikal E. Belicove | Source: Entrepreneur.com
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Burned by Daily-Deal Craze, Small Businesses Get Savvy
Retailers have learned the hard way that coupon sites like Groupon Inc. don't always deliver such a sweet deal.
The small businesses that feed the "deal a day" websites are getting more sophisticated in how they structure their offers, and with whom. In the past, merchants regularly absorbed as much as 75% of a deal's cost and often saw little in the way of repeat business.
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By Elizabeth Holmes
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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The Founder's Dilemma: To Sell or Not to Sell?
Economic confidence is springing up all over, just ahead of the daffodils. But it's a shy, Canadian kind of confidence, tentative and exploratory, and ready to wilt in the event of unexpected frost. Read more
By Anthony Tjan, CEO and Founder Cue Ball
Source: Harvard Business Review
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APRIL 19, ONLINE, 12pm-1pm EST
Discover LinkedIn and Online Networking Tools
Learn how to use online tools and effectively market your business. Featuring Mario Sundar, Senior Social Media Manager, LinkedIn and Heather Molina, Vice President, SEO & Social Media, Outrider. Moderated by Irene Law, Senior Manager, Business Banking, TD Bank Financial Group
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APRIL 13, 2011, VANCOUVER BC
UP CLOSE AND ALL BUSINESS
WITH KEVIN O’LEARY
Leading business analyst Michael Campbell conducts a candid interview with renowned investment guru Kevin O’Leary in front of a live audience. Larger than life and never shy with his insights, O'Leary is taking questions and delivering the straight goods on matters that speaks directly to the bottom line.
Special SOHO Rate: $49
Enter discount code: HRMA11
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MARCH 30, TORONTO ON
SPROUTUP TORONTO
With guest speaker Micah Baldwin, TechStars mentor and founder of Graphicly.
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JUNE 29, 2011,Vancouver, BC
BCBusiness Top 100 Luncheon featuring Jimmy Pattison
If you could ask him one question what would it be? Join a conversation with Jimmy Pattison and Peter Legge. Speaker Only tickets available. Lunch sold out.
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Mike Desjardins, Driver(CEO), ViRTUS
Mike is the Driver (CEO) at ViRTUS an organizational development consulting firm with expertise in strategic planning and execution, leadership development, change management and succession planning for medium to large organizations. He and the team at ViRTUS have spent the past 17 years transforming businesses. Mike is also a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization. In 2006, he was the recipient of the BIV Top Forty Under 40 Award and in 2010, he was voted onto the Board of Directors of the BCHRMA (BC Human Resource Management Association. Mike regularly blogs about organizational development and the issues and challenges facing senior executives and entrepreneurs in businesses today. Mike is a health and wellness fanatic, an avid downhill skier, beach volleyball player, yoga and motorcycle enthusiast.
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