Two entrepreneurs, each excelling where the other lacks, form the union that is Coastal Cake Company. The Vancouver Island business specializes in wedding cakes, cupcakes and other delectable treats.
Month: March 2015
Craig Hanson of Thriving Locally
Thriving Locally is an online marketplace that acts as a hub for products and services from locally owned small businesses. “We are many businesses under one shopping cart,” explains Craig Hanson, who launched the Nanaimo website in September 2014. By… Read More ›
Power: Never outshine the master
Most entrepreneurs will tell you how hard it is for them to work for someone else. They want to set their own hours, make the decisions, run the show. Entrepreneurs are often black sheep in the workplace. More accurately, they’re… Read More ›
Contact microphones
Many people have never heard of them, but contact microphones are all around us in society. I sat down with an expert to figure out what they are and what they do. Liane Morrissette is owner and founder of Cold… Read More ›
Grammar tips: ‘which’ and ‘that’
In Canada, we use a grammar style that takes from both British and American English. We side with the Americans when it comes to ‘which’ and ‘that,’ two words that have similar but distinctly different functions. Far too often –… Read More ›
Interviewing for journalism
I’ve been a journalist for about four years now with experience writing for seven different newspapers. This article focuses on interviewing for newspapers but it applies to online journalism as well. Interviewing people is easy and the education you get… Read More ›
Learning from the best
My name is Stewart Burnett, son of an entrepreneur. He’s my hero. Nothing is so inspiring to me as paving your own path, taking on the world and making life as you want it to be. Entrepreneurs are the engine… Read More ›
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