US newspaper industry lost over one-third print subscribers since 1998 Wendell Cox, Troy Media It has been a difficult time for newspapers. The industry has experienced serious challenges due to multiple factors going back at least to the early 1960s when the three major television U.S. networks began their extensive and widely popular evening news [...]
Wealthy Canadians ordered to pay $22.2 million in back taxes Wealthy Canadians with money stashed overseas have come forward in droves to confess their misdeeds after secret lists began circulating with the names of people apparently evading taxes in foreign banking havens. The Canada Revenue Agency has seen the number of voluntary disclosures of foreign, [...]
Entrepreneurs are not their companies, which sometimes have to fail By Warren Bergen Jody Sherman founded several companies. Some got bought out for modest success and others failed. Ecomom was his last startup. Management and staff tried hard but Ecomom didn’t work and it burned. When Sherman saw no hope for Ecomom, he saw [...]
BC employment levels jump 0.9 per cent, highest levels since September BC employment levels rebounded in February and more than reversed January’s steep decline. Total estimated employment in the province rose 0.9 per cent or 19,800 persons from the previous month to reach a seasonally-adjusted 2.317 million persons. This marked the highest level since September. [...]
Body language same for sighted and blind paralympic athletes For insight into the body language of pride and shame, scientists studied the behaviours of judo matches at the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The competitors represented 30 countries, including Algeria, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United States. The research report in the journalProceedings of the National [...]
College of the Rockies will use funds to train mine workers on haul-trucks The College of the Rockies is receiving a $1.7 million federal government grant for five haul-truck training simulators to be installed at the college’s campus. The simulators will be used to train entry level workers for the burgeoning mining sector in B.C. “This [...]
Feedback from Twitter meeting to create women entrepreneur-friendly policies B.C. small business minister Naomi Yamamoto is organizing a Twitter town hall Wednesday where women entrepreneurs will share their experiences of running of a small business. Women entrepreneurs can interact with the minister on Twitter from 7-8 p.m. on March 6. Anyone can follow along on [...]
Telecommuting ban will allow Yahoo! employees to better collaborate CEO Marissa Mayer decision to implement a Yahoo! telecommuting ban has already been criticized by many. But not by me. Here’s why I think it will increase innovation and collaboration: The success of any collaborative effort is dependent upon well-developed personal relationships among participants. And nothing [...]
Tax policy in Canada doesn’t encourage small businesses to grow Troy Media – by Jock Finlayson Canada ranks as one of the best places in the world to start a new business, according to an annual survey by the World Bank. But the country does less well in encouraging businesses to grow – and [...]
BC startup companies employing more and more, especially in tech sector Troy Media – by Roslyn Kunin The recent B.C. budget was more modest and realistic than any government budget I recall seeing, especially since it precedes an election. The good news is that the budget anticipates a modest surplus, thus contributing to the long term [...]
