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Immigrant Entrepreneurs honoured at Douglas College Entrepreneur of the Year EYA 2011 Gala event
October 21, 2011. Every year, Douglas College Self Employment Program honors the best of its graduates at its annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award gala event held at the Executive Hotel Inn in Coquitlam, BC. Over 3,000 students graduated from th
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How to Start a Day Care Business
There has been a dramatic increase in working mothers since the last 30 years. In 2006, 73% of all Canadian women with children less than age 16 living at home were part of the employed workforce, up from 39% in 1976. This means that more moth
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What products to sell online?
According to the 2008 global survey conducted by The Nielsen Company, over 85 percent of the world’s online population has used the Internet to make a purchase, up 40 percent from 2006, and more than half of Internet users are regular online shoppe
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#18 Cat Cafe Business
Starbucks coffee house originated from an idea by the founder Howard Schultz when he visited Milan Italy during a family vacation. He experienced how Europeans love visiting gourmet coffee bars as a place to visit and relax and would gladly pay a pr
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Harvard Business Review on Entrepreneurship
For those of us who did not go to Harvard Business School, the next best thing we can do is to access the ideas that have been hatched from that school. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who wil
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Start your own Online Internet Business
Three downloadable Ebooks on how to get your Internet Business running right. Simply choose from the list of three Ebooks below or choose all three. With today's technology and social media tools, it is never been easier to start your own online
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Thrift Stores – a recession proof business
With the increasing trend in eco-friendly ideas of saving the planet, recycling, re-using and re-purposing, thrift stores are becoming viable businesses to run. In a recent newsletter, NARTS - a USA based association of used good retailers points o
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The Smart Hanger – A Canadian Invention
The Smart Hanger is a Canadian invention by Leigh Meadows, an entrepreneur, & creative thinker, who left England in 1995 and immigrated to Canada to marry "Andrew". The smart hanger idea was actually conceived by Leigh Meadows' son, Jacob.
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Networking Sites for the Mompreneurs
Here is a list of online resources for the work-at-home moms and mompreneurs, with information on government grants, funding, loans, as well as general business topics such as marketing, time management, writing business proposals.... 1. Entre
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How to Sell a Lobster
With so many business books in the bookstore, it can be a chore to pick something to buy or borrow from the library. Here is one that is a self-help book but reads like fiction - hilarious and fun. Great way to spend an evening. Tips that can m
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Coco Cookies brings the tropics to you
I have the pleasure to meet Ramon Varela, the owner/operator of AGA Foods, a food confectionery business in Coquitlam, BC that manufactures Coconut cookies in two variations, with brown or white sugar. The company's tag line is "Coco cookies bring
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Business Idea #15 – Wedding Planning Business
A Wedding planneris a professional who assists with planning and organization of weddings. Weddings are thought to be a once a lifetime event and the organizers of a wedding (the couple and their families) are often willing to spend a considerable
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Business Idea #11 to 14 Four in One Doggie Care Business Idea
Did you know that over one-half of Canadians have a household pet? Pets include cats, dogs, birds, hamster.... It is estimated that about one-third of Canadian households own a dog For most Canadians, their pets are like their children. The
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Business Idea #10 Foreign Student Recruitment & ESL Tutoring
International students contribute about $6.5 billion annually to the Canadian economy through the tuition they pay, living expenses, travel and family members who come to visit. Canada has 5% of the total international student market, falling beh
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Business Idea #9 Home Stay Business or Agency
Every year, tens of thousands of international students and travelers from around the world are going abroad to study and learn other languages and cultures up close. And with them, they bring economic spin-offs to local economies. Homestay is the ty
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