Half Of Family Business Owners Concerned The Next Generation Isn’t Ready Or Willing To Take Over
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The big wealth transition is now underway, with ownership of more than 60 per cent of family enterprises expected to be handed off within the next decade, according to new...
Market Conditions Tight In September
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 9,164 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in September 2021, a...
CFIB: Small Business Outlook Takes A Sharp Drop In September
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Small business confidence fell steeply in September according to CFIB's Business Barometer. Anxieties fueling the drop in confidence include labour shortages, supply chain...
BCREA: Way Out of Balance Housing Supply and Demand
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has published a report quantifying the imbalance between supply and demand in the BC housing market during the COVID-19...
Vancouver Island Regional Library Reboots With New Budget
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees adopted the 2022 – 2026 Financial Plan: Retooled, Revived, Ready! At the September 25 meeting, the Board adopted a balanced...
BC Organizations Plan To Ramp Up Post-Secondary Student Hiring
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As organizations across BC pivot to the post-pandemic reality, workplaces with a history of hiring work-integrated learning (WIL) students say they expect to return to typical...
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