We’re sponsoring Launch Party Vancouver tomorrow evening at The Republic on Granville Street. The event kicks off at 5pm with a handful of demos from local start-ups looking to show off their products/services to a primarily techie, marketing and venture capital crowd. Launch Party is described as “a lively mixer for the city’s brightest entrepreneurs, [...]

My friend Moe is hosting the upcoming SOHO – SME Business Conference and Expo on October 16th in Toronto and 30th in Vancouver. I’ve attended, exhibited and spoken at the conference in the past and it’s a very worthwhile event for entrepreneurs, startups and small business owners who want to learn how to grow their [...]

Got back Friday night from Office 2.0 in San Francisco. The place felt like ground zero for web 2.0 and SaaS companies. The St. Regis was buzzing with people clamoring to find out primarily the impact social media and networking will have on enterprise. Also, product demonstrations from new startups and growing firms like Spanning [...]

Are you looking for a jump in your marketing/communications careers? Business Development Institute, Adrants, and Advertising Week are hosting AdEx, the Advertising Industry Experienced Hire Diversity Recruiting Program. The event promises to connect top agencies and marketers with experienced candidates from diverse backgrounds. Your application to the program is confidential and you will attend private [...]

When I get really good service, I feel the need to share it because, unfortunately, it seems all too rare.
I’ve been wanting to add a backyard deck to my house for the past two years, but never got around to actually getting it done. During that time, I met with quite a few different builders. [...]

BarCamp Vancouver 2007 takes place on Saturday, August 18th, 8:30am to 5:30pm at WorkSpace Vancouver, 400 – 21 Water Street in Gastown. BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. All [...]

Here’s a short interview with Kerry Munro, General Manager of Yahoo! Canada at the MASSIVE 2007 technology show on May 28th in Vancouver, Canada. Yahoo! has launched project Panama which is their new search marketing advertising platform. I went to their launch party a few months ago, and I have to say it’s very impressive. [...]

Yesterday, was the MASSIVE Technology Conference in Vancouver. PEER 1 was the title sponsor for the third year straight and I would say it was by far the best one! Great caliber of attendees and excellent speaker lineup. Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to listen in on the keynote speaker, Leonard Brody, best-selling author [...]

Interesting story in Business 2.0 Magazine about a startup company called SpotRunner that is betting big that small businesses would buy cheap TV ads with a little help:
You don’t often meet startup CEOs who introduce their new company’s focus with the self-effacing phrase “It’s an area that isn’t very sexy.” Instead they tell you, whether [...]

Microsoft is hosting a 5-day free Small Business Summit online that features industry experts Guy Kawasaki, Kevin Turner, Julie Clark, and the Sloan Brothers. The event takes place March 19-23. Topics being covered range from technology to finance, to marketing. It looks like a worthwhile event, and the beauty of it all is you can [...]