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10 to Watch Winner 2023 – VoxCell BioInnovation
Sector: Biotechnology
Year Launched: 2020
Founder: Karolina Valente
Unique Selling Proposition: Creating human-like tissue to aid cancer research.
Strategy:...
10 to Watch Winner – Apricell Biotechnology
Sectors: Technology and Health
Year Launched: 2021
Founders: From left, Amir Seyfoori, CEO, and Matt Sutherland
Unique selling...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Earlybird
Sector: Education
Year Launched: 2021
Founders: From left, Renée Jordan and Sarah Hunter
Unique selling proposition: Earlybird utilizes...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Cognito Health
Sectors: Medical and Health
Year Launched: 2021
Founder: Armon Arani, CEO and co-founder
Unique selling proposition: Cognito Health...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Refire Kitchen
Sector: Food and Beverage
Year Launched: 2020
Founders: From left, Brian Newham, Tod Bosence and Rob Curtis
Unique selling...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – BCause
Sectors: Online Retail, Food and Beverage
Year Launched: 2021
Founder: Mitch Hawes
Unique selling proposition: BCause it’s time...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Ideas for Impact
Sector: Sustainability Strategy Consulting
Year Launched: 2022
Founder: Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber
Unique selling proposition: Solutions for businesses to meet...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – PlentiFILL
Sector: Sales and Retail
Year Launched: 2022
Founders: From left, Krystal Aikman and Stephanie Farrow
Unique selling proposition:...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Circl
Sector: Technology
Year Launched: 2021
Founder: Dr. Nolan Beise, CEO
Unique selling proposition: Circl aims to empower people...
10 to Watch Winner 2023 – Foragers Galley
Sectors: Food, Agriculture, Retail
Year Launched: 2020
Founders: From left, Janusz Urban, Brendan Harris and Jon Wright
Unique selling...
A new islands travel initiative invites you to “recharge, reconnect and...
A new tourism program encourages visitors to the Southern Gulf Islands to come and do nothing. The “Nothing is the New Something” campaign is a...
Douglas Picks: Our Favourite Business Movies
Grifters, swindlers and frauds. These are the business villains we love to hate on film. But there are also compelling stories about entrepreneurs and...
The Indigenous Prosperity Centre’s Executive Director Christina Clarke plans for seven...
After spending 27 years with the Songhees Nation, serving as senior finance manager, executive director and finally as inaugural CEO of the Songhees Development...
Douglas Roundtable: Port Alberni’s Innovation Economy
Port Alberni is experiencing a boom, thanks to the right leadership, revitalized economic partnerships and an increased interest in the city.
This Douglas roundtable...
Douglas Roundtable: The Business of Going Green
Becoming a green business means taking concrete action, but what’s the right strategy to maintain profitability while moving towards a carbon neutral future? This...
A local investment firm just turned 100 – Its clients know...
One hundred years ago, an investment firm was founded on the Golden Rule: treat others the way you would want to be treated. Two...
Douglas Picks: Our Favourite Business Movies
Grifters, swindlers and frauds. These are the business villains we love to hate on film. But there are also compelling stories about entrepreneurs and...
Optimism in Ocean: climate solutions leader sees green future in blue...
There are some big numbers bandied about when it comes to the projected value of the global ocean economy by 2030: three trillion US...
Mapping the Future for our Cities
Alex Miller, president of Esri Canada, describes the company’s mission as “digitizing the geography of the world.” That’s a big picture summary of what...
Automate Your Retail Success
Before you know it, the holidays will be upon us and the busy shopping season will be in full swing.
If the last few years...
Strategy, Tactic or Waste of Time? Rethink strategic planning and consider strategic management
Most organizations should stop strategic planning.
Why? Because the time most organizations spend on creating strategic plans ends up as wasted. It is a lot...
The Revolutionary Ideas of Generation Next
Millennials and zoomers, also known as generations Y (born 1981 to 1996) and Z (1997 to 2012), bring a decidedly different attitude to their...
5 Workplace Wellness Trends for 2023
Laura Putnam is a workplace well-being expert and the author of Workplace Wellness that Works. Here she shares her list of the top five...
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