On March 15, 2023, YEGBiz hosted a return to live and in-person Leaders’ Circles with an interview of Trent Oster, CEO of Beamdog. Trent is a BAFTA Award-winning veteran of the games industry. He was...
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Ian Murray is the Owner, President, and General Counsel of IMC (Ian Murray & Company Ltd.). IMC is a Special Situation consulting company that focuses on challenges and opportunities that are outside of a...
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Amarjeet Sohi was sworn in as the 36th mayor of Edmonton on October 26, 2021. “When I came here, I was 18 years old and had little to my name. But I was lucky. I wasn’t in just any city. I was in...
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The Honourable Randy Boissonnault was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015 and was re‑elected in 2021, representing Edmonton Centre. Minister Boissonnault is a successful entrepreneur, community...
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Myrna Bittner is the CEO and Co-Founder of RWI Synthetics, an Artificial Intelligence modelling company that creates Single Synthetic Environments – live, geospatially accurate cities or regions, complete...
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Darin Rayburn is the President & CEO of Melcor Developments Ltd. and Melcor REIT – both TSX listed companies. Darin has been a commercial real estate industry professional since 1991 and has held senior...
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Living and working in Canada, the US, UK and Europe, Warren has served as a C-suite executive for publicly-traded companies, academic institutions and government-business enterprises. Most recently, as Chief...
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As President and Chief Executive Officer of Edmonton Airports, Tom is responsible for the management and operation of Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Canada’s fifth busiest airport, and Villeneuve...
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Edmonton Global was created to advance economic development collaboration within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region and its 15 constituent municipalities. Edmonton Global’s core mission is to radically...
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Future Fields is an innovative Canadian company working to bring the reality of cellular agriculture to consumers everywhere. Lab-grown meat, milk, and silk are all possible within this new technology field....
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Edmonton is a global leader in the field of artificial intelligence. I recently sat down with Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, former Dean of Science and current professor at the University of Alberta’s Department of...
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I recently met with Curtis Nikel, founder of Contava, to talk about his experience of building a company from $0 revenue to north of twenty million dollars. He shared his insights into what makes a...
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The Canadian Government has put regulations in place that will make cannabis legal in July 2018. Health Canada is scrutinizing companies that want to be in the cannabis cultivation market for both medicinal...
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Lenmak Exterior Innovations specializes in manufacturing light gauge metals for residential and commercial projects. Technological leaders, Lenmak uses an automated manufacturing process to create a custom...
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Jerry and Lynne Bigam were frequent customers of gluten-free bakery Kinnikinnick Foods, which was founded by Ted Wolff and Gudrun Von Selzam in the early 1990’s. As two of the company’s biggest fans, the...
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Riva is a global leader in CRM data automation, integration, and relationship intelligence, as well as an award-winning software company. Here are just some of their success highlights: Number one on the 2017...
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Founded in 2008, Darkhorse Analytics is a diverse group of scientists and information designers who help businesses make integral, evidence-based decisions. Their work allows organizations to discover value,...
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Borrowing Best Practices You may not always understand what your banker is seeing or what they are asking for, but the good news is that both your banker and you want to see the business succeed. That’s the...
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How to Re-Construct Someone’s Memory With Just a Few Choice Words … it’s surprisingly easy to alter recall! by Kurian M. Tharakan Words have power. They can shape someone’s imagination, place...
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Moving Expenses If you are moving and are the owner of your own business you should consider deducting the expenses in your company rather than on your personal tax return. If you do not have that option,...
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Stealth Marketing with Product Bundling … creating high demand value through wrapped product bundling by Kurian M. Tharakan In 1979, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston released VisiCalc, the world’s very...
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Income Splitting Do you own a business – either incorporated or unincorporated – and have a spouse or one or more adult children with an income lower than your own? If so, you may be able to shift your income...
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Why Should I Review My Unanimous Shareholder Agreement? If you haven’t reviewed your Unanimous Shareholder Agreement (USA) recently, here are 3 excellent reasons why you should do so: In 2006, the Federal...
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Should You Use the GST Quick Method? All GST registrants must file GST on either an annual, quarterly or monthly basis. However there is a method available to smaller businesses that is easier, quicker and...
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CRA Fraud Protection Annually the number of CRA scams rise both before and after the April 30th tax deadline. This year, Canada Revenue Agency and police again warned taxpayers of randomly targeted fraudulent...
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On October, 19, 2015, Canadians voted in new Liberal party Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. During the course of the election campaign, the party announced they would make certain changes related to income tax...
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If you are starting a small business in Canada or are operating one already, then this article is for you. Types of business structures The type of structure you choose has a significant effect on the way you...
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… you won the point, but did you negotiate the right thing? I spent 12 years of my career in the investment banking business, buying companies, selling companies, and raising capital. The vast majority of...
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Last year I met a new entrepreneur who was so inspired after reading the book App Empire that she immediately hired a developer to build an app based on (in her mind) a multi-million dollar idea. She quit her...
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