BCBusiness February 2010

Dreams of Gold
by Claude Adams
Promoters insist the Games will be a major boost for B.C. businesses. Will the gamble really pay off?

Your Logo Here
by David Allison
Hits and misses in Olympic branding.

The New Frontier
by Peter Severinson
The 2010 Olympics are fueling dreams of powerful united West Coast region called Cascadia.

Lessons Learned
by Kerry Banks
Past Games show that, while there are benefits, hosting the Olympics is always a tricky business.

Slideshows, Video, Analysis, Photography – Our Complete Online Olympic Package

Rocky Road
by Erin Millar
A wild housing market is forcing Invermere to decide what kind of community it will be: quaint town or vacation mecca?

Profile: W Media's Boris Wertz
by David Jordan
AbeBooks founder Boris Wertz is putting his money into more new media.

Small Business: A Tale of Two Cities
by Frances Bula
What Bologna can teach Vancouver about the power of the co-op.

Retail: Quality Control
by Peter Mitham
Plans to promote B.C. wines are leaving some store owners sour.

Tourism Turnover: A government takeover of B.C.'s major tourism promoter shocks the industry

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beetles: You won't believe these ideas for using up B.C.'s beetle-kill wood

Inquiring Minds: What Are You Doing During the Olympics?

Need to Know: How to Protect Your Ideas

Crossroads: Biotech Michael Abrams is giving CEOing one more shot

Game Plan
Bootstrapper's Dilemma: A savvy startup can combine marketing with product development
by Tony Wanless

Tech Talk
Rising Stars: Local companies have a chance to shine during the Games
by Brent Holliday

Big Ideas
Beyond the Podium: What the Games will – and will not – signal for B.C.'s economic recovery
by Jacques Marcil

Complaints Department
On Guard for Thee: Our intrepid columnist's modest proposal for Olympic money–making
by Steve Burgess



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