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Calling all business owners: Business Masterclass at Terminal City Club, May 26th

Learn, lunch, and network at Taxandwealth.ca’s upcoming Business Masterclass on May 26th! Seating is limited, so register early to secure your spot. Taxandwealth.ca’s Business Masterclasss provides specialized financial education for business owners. Presented by experts in accounting, business law, and wealth management, their program helps you maximize the benefits and minimize the risks associated with […]

TELUS connecting Burnaby to fibre optic network

As reported in the Burnaby NOW, TELUS will begin incorporating 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Burnaby to its fibre optic network this summer. The $150 million investment project is set for completion before the end of 2019. TELUS stated in a March press release that “the gigabit-enabled TELUS PureFibre network is among […]

Burnaby Festival of Learning

The Burnaby Festival of Learning is happening from May 7th to 13th. The Festival celebrates learning in all its forms – workshops, tours, discussions, interactive displays, and more. This week-long celebration of learning features a wide variety of free and engaging events throughout Burnaby that engages and sparks creative conversations with diverse audiences. The Festival […]

You’re Invited: “Hong Kong & Canada – The Next 20 Years”

Hong Kong & Canada: The Next Twenty Years Reserve your seat today 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China. Over the last two decades, Hong Kong and Canada have strengthened both cultural and economic ties; Hong Kong is host to Canada’s largest expat […]

RCMP Safe Community Series Event

Join the Burnaby RCMP Crime Prevention Unit on April 27th for this important discussion on Fentanyl Awareness.

SlickPie Releases New A.I. Tool to Revolutionize Your Accounting

SlickPie free online accounting software has recently put together an A.I. automated data entry tool that enables people to automatically convert information from receipts and bills into digital data using their phone cameras, and they’re getting great feedback on it from major media outlets such as Accounting Today (https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/slickpie-accounting-software-integrates-smart-bot). MagicBot is the very first automated […]

Short Term Business Loans- Article by Accord Small Business Finance

Retail Connections: Immigrant Youth Retail Employment Training Program

RETAIL CONNECTIONS Immigrant Youth Retail Employment Training Program Start date: Monday, May 8th, 2017 “To discover yourself, to know yourself, you have to apply to this program!” – G .A.R., Retail Connections Participant, Jan 2016 The Retail Connections Program is an employment and skills training program that helps unemployed and underemployed immigrant youth and young […]

British Columbia wineries and breweries receive funding

BC Gov News Release The provincial government’s Buy Local program is providing 15 B.C.-based wineries and breweries with a combined total of up to $456,193 in funding to promote their local products through buy local projects, such as advertising campaigns and developing promotional materials. BBOT member, Pacific Western Brewing Company, is receiving up to $30,844 […]

BC Gov Highlights Technology@Work Program by Neil Squire Society

Recently, an incredible program and the great work of BBOT member, Neil Squire Society, were featured in a news release by the BC Government. Technology@Work, a government-funded program delivered by the Neil Squire Society, provides assistive technology to eligible British Columbians with disabilities to help them achieve their employment and volunteer goals. The article, ‘Seeing […]