(Image credit: Vlada Karpovich / Pexels) The job market has been through a huge amount of upheaval over the last two years thanks largely to the pandemic, and the situation isn’t likely to calm down in 2022. Because the job market is so volatile, it’s more important than ever to stay on top of the […]
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Become Your Own Bartender With These 5 DIY Options
Whether you prefer a cold beer or a hand-crafted cocktail, there’s something to be said about being served a good drink after a long week. To show support for local hospitality staff, the first Friday of December has been reserved for National Bartenders Day. This day is the perfect day to show appreciation for your local […]
Aspiring Business Owners, Beware!
The worst (and best) advice for burgeoning small business owners When starting your own business, all of a sudden everyone from your BFF to your Great Aunt Margaret will become entrepreneurial gurus. Not all of the advice will be valuable, I mean what does Aunt Margaret know about building a craft brewery empire? With so […]
The Top 5 Smart Products Your Business Needs And you can get them all on Amazon!
With Black Friday sales approaching and the holidays quickly proceeding, it’s time to start thinking about the products you want to pick up for the office or your business! For the tech-gurus on your team, any of these smart home products are sure to impress. What’s even better is you can order them from the […]
Comparing Coworking Spaces in Vancouver
As the Vancouver real estate market continues to break records for high rents and low vacancies, more and more business owners and professionals are looking to creative approaches when it comes to their office spaces. In January 2019, the downtown Vancouver office vacancy rate dropped to 3.4% - its lowest level since 2008. To combat […]
Yoga for Homes Fundraiser - Vancouver BC
Yoga for Homes Fundraiser - Vancouver BC We are offering a special yoga class to raise funds to help build homes for families in need living in Zambia. The houses will be built by volunteers through Habitat for Humanity. Can a yoga class help build a home for a family in need? Yes with Karma […]
Invest in your future with an MBA from TWU
Are you career driven but also desire a meaningful purpose? A leading-edge MBA at Trinity Western University may just be the professional and personal gateway you’re searching for. TWU’s MBA equips and empowers graduates to excel in for-profit as well as non-profit organizations. Our renowned and comprehensive program features: a […]
YES - 3 Ways We Can Support Youth Employment in BC
Article by: Timothy Lang, President & CEO at Youth Employment Services (YES). The transition from education into the workplace can be a scary one. As youth are instructed to follow a specific path paved out by societal norms, the reality of fully preparing themselves to be a candidate for employment can be intimidating. With the unemployment […]
The Long-Lasting Importance of Business Cards in Networking
The Long-Lasting Importance of Business Cards in Networking In today’s digital age, face to face social interaction is becoming more and more scarce. The reality is, when it comes to networking, you can only get so far by sitting behind a screen scrolling away. Sure, there’s professional networks like LinkedIn that connect you to other […]
Outfitting an Office on a Startup Budget
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s a paradox that has been the subject of much debate for eons. But, had Plutarch created the paradox in the modern era, he probably wouldn’t have been asking about chickens or eggs at all. Instead he would likely be asking the same question every startup entrepreneur […]
How Marketing Automation Can Bridge the Gap Between Sales & Marketing
Hasn’t there always been a rivalry between the marketing and sales departments? They both claim to know and understand the company’s customer better. The marketing team claims that this is true because they can analyze data from multiple sources, therefore have an in-depth understanding of the demographic and customer behaviour. The sales team also has […]
5 TIPS TO STAY CONFIDENT AS A FIRST-TIME ENTREPRENEUR
I was recently reading up on Entrepreneurship and the lack of glamour and appeal it has. In my own venture, I have encountered many mind shifts and humbling moments that were very gratifying yet terrifying. I wanted to find an article that would give readers a glimpse and advice on how to stay confident as an Entrepreneur. So […]
9 Ways Your LinkedIn Profile Photo Is Leaving The Wrong First Impression
This story originally appeared on Linked Into Leads DISCLAIMER: Although I do poke a little fun at the LinkedIn profile photos featured in this article, I do sincerely hope each of these people reads the recommendations I have suggested and makes the appropriate changes to their LinkedIn Profile photos. I think they will find their […]
Freshen Up Your Social Media Presence This Year
The New Year presents the perfect opportunity to do a complete sweep of your social media profiles and strategies, and improve where you may have been lacking last year. Here are a few ideas to consider, which can be applied to both your personal social media efforts and that of your organization. Update your […]
The Powerful Effect of Mindfulness on Reducing Stress in Our Lives
I recently attended a lecture by Dr. Susan Bauer-Wu, a professor in Contemplative End-of-Life Care at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. The title of the lecture was “Coming Home to Yourself: Finding Calm, Clarity and Compassion in the Storm of Cancer and Caregiving” but the topic was, put more simply, mindfulness. Mindfulness […]
5 Business Lessons taken from the Grouse Grind
I haven’t done the Grouse Grind since last summer … and before that, I hadn’t done it in about 15 years. So, last year when I decided (reluctantly, I have to admit!) to give it a go, I was truly happy to get to the top in a respectable time. When I tackled it again […]
Summer Reads: Where Would You Start?
Networking in Vancouver loves books! And summer is the perfect time to dive in and learn something new. There is only one problem; where do we start? We were hoping you could help us decide. Here are the books on our NIV bookshelf waiting for our attention. Linchpin, by Seth Godin The Empowered […]
3 hurdles to creating a powerful and reputation-building LinkedIn profile
By SmartSavvy.me As the West Coast’s Marketing, Communications and Sales Recruitment Specialists, we’ve witnessed the rise of the LinkedIn profile from ‘nice-to-have’ to ‘must-have’ status. With designated areas for work experience, professional references, file sharing and even status updates, LinkedIn is part business card, part portfolio and part real-time representation of who you are as […]
7 Strategies for Living a More Fulfilled Life
Online information and advice is abundant. Relevant, valuable content is now so easily accessible, it’s literally at the tip of our fingers. And yet it remains that some of our most meaningful learnings come from our human experiences and personal connections. As such, I want to share with you a few keys ideas that resonated […]
Being Busy vs. Being Productive
Recently, a friend of mine asked me a casual question after she knew I’d had an especially busy weekend working on various projects: “So, did you get a lot done?” I thought back on my seemingly hectic Saturday and Sunday, and hmm, no… I didn’t actually cross off a lot of my To-Do’s… What the […]
