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Exciting New Vistas Await the PI Window on Business Show in 2010

December 31, 2009

With the New Year now just a few short hours away, I wanted to take a few moments to talk about a number of the exciting additions to the PI Window on Business Show for 2010. To those of our readers who are in the world of procurement and supply chain practice, we will also […]

Brands to Remember, Brands to Forget and the Brands to Watch in 2010

December 28, 2009

Personal branding, self-branding, self-positioning and all individual branding by whatever name, was first introduced in the 1980 book: “Positioning: The Battle for your Mind”, by Al Ries and Jack Trout (Ries & Trout 1981). (Note: Source: Wikipedia) In what will be the 30th Anniversary of what has now become part of the mainstream lexicon, one’s […]

Is the framework for an Avro Arrow type demise of the Natural Health Products industry in Canada being laid by Bill C-6?

December 23, 2009

As part of the series on Natural Health Care products and the Bill C-6 controversy, today’s post delves a little deeper into the key elements of the growing debate. (Note: Why is this important to the world of purchasing and supply chains? When the Avro Arrow program was canceled on February 20th, 1959, it immediately […]

A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT – Bill C-6 – Lawyer Shawn Buckley Interview

December 22, 2009

“I also find it interesting that the drug companies themselves are remaining silent in what could very likely be a misuse and perhaps even abuse of their products. Especially since a January 17th, 2008 Fox News article titled “FDA: Over-The Counter Cold Medicine Too Risky For Yong Children” reported that “Drug companies last October quit […]

Dream Team Participation Provides a Great Opportunity to See the Future of Journalism

December 19, 2009

When I was asked to become part of the “Dream Team” of judges for the Community Marketing Blog’s Blog Off II competition, I must admit that while excited at the prospect of reviewing the musings of the up-and-coming generation of international, social media wordsmiths, I certainly did not know what to expect. After all, with […]

A Diamond in the Rough: Looking Outward for Self-Actualization

December 18, 2009

Every day we wake up with a choice: Do we let our natural self-centeredness take over and lead us towards doubts and fears or do we choose to focus on love, wisdom, and courage, which leads to extraordinary experiences and self-actualization? Human nature is to be pre-occupied with ourselves, which brings the restricted views of […]

Are Shifting Rules and Government Investment in Canadian Firms the Real Obstacle to Foreign VC Funding?

December 16, 2009

“Every time we make an investment in a Canadian company or do some sort of transaction with a Canadian company we have a whole set of “surprises” (and I put quotes around the word surprises) that we have to figure out each time, so there is always a new set, or different set of rules […]

Tiger Feeding Frenzy Reminds Me Of Nixon Quote

December 12, 2009

As I watched the panoply of media descending on the Tiger Woods story like a Saharan dust storm I was immediately reminded of a quote in which Richard Nixon standing before a picture of John F. Kennedy lamented, “when people look at you they see what they want to be . . . when they […]

Outcry Over Section 116 Clearance Certificates: Legitimate Barrier for Foreign Investment Firms or Convenient Scapegoat?

December 11, 2009

New York, October 12, 2009 – Just 17 venture capital funds raised $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level represents the smallest number of venture funds raising money in a single quarter since the third quarter of 1994 when 17 funds […]