Robert Cialdini wrote the modern book on influence in 1984, offering six universal principles for marketing, negotiating and dealing effectively with colleagues. Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein nudged that effort ahead with ideas from behavioural... read more
udia Inc., one of Canada’s major homegrown video-game developers, is expanding its Montreal headquarters and experimenting with new types of work space in a bid to recapture the employee creativity its founder says has been... read more
A Toronto venture-capital firm focused on backing Canadian startups led by women has surpassed the goal for its second fund after making a string of promising investments. StandUp Ventures, led by venture-capital veteran Michelle McBane,... read more
Lululemon will take over as the official outfitter of Canada’s team at the next four Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced Thursday that Vancouver-based Lululemon... read more
When Sheryl Song first moved to Canada in her 20s, she didn’t think finding a safe place to live would be a struggle. But when she turned to online marketplaces such as Craigslist, Kijiji and... read more
After more than 20 years in fashion and retail, and just 10 months after launching their newest venture, Montreal brothers Dexter and Byron Peart suddenly found themselves in the right place at a rotten time.... read more
This article is a case study on how a company pivoted to survive the pandemic. There is further useful material in an associated article entitled It was kind of a blessing: Five independent businesses on... read more
More than a year into the pandemic, COVID-19 has forced many independent businesses online for the first time to try to make up for dropping in-person revenue. And though the road to get there has been rocky,... read more
In March, Nicole Smith did something she hadn’t done in just more than a year: make a profit. Her Victoria-based company Flytographer had been devastated by the pandemic. The platform connects tourists abroad with local... read more
