COVER STORY
Focus on Small Business
Taming the Inflation Tiger
Spiralling costs continue to ravage small-business balance sheets. But help is on the way
Franchise Players
Franchises have a proven business model. Just make sure you know what it is before you buy
Then Goliath Moved In
You spend years building your baby, then a giant competitor targets your customers. Here’s how five small companies are coping
Flashback: Small Business Then and Now
A look back at micro-enterprise over the 10 years we’ve been publishing
FEATURES
The Investigators
Forget what you’ve seen on TV crime shows. It takes a special type of person to be a forensic expert
Bringing Down the House
Online real estate marketing systems are giving Realtors a run for their commissions. But their apparent success is not all that it seems. And the market may be turning
Cultural Capital
A new breed of oilpatch tycoon is set to push Alberta to the forefront of cultural life
INDUSTRY REPORT: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
The Need to Know
Knowledge management looks like the next big thing in ICT
Battle of the Digital Directories
Local online directories are popping up all over. But the old Yellow Pages aren’t going to bow out without a fight
The Smart Tag Revolution
Radio frequency identifiers, or RFIDs, will soon link not just objects, but people too
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Note
Contributors
Outfront: Club inspired casual wear; The power of office friendships; Calgary’s underground tech scene; Leadership lessons from wild dogs; the ATB Financial Business Sentiments Index; Way Downtown and more
To the Letter
Winners’ Circle
Prairie Trader
Between the Lines
One of a Kind
Curb Appeal
Three Martinis
Grey Eminences
Open Range
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