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Comment on When it comes to doing business abroad, it pays to plan ahead by Go South―East―West, young man « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Go South―East―West, young man « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:47 +0000

[...] May 2012 Legal Eagles (Alberta Venture), When it comes to doing business abroad, it pays to go ahead, looks at how to rules of the game change when you leap into your first international [...]

Comment on Three Edmonton entrepreneurs go head-to-head against Subway by Tom_Slick_69

Tom_Slick_69 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Great food!

Comment on Alberta Yogurt: How Bles-Wold started a thriving, value added business by Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » Food Notes for January 9, 2012

Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » Food Notes for January 9, 2012 — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:11:37 +0000

[...] sent me an article in Alberta Venture about the success of Bles Wold, a local dairy (who happens to make our favourite [...]

Comment on Next up: Meet Calgary’s Matchmaker For Causes and Cash by Calgary’s matchmaker for causes and cash « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Calgary’s matchmaker for causes and cash « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:35:43 +0000

[...] in Inglewood to chat about her pretty brilliant idea Place2Give. We talked for hours. The result: Next up: Meet Calgary’s Matchmaker For Causes and Cash (May 2011, Alberta [...]

Comment on Best Workplaces 2012: Best Workplace Under 100 Employees by Karen Post

Karen Post — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:29:00 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS David & Chris!!!! You’ve achieved so much in such a short time, we commend you for your unwavering professionalism and your commitment to your clients and your staff !!!

Comment on Nancy Knowlton steps down at SMART Tech by Randy Milanovic

Randy Milanovic — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:17:00 +0000

When I read the article on Smart Technologies reporting a downward trend, my heart sank. Many of Smart’s employees are past colleagues. On one level, I feel partly to blame. Because, rather than invest in a Smart screen, my office invested in an eBeam. The reasons were 2-fold: eBeam’s laser system allows us to calibrate any size whiteboard we wish, and the price point was attractive. I’m tempted to return the beam and shop Smart… but can I live with a smaller Smart screen that fits into the same price point? I guess I’ll need to think that one over first.

Comment on Tempest in a pee cup by Tempest in a pee cup « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Tempest in a pee cup « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:53:44 +0000

[...] Tempest in a Pee Cup (July 2008, Alberta Venture) remains one of my favourite pieces. Because how often do you get to start a business/legal story with “This is a test. What would you rather do: start your workday by handing your team leader a urine sample… or get flattened by a 100-tonne truck operated by an impaired driver who didn’t pee in a cup? A or B?” and end it with “Just remember. That truck? It’s really, really big.” Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedIn [...]

Comment on The Cable Guy by How I fell for Brad Shaw « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

How I fell for Brad Shaw « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:33:01 +0000

[...] was my profile of Brad Shaw so good? Read this to find out: The Cable Guy: How I Fell for Brad Shaw (September 2011, Alberta Venture). I wrote this piece before I started drafting the feature, to [...]

Comment on The Cable Guy by Brad Shaw exposed « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Brad Shaw exposed « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:28:28 +0000

[...] piece: The Cable Guy: How I Fell for Brad Shaw (September 2011, Alberta [...]

Comment on Wi-Lan left Alberta to make it big in Ottawa. Will other tech start-ups stay? by The one that got away: growing tech companies in Alberta « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:38:51 +0000

[...] have a soft spot for tech and bio tech companies. So this particular story, The One That Got Away: Wi-Lan left Alberta to make it big in Ottawa. Will other tech start-ups stay… (March 2012, Alberta Venture), was a bittersweet one to research and [...]

Comment on Had enough of an employee’s bad habits? Here’s how to send them packing by “Get out now!”—how to fire sub-par employees… legally « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:07:13 +0000

[...] do is point at the door and scream, “You’re outta here!”. In the February 2011 Legal Eagles, The Firing Line: Had enough of an employee’s bad habits? Here’s how to send them packing (Alberta Venture), you find out what you have to do [...]

Comment on Why Business Lawyers Say No and Why It’s Not Necessarily A Bad Thing by Why business lawyers say no « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Why business lawyers say no « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:06:51 +0000

[...] you think of your legal department as “The Department of No?” Read Why Business Lawyers Say No and Why It’s Not Necessarily A Bad Thing (December 2011, Alberta Venture), the sister piece to the December 2011 Legal Eagles, The Pros [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: Green Guilt by Yup, even your “clean” business carries environmental risk « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:06:29 +0000

[...] disaster, even if you think you’ve done nothing wrong. In the September 2011 Legal Eagles, Green Guilt″ (Alberta Venture), I look at some of the obligations that just about every business owner [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: What Does the Debate Over a National Securities Regulator Mean for You? by Insecurity issues: the real dirt on the national securities regulator debate « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:06:08 +0000

[...] brouhaha over the national securities regulator? Should you care? In the June 2011 Legal Eagles, What Does the Debate Over a National Securities Regulator Mean for You? (Alberta Venture), it’s all [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: The Pros and Cons of In-House Counsel by Why business lawyers say no « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Why business lawyers say no « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:13:33 +0000

[...] A Bad Thing (December 2011, Alberta Venture), the sister piece to the December 2011 Legal Eagles, The Pros and Cons of In-House Counsel (Alberta [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: Trust No One by Trust no one « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Trust no one « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:13:15 +0000

[...] name in the headlines… To find out how to keep that from happening, read the October 2011 Legal Eagles, Trust No One (Alberta [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: Why Paying By The Hour Isn’t Always Best by Paying lawyers by the hour? There are other options « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:12:45 +0000

[...] provider without getting her all riled up? That’s the topic of the August 2011 Legal Eagles, Why Paying By The Hour Isn’t Always Best (Alberta [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: The Pros and Cons of In-House Counsel by Is it time to get your own captive lawyer for your business? « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:34:44 +0000

[...] answer is more complicated than you might think.. I tackle it in the December 2011 Legal Eagles, The Pros and Cons of In-House Counsel (Alberta [...]

Comment on When it comes to aboriginal consultation, it pays to do it properly by Aboriginal Consultation: The Buck Stops Where? « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Aboriginal Consultation: The Buck Stops Where? « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:19:50 +0000

[...] or its death by a thousand cuts. That’s the topic for the March 2011 Legal Eagles: When it comes to aboriginal consultation, it pays to do it properly (Alberta Venture). Featuring Shawn Denstedt, business-side lawyer with the Calgary office of Osler [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: What You Don’t Know About Business Immigration Law Will Hurt You by What You Don’t Know About Business Immigration Will Hurt You « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:19:25 +0000

[...] foreign workers? Then you’ve got to read the May 2011 Legal Eagles, What You Don’t Know About Business Immigration Law Will Hurt You (May 2011, Alberta Venture). Featuring Evelyn Ackah, principal of Calgary’s Ackah Business [...]

Comment on Three conversations you need to have with your lawyer by Three Conversations You Need to Have With Your Lawyer « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:19:01 +0000

[...] debut Legal Eagles, from January 2011! And we start at, well, the start. Three conversations you need to have with your lawyer (Alberta Venture)… but probably haven’t had. Featuring Robert Roth, partner with the [...]

Comment on Having the right insurance coverage will make claims simpler by Insurance law: the devil is in the details « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer

Insurance law: the devil is in the details « Marzena Czarnecka, Writer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:19:07 +0000

[...] isn’t boring. It’s terrifying. Really, it’s all about playing the odds. In Having the right insurance coverage will make claims simpler, the April 2012 Legal Eagles (Alberta Venture), Kenneth Holmstrom, Q.C., from Edmonton’s [...]

Comment on How to close your first deal without going completely crazy by Remember your first time? | Working Ink

Remember your first time? | Working Ink — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:17:36 +0000

[...] always remember your first time. Right? Especially if it goes horribly wrong. That’s what How to close your first deal without going completely crazy, the March 2012 Legal Eagles( Alberta Venture) is about. Featuring Chris Christopher a partner with [...]

Comment on Need To Not-Know Information by Shhh–It’s a Big Secret | Working Ink

Shhh–It’s a Big Secret | Working Ink — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:35:01 +0000

[...] (yes, even you) needs to keep a few secrets. Here’s how to do it properly: Need To Not-Know Information, the February 2012 Legal Eagles in Alberta Venture. Featuring Doug Evanchuk from McLennan Ross [...]

Comment on Legal Eagles: Intellectual property law, patents and copyright are concerns for all businesses by IP law, patents and copyright are concerns for all business « Working Ink

IP law, patents and copyright are concerns for all business « Working Ink — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:45:54 +0000

[...] Intellectual property law, patents and copyright are concerns for all businesses (January 2012, Alberta Venture). Think you don’t have intellectual property issues because you’re not a high-tech business? Think again. Featuring Martin Kratz, IP/IT lawyer, patent agent and partner with Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary and Sander Gelsing, an intellectual property lawyer and partner with Warren Sinclair LLP in Red Deer. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Published: January 1, 2012 Filed Under: Legal Eagles Tags: Bennett Jones LLP : intellectual property : Martin Kratz : Sander Gelsing : Warren Sinclair LLP [...]

Comment on Alberta’s Fast Growth 50 for 2012 by FABULOUS FURBALLS « QuickSearch5

FABULOUS FURBALLS « QuickSearch5 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:26:55 +0000

[...] January 2012 we were ranked the #6 fastest growing company in Alberta, according to Alberta Venture Magazine! Check out the article below. http://www.albertaventure.com [...]

Comment on How the North American Soccer League’s Most Unlikely Owner Plants to Make Soccer Finally Stick in Edmonton by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:17:00 +0000

“An Ottawa-based team was recently purchased for US$1 million and will compete in its first season in 2012.”

They’d better get on it, then, given the 2012 season has already begun. I believe you mean 2014.

Comment on The Spread: An Explainer On Crude Oil Prices by Mallerb

Mallerb — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:40:00 +0000

I wonder how this will affect revenues rom royalties going to the Alberta government. They have forecasts revenue increases of some 40 % over the next few years. This can’t be good for that.

Comment on Smart Technologies has watched its stock price plummet since its highly anticipated IPO: can it bounce back? by Guest

Guest — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0000

SMART also made another critical error that is not discussed in the article – They screwed their core resellers (Pro AV integrators who had been selling their boards for years) by signing up any Tom, Dick or Harry that owned a business that sold some kind of electronics. Tom, Dick and Harry sold the boards for such little profit that the AV integrators looked for alternatives or dropped SMART from their line all together as the margins shrunk on SMART’s products. Tom, Dick and Harry also weren’t adept at clean professional installs of the hardware or integrating SMART’s products into rubust AV systems. This is not a huge deal for schools but SMART is not going to have much luck w/ Tom, Dick and Harry selling to corporate clients, they demand professional installations and integration with audio systems, VTC systems, control systems, etc.

Comment on Smart Technologies stock: circling the drain, or investment of the year? by Dami

Dami — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:35:00 +0000

There is no way to avoid this, the previously high margin IWB business has been routed by new technologies.

Smart is having it’s clock cleaned globally by Panasonic and Hitachi, who both have products that do the same things as smart, cheaper and with better global support . . . as well as manufacturers advantage.