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"The business had grown beyond what
we had envisioned and it had so much
potential. We owed it to our users and
employees to take it bigger."
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 BCBUSINESS 5
Entrepreneur
Of The Year
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Pacific Region
program returns for its 28th edition. With familiar
faces like John Nicola and Hamed Shahbazi
in the mix, we quiz the nine winners (plus a
special citation honouree) on their careers
by Nathan Caddell and Rushmila Rahman
Money to Burn
After a year of bustling venture capital activity
in B.C., rising interest rates make the future
seem a tad uncertain
by Michael McCullough
Is Zero Possible?
It won't be easy, but, given the right circum-
stances, Canada might be able to keep its
promise of net-zero emissions by 2050
by Richard Littlemore
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