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13 TOURISM
Where our travel
industry is at,
post-pandemic
14 GO FIGURE
The numbers confirm
that entrepreneurship is
buzzing in B.C.
15 REAL ESTATE
A comunity college gets
creative with its campus
redevelopment plan
16 LAND VALUES
Vancouver's love for sun
casts a shadow over new
developments in the city
20 INTO THE FUTURE
Do corporate training
programs really do what
they're supposed to?
22 YOUNG GUNS
A day in the life of
Joni co-founder Jayesh
Vekariya
24 FIVE QUESTIONS
How the BCBC's Laura
Jones is looking out
for prosperity in the
province
Quality Time
73 WEEKEND
WARRIOR
BlueShore Financial's
chief human resources
officer Deborah Best
scales heights for safety
74 ON TREND
Candles, earrings, mugs
and more from B.C.'s
craftiest creators
75 CARRY ON
Wellness retreats to
elevate your (and your
team's) health on-the-go
76 INVENTORY
Office gifting dilemma
solved: local gems for
every cubicle neighbour
78 BLOCK PARTY
Downtown Nelson's
Baker Street is more
than just ski gear shops—
stroll along for kidswear,
home goods, great reads
and souvenirs
Chatter
8 EDITOR'S DESK
Something to chew on
Entrepreneur
of the Year
EY's 29th annual Entrepreneur of the Year program recognizes
20 leaders enacting change in a number of B.C. industries—
from finance and technology to health and real estate. We sat
down with each of the winners and finalists to find out how
they walk the talk and lead from the front
by Nathan Caddell, Alyssa Hirose and Rushmila Rahman
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V O L U M E 5 1 N U M B E R 7
"The fastest way to run your business into
the ground is by doing all the good things.
There's a limited amount of time and
resources you have... in a startup, it's always
wartime, never peacetime."
–p.31
