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contents y July 2014 BCBusiness 9 July 2014 nik west delicacies Aaron Quesnel's micro- greens are sought by Vancouver's top chefs. Volume 42 number 7 122 Features Talkin' 'Bout Your Reputation In the age of social media, effectively managing your online reputation is critical. And for small-business owners, that task is both more urgent and more challenging. by Anicka Quin Prince of the City Francesco Aquilini is best known as the man behind the Canucks, but his family empire now extends to include everything from blueberry farms to golf courses to high-end restaurants. An intimate portrait of one of Vancouver's most influential corporate citizens. by Gary Stephen Ross Good Things Come in Small Packages It won't make him rich, but Aaron Quesnel's foray into the world of urban agriculture—growing and delivering microgreens to chi-chi Vancouver restaurants—is part of a growing movement to keep things intensely local. by Richard Littlemore Building the Future Ever wonder who's behind all those scale-model towers that enchant us so at the condo sales office? A look behind the bustling business of AB Scale Model. Photos by Adam Blasberg / Text by Ben Oliver B.C. Takes on the World The inaugural BCBusiness Survey on Inter- national Business. Who's doing business abroad—and who isn't. by Dee Hon 62 112 122 132 139 16 Editor's dEsk Size matters. 19 fEEdback You tell us. Frontlines 20 rEtail After the government signalled its inten- tion to change B.C.'s Victorian-era liquor laws, many were hop- ing for big changes to take effect this sum- mer drinking season. Well... not so fast, partner. 23 EnErgy Westport Innovations CEO David Demers thinks the time has come for natural gas— and for his company, naturally—to "put Vancouver on the map in the automotive engi- neering business." 26 rEtail Three-dollar dough- nuts. Ten-dollar pints of ice cream. Thirty- five dollar bottles of olive oil. How did B.C. become the mecca for gourmet food? 29 mining You're a junior miner and you're down on your luck. You need to raise some cash, quick. What do you do? You start growing mari- juana, of course. p006-011-Contents_July.indd 9 2014-05-29 11:19 AM