A PR IL 2016
rebel yell
Jamie Garratt
practises with his
band, Exit This Side
8 BCBusiness APRIL 2016 TOP: TANYA GOEHRING
contents
Oine
69 WATERCOOLER
When your business
partner becomes a liability
(see: Trump)
70 JARGON WATCH
There are unicorns. And
then there are unicorns
73 STYLE
Have US$145,000? Well, do
we have a watch for you!
75 WEEKEND WARRIOR
Digital marketing guru
Jamie Garratt gets groovy
75 NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in
the world of lifestyle
77 ABOUT TOWN
The Forum for Women
Entrepreneurs Gala
78
LUNCH
WITH LUCY
Karen Delaney-Wolverton
shares the naked truth
The Monthly Informer
19 PHILANTHROPY
Small is beautiful in a new model
for health-care fundraising
20 MANUFACTURING
How Williams Lake became a hot
spot for log-home building
21 NUMEROLOGY
Bitcoin geeks gather for the fourth
annual Coinfest convention
23 THE MATRIX
Oh rats! Why rodents are taking
over downtown Vancouver
25 D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
What to consider before
taking your company public
27 THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the
corporate mind and
soul
28 OFFICE SPACE
Expedia's cruise ship
centre sets sail for new digs
CHATTER
Editor's Desk Generation Next p.14 ... Feedback What you said p.17
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