THE RURBAN FRINGE

From Meatball Sundae to Municipal Marketing

I had the fantastic opportunity to hear Seth Godin - marketing guru – speak live via video-conference at a Travel Alberta speakers’ event in Calgary yesterday.
His presentation linked a number of his most popular concepts … from focusing on the creative thinking necessary for a business to create a ‘purple cow’ to what today’s marketers need [...]

The Value of Historic Restoration

One of the great things about my job is having the opportunity to become involved in a wide variety of projects – large and small – with the end goal resulting in increased economic, social, and additional opportunities for the area.
One such project I’m currently working on is the restoration of a historically significant structure.  While it’s definitely seen [...]

Canadian Small Business Resource Guide

Just in time for the new year, CTV has compiled a small business resource list comprised of links to practical information on national and provincial small business resources. 
While this list is a great start, keep in mind that further resources are also available within the listed programs.
Click here to access the guide.

Is Lumber the New Oil?

“It all depends, analysts say, on Chinese building codes and the financial mathematics of 150 million new kitchen tables.
Optimism over the prospects for lumber has been growing steadily for some months [and a] new code … in effect, allows Chinese building needs – the titanic construction effort association with accommodating 20 million people every year moving [...]

3 Words to Live By

While I love the ‘clean slate’  feeling that a New Year brings … I hate New Year’s resolutions.  With a passion.  Oh, they usually start off well-intentioned enough … but quickly fall by the wayside when real life gets in the way.   
So, last year I decided to try Chris Brogan’s tactic … choose three themes to help provide [...]

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