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Opening or Closing For The Holidays

Today was actually a holiday here in the province of BC, and usually for a lot of businesses, that means you have to pay employees statutory holiday pay. As well, a lot of businesses either close early or close for the whole day. But interestingly enough, this happens a lot where sometimes, when it comes

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Being A Politician To Start A Business

Today I read that the former Prime Minister of Canada is apparently creating a production company, which has generated some controversy. People naturally wonder whether it’s ethical for someone who held such a high political office to leverage those connections for business. The concern is whether they’re using insider knowledge to secure funding or advantages

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Speaking For The People or Following The Money

I was reading some interesting discussions today about Pokémon Go. Apparently, the company that now owns it, Scopely, has made several changes that have upset a lot of players. One change in particular involves the balloons in the game. They used to appear around four times a day, but now they’ve been reduced to just

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Positioning Yourself At The Right Place

Today, while walking through the Granville area, the festivities are still in full swing because of the FIFA games. Many businesses are benefiting tremendously, especially after reports of restaurants and bars running out of alcohol — a clear sign they’ve been making serious money. Interestingly, just one block away from where the festivities are cut

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Getting Preferential Treatment For Sticking With The Same Companies

This got me thinking while at a restaurant today as a lot of people are going for early Chinese New Years celebrations and as a result people are ordering extravagant meals like king crab. With a lot of people ordering it, this means the servers usually bring the crab out for people to see what

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New Year’s Eve Work Clearing

Well, this was an odd scenario today as the business I was dealing with over my cell phone repair issue contacted me and it seemed like they were making all sorts of excuses to try and not have to contact the corporate offices for the work they did as from what I gather they messed

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