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Business Beat: Termuende the keynote speaker at cannabis production seminar
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2018
APEX Alberta (with the support of Alberta Labour) continues its “Emerging Industries & The Future of Work” three-part informative sessions targeted for business and community members held at the Medicine Hat College. The keynote speaker for the second event on Oct. 25 is Eric Termuende, who is the co-founder of NoW Innovations, a bestselling author, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Moving the conversation on minimum wage
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2018
With the minimum wage hike on Oct. 1, there have been a number of opinions surfacing on both sides of the spectrum. There are strong opinions around minimum wage because it affects people personally by impacting their livelihoods — both those living in poverty and those in business. We recognize those in poverty have rising ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Tracking Medicine Hat’s business cycle
By Medicine Hat News on September 26th, 2018
It’s official. Canada’s biggest cryptocurrency mine is up and running in Medicine Hat. Construction of Aurora Sun, meanwhile, is well underway. Add in all of the commercial construction going on around town, and you can’t help but feel optimistic about Medicine Hat’s future prospects. Is the optimism warranted? What does the data say? Lacking real-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Plan to manage your brand
By Medicine Hat News on September 19th, 2018
One of the business books on my shelf has a ragged, dog-eared page or two containing a definition of “brand” and “branding.” I drag that book out now and then not because I think the information is useful, but because I think it is dead wrong. The book asserts that a “brand” is the logo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Workforce transformation and future trends events
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2018
APEX Alberta (with the support of Alberta Labour) is presenting three informative events for business and community members starting September 2018. These three events entitled “Emerging Industries & The Future of Work” will be held at the Medicine Hat College. Our keynote speaker for the first event on Sept. 20 is Linda Nazareth, renowned economist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: The benefits of exhibiting
By Medicine Hat News on September 5th, 2018
How many consumers would you like to have visit your business? I think most, if not all, businesses would love to have thousands of consumers see their business and have customers walk through their doors over the course of just a few days. However, businesses may not associate that desire for exposure and to expand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Whole plant harvest of industrial hemp
By Medicine Hat News on August 29th, 2018
On Aug. 10, 2018 Health Canada announced that revisions to Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act will allow industrial hemp farmers to collect and store industrial hemp flower, bud and leaf material. As harvest nears, producers are in a position to capture the full value of this season’s industrial hemp crop by ... Read More »
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By Medicine Hat News on August 22nd, 2018
As an economy changes so must aspiring entrepreneurs if they want to keep up. Growing and sustainable economies happen best when entrepreneurs and communities embrace global trends that work with local attributes and natural resources. The recent attraction of a number of emerging industry companies to the Medicine Hat region are proof that this phenomena ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: More on understanding the patent process
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2018
This is part 2 of the two-part column. Read part 1 here Navigating the process to obtain a patent is complicated. Last column, we invited Dan Polonenko to help answer some questions to help local entrepreneurs and business owners understand more about the patent process. This column we continue with the remaining patent questions. Dan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Resetting priorities to help Canada compete
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2018
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Perrin Beatty, recently spoke at a Chamber of Commerce Business Before 9 in Ontario and below are a few excerpts from his speaking notes that merited sharing locally, particularly in follow-up to my article last month on ‘Death by 130,000 cuts’. I hope readers are riveted by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat:Crazy for kombucha
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2018
The kombucha craze has yet to hit Medicine Hat. Sure, you can buy kombucha on tap at a few local businesses. And of course Costco carries it by the case. But I’m not aware of anyone with plans to make kombucha on a commercial scale. Not yet, anyway. For the uninitiated, kombucha is a sweetened, ... Read More »
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