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Media Spotlight – The Globe and Mail | Report on Business – The Challenge

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

If your business is in a “feast or famine” cycle. This article is for you!

We were interviewed by James Christie of the Globe and Mail on Sparta Engineering‘s challenge. As a fast-growing company, the founders of Sparta struggle to have consistent business leads when they are busy delivering projects. ‘We’re engineers, not marketers,’ says firm in need of sales strategy. Read more…

Jason Thompson, founding partner, vice-president of operations and an engineer at Sparta Engineering. (JEFF MCINTOSH FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)

 

TED in Vancouver

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

It was announced this week that the popular TED Conference will be moved to Vancouver in 2014. Soon the world’s most celebrated thinkers and doers will congregate in our beloved city! For those of us who will not be spending $7,500 a seat, here’s one of our favourite TEDxVancouver talks by Vancouver entrepreneur, Mark Brand.

Are you a business owner looking to improve your business efficiency by the way of technology?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

We’ve got just the right course for you. Our principal consultant, Sandy Huang, will be offering a course through UBC Continuing Studies this fall on various technologies she adopts when consulting with our clients. Here’s all the details on the course:

Innovative Tools for Aiding SME Business Efficiency

Are you a small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner or manager? SME owners or managers often wear many hats and juggle multiple responsibilities. In this workshop, learn how to incorporate technology into your business to make it more efficient and effective by creating systems, building infrastructure and adopting technology. By focusing on the latest tools and techniques to streamline current business operations, SMEs can easily increase productivity, create room for new initiatives and be poised for growth. Methodologies, tools, systems and innovative technology, including apps, are introduced in this workshop to help achieve a business advantage and operational efficiency.

Wed, Oct 24-Nov 14, 6:30-9:30pm; UBC Robson Square. $355+tax

Hope to see you there!