The Vancity Board of Directors election will take place from February 28 to March 27, 2010 by mail ballot and from March 19 to March 27, 2010 in select branches.

There will be three 3-year positions available in 2010 and candidate’s information will be posted to vancity.com mid February. The Election Bulletin will be mailed to all eligible voting members. If you vote for more than three candidates, your ballot will not be valid.
Member voting requirements

Please note that the cutoff date for the 2010 voters list was January 22, 2010.

You must be a member in good standing i.e.

1. over 19 years of age;
2. not be delinquent in any obligation to Vancity; and,
3. have at least $5.00 in your membership share account as of January 22, 2010.

To check your status, please contact any branch, call 604.877.7000 (toll free 1.888.Vancity), or call a Governance Officer at 604.877.6548.

The cost of the Olympic security force ahs been estimated to be $1 billion dollars. That is a lot of money for sure.

Let’s look at the personnel involved, 6000 police officers from around the country, 5000 Canadian Forces soldiers, US Secret service (sure they were there) and assorted hired security forces not to mention private security guards plus 1000 security cameras in downtown Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry

I joined Vancity Credit Union and its 400,000 members because of its leadership role in the community.

I am not a wealthy man, but in an effort to help the community on a personal level I will be donating 50% ($10,000) of my first years Director’s honorarium to the Vancouver Food Bank. I ask the other candidates to join me.

My priorities:
• Provide an Open ear to member issues and problems
• Support community initiatives that is giving Vancouver its social conscience
• Continue and enhance the support Vancity provides to Small Business
• Represent Vancity as an influential business leader
• Support the development & leadership role in successful community social enterprises
• Give back to my community through Vancity’s programs and grants to non-profits

With our economy starting to come back we need to support the community. Personal responsibility is more important than ever. Let me provide you that strong leadership!

Business and sports. What do they have in common?

Business is all about money and companies, employees and responsibility, guys in suits and professionals in the form of accountants and lawyers. It’s about deadlines and customer service, challenges and obligations. We’re not talking the business that marches along doing what is necessary to make money but not exceeding the norm. I’m talking about the ones you see in the news (in a good light), community involved and one of those businesses that are listed in the Best Places to Work lists. Read the rest of this entry

Take 2 dashes of guts, basic business knowledge, a splash of common sense, access to financing and a smidgeon of luck and that is the recipe for a successful business.

Obviously that can be said of any endeavour. Success in Business is sometimes a fleeting thing. I see people with MBA’s floundering in a new startup, lawyers doing poorly in practice and other professionals not reaching a level of achievement that is expected of them. Read the rest of this entry