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		<title>Canadian Immigrant Magazine Founder Leaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Friend Nick Noorani, www.nicknoorani.com, announced he has left the Toronto Star’s Canadian Immigrant Magazine. He’s the first to tell you it was time to go and it was good for both sides. Nick was the Founder and Publisher of The Canadian Immigrant Magazine and author of the best seller Arrival Survival Canada. He’s been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONGRATULATIONS to all Baby Boomers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(I can&#8217;t remember the source for this, I didn&#8217;t write it!) First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn&#8217;t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=625</link>
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		<title>Why So Many Entrepreneurs in BC?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed by CBC International and the Vancouver Employment Paper,  both had similar questions regarding why there are so many entrepreneurs in British Columbia.  I thought I&#8217;d share some Q&#38;A&#8217;s. 1) What role do your programs and services play when it comes to self-employment and entrepreneurship? What needs to be taught? SUCCESS&#8217; BizLaunch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=620</link>
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		<title>Canada Small Business Financing Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a financial program in Canada that has been around for decades that is geared to supporting the Entrepreneur in the Startup process. It’s called the Canada Small Business Financing Program. It supports the business with up to a $500,000 loan. There’s a slight problem though, hardly anyone in British Columbia knows about it. Financial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=605</link>
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		<title>Women Make Better Entrepreneurs!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guys – Please close your eyes for a moment or move onto my next blog entry ‘cause you won’t like this one at all! Women make better Businessmen – oops- entrepreneurs! Some interesting stats from the Women’s Enterprise Center in Vancouver. Women own and operate 35 per cent of small businesses in B.C. or almost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=596</link>
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		<title>The Reluctant Entrepreneur</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to consult with ‘Clive’, a British immigrant entrepreneur who owned a company back east this week that needed some help with raising some capital. Now, this can be an easy show me the money scenario based on sound management, a great business plan and a wonderful innovative product or it can become [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=592</link>
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		<title>Pondering Changing Roles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting with a client over lunch today pondering the different roles I face on a daily basis with my different clients. The Friend works quite well for some. I give advice and they take as they would a friend. Oddly, I have friends who won’t take my advice. I play the bully at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=584</link>
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		<title>10 Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Expert knowledge- you really must have the experience and a deep understanding  of your product or service to sell yourself properly Strategic  Vision – you must be driven to succeed in your business, living and breathing your dream Carpe Diem – You must be able to seize the opportunities and the moments given to you. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=582</link>
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		<title>$300k Salaries the Norm at Top Canadian Charities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For 30 cents day you can help this poor hungry child live another day…or so the commercial goes. A statement by one of the country’s top Charities, Plan International.  Doesn’t it make you wonder why the overweight pitchman in the commercials with a dying hungry kid doesn’t feed the kid himself?  Or reach into his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=574</link>
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		<title>Being an Immigrant and an Entrepreneur in Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I presented an interesting lecture Thursday at the Burnaby Public Library. Sponsored by SUCCESS Employment Services, I was asked to speak to new immigrants about &#8216;Doing Business in Canada&#8217; and give them another option to job seeking; self employment. It was less interesting from a lecture point of view than the attendees. About 50 entrepreneur [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://garybizzo.com/?p=557</link>
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