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Is the 2010 Business Program going to make an impact?

Posted by Jonathan Ross

The Metro Vancouver Commerce’s 2010 Business Program is based on the most basic of business development strategies:  leverage the global attention that the region will enjoy because of the 2010 Olympic Games

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Can Metro Vancouver leverage the the global attention of the Olympics?

The program is based partially on the Australian Trade Commission’s Business Club Australia idea that was launched during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

But in examining both initiatives, one has to wonder if Vancouver’s is far too finite to make major waves.

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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