Public ownership vs. private ownership. The most recent controversy in this regard is the upcoming sale of 60% of Hydro One by the Province of Ontario. Selling public assets is proposed for many reasons. The most nefarious reason is because of a belief that any kind of business activity should be conducted by the private sector as a matter of principle. Only slightly less so is...
Almost 400 runners and walkers participated in the 6th Annual Bayshore Race. $29,600 was
raised to support Grey Bruce Health Services' Hospital Campaign for improved cancer care at the Owen Sound Regional Hospital. The Race took place on Sunday morning, starting and finishing at the Bayshore Community Centre.
Top finishers in the 10k were...
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the United Way Bruce Grey we would like to recognize the tremendous extra effort by our Executive Director, staff and volunteers in mobilizing and co-ordinating the direct relief, and fund-raising efforts over the past weeks since the devastaing fire in Owen Sound. All the while continuing to support the other impotant ongoing United Way programs.
The issue of how funds raised will be allocated is no simple matter, but...
by Kelly Babcock
Thursday August 20th, at 8PM, The Avalon Jazz Lounge and Patio, 229, 9th St. E., presents David Sereda, Tyler Wagler, & Keira McArthur performing "music that leaps over fences! music, in the present tense! three converging Canadian voices who cook!"
Thursday August 20th, at 8PM, at Kelso Beach, 1900, 3rd Ave. W., the Georgian Bay Folk Society presents Summerfolk 40th Birthday Bash at the "Down By The Bay" tent. Performers are MonkeyJunk and Matt Andersen. Come join in for the only way to kick off Summerfolk40
Friday, August 21st, at 4:30PM at Kelso Beach, 1900, 3rd Ave. W., the Georgian Bay Folk Society presents the Fortieth Annual Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival, This Festival lasts all weekend long. Performances by Joel Plasket, Whitehorse, Trout Fishing In America, Samantha Martin, Delhi 2 Dublin, MacKenzie Blues Band, Chicks With Picks ...
-by Jane Phillips
Canadian statistics over the last several decades confirm that as the economy weakens, self-employment grows. The author of the Statistics Canada report Self-employment in the downturn Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté says the data is incomplete, but it appears that the people who are most successful at starting new businesses are men over 55. Those are also the people who are also more likely to create jobs for others. LaRochelle-Côté says it does not appear they are starting the new businesses because they are being pushed into it by job loss. Instead they often leave a good job to start a dream project. They are pulled.
It's essential to understand that there is no "right time" to launch a new business. There is no ideal economic environment, no perfect market window, no flawless product idea that will guarantee your new business will be a success.
Mediocre products launched in a down economy can be the platform for a successful business; insanely brilliant products launched in a roaring bull market can collapse like a badly made souffle .
The "right time" is...
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