Thursday, January 11, 2011 8:45am – 10:30am Cheers Restaurant 125 E. 2nd Street North Vancouver, BC Get together with a group of savvy business woman for a casual networking event where each participant shares information about their business and ideas for helping other attendees achieve their goals. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTED [...]

November 26, 2010 – January 2, 2011 Get in the spirit of the Holidays – take a train ride through our forest transformed with two million twinkling lights, see the animated displays and listen to holiday sounds as you enjoy hot chocolate, fresh popcorn and roasted chestnuts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BRIGHTS NIGHTS [...]

November 28 – December 24, 2010 The Vancouver Christmas Market, located on the Plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, is guaranteed to get you in the festive mood! Stroll through the festively decorated outdoor Christmas village and be treated to row upon row of illuminated wooden huts offering handmade gifts and tempting treats. CLICK HERE [...]

Every December, VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver transforms itself from a serene botanical oasis into a winter wonderland. Millions of colourful lights are strewn around flower beds, trees, shrubs and decorations, combining to create an awesome spectacle. Visitors to the Festival of Light can stroll through brightly-lit pathways, watch the Dancing Lights show, enjoy hot [...]

The Influential Women in Business Awards recognize successful women in business in British Columbia. The honourees are selected based on their outstanding achievements in business, contribution to their industry, and influence in the local business community. The honourees this year are: Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Vancouver Ida Goodreau, Corporate Director and former CEO LifeLabs and [...]

The provinces of Ontario and British Columbia have agreed to implement the harmonized sales tax (HST), which would replace existing provincial sales taxes and the federal goods and services tax in those provinces beginning July 1, 2010 and would be administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. The Canada Revenue Agency offers a number of informative seminars [...]

HST is still a bit of a mystery to a lot of small business owners. To help clarify the subject for local entrepreneurs, SOHO is hosting a seminar on HST in Vancouver on March 10th, 2010 at 4:30pm at the Circa Lounge on Granville Street. Experts from Intuit will be presenting the seminar and answering [...]