Off the Ground Blog

Guest Post: Pivoting During the Pandemic »
Connor Meakin is a UBC Alumnus and the owner of a small business in Vancouver. We are excited to feature Connor as our latest guest blog writer.
Tags: BC Spotlights, Business, E-Business, Guest Posts
Business Events BC - November & December 2020 »
Change. Extreme. Fortitude. Transformation. Unpredictable. These are some of the words predicted by the creatives at Thoughtmatter to describe 2020 – back in December 2019!
Tags: Events
How To Use Content Marketing To Grow Your Construction Business »
Content marketing is using information for marketing purposes. The information can be in any medium, including writing, videos, infographics, photos, slide presentations, podcasts, and many more.
Tags: Business, Guest Posts, Industry Trends
COVID-19 & Business Research for British Columbia's Small Businesses »
With the help of local BC business librarians, we have created a new page in our Business Basics section titled COVID-19 & Business Research to help you find credible business information during these uncertain and rapidly changing times.
Tags: SBA Program News
Supporting Small Businesses in the Time of COVID-19 »
Tory Braun from Okanagan Young Professionals Collective Discusses #LocalLoveBingo
Tags: BC Spotlights, Customer Relations, Guest Posts
March 2020 Feedback Survey Launches »
The SBA is making some changes in 2020! In our effort to continually improve our program we are looking for individuals currently in Canada to provide feedback in an online survey. Your time and opinions are invaluable to us, so here’s your chance to help us to push our program in the right direction!
Tags: SBA Program News
Business Events BC - March 2020 »
Looking for something fun to do or looking to meet like-minded people? Check out these events happening this month.
Tags: EventsGet to know a Fluevogger: Linda Tommasini »
As part of the exhibition “50 Years of Sole: A History of Fluevog: Honouring a Vancouver Icon,” presented by The David Lam Management Research Library and Canaccord Learning Commons, Rare Books and Special Collections, and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC Library, we are delighted to share profiles of Fluevogers at UBC.
Tags: BC Spotlights, Fluevog Shoe Series, Guest Posts, Libraries