Off the Ground Blog

Supporting Small Businesses in the Time of COVID-19

Apr 4, 2020

Tory Braun from Okanagan Young Professionals Collective Discusses #LocalLoveBingo We are living in unprecedented times. As we all do our best to plank the curve, small businesses are forced to adapt to the new normal of physical distancing. Restaurants can no longer serve in their establishments, local bookstores are doing curb-side pickup, and small fashion retailers are quickly shifting to online-only. 

March 2020 Feedback Survey Launches

Mar 3, 2020

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!  What will I be asked to do? You will be asked to complete a survey so we can learn more about your business information needs and overall satisfaction with our services. How long is the survey? 

Business Events BC - March 2020

Mar 3, 2020

Looking for something fun to do or looking to meet like-minded people? Check out these events happening this month. Pitch Night Vancouver Host: Volition Events Target: entrepreneurs, investors, educators, students, supporters Date: Thursday, March 19 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 PM Location: Fasken Vancouver Cost: By donation Register here Summary: Sign up to pitch an idea or just sit back and listen to others’ ideas!

Business Events BC - January 2020

Jan 1, 2020

Have some lofty new goals for your business as your New Year’s resolution? Don’t know where to start? Maybe these events will help:   Startup Basics: Startup Accounting Host: Kamloops Innovation Target Audience: Entrepreneurs, Business owners, professionals Date: Thursday, January 30 Time: 5pm – 6pm Location: TRU Generator (Thompson Rivers University) Cost: Free! Register here

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Get to know a Fluevoger: Brian Wilson

Dec 12, 2019

  When did you get your first pair of Fluevogs? What were they? It was in ’96 or ‘97 and they were a pair of Oxblood/Burgundy 7th Heaven Derby Swirl boots. I loved those boots. I wore them everywhere for years until they just couldn’t be repaired anymore and I had to let them go.

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Get to know a Fluevogger: Linda Tommasini

Nov 11, 2019

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.   Linda Tommasini is currently the Director of Resources and Operations at UBC’s Sauder School of Business where she has been working for almost 20 years.  

Get to know a Fluevogger: Harry Young

Nov 11, 2019

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.

Get to know a Fluevogger: Charlotte Beck

Nov 11, 2019

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, and some snapshots into their shoe collections.

Get to know a Fluevogger: Siobhán McPhee, PhD

Nov 11, 2019

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, and some snapshots into their shoe collections.  

Get to know a Fluevogger: Siân Echard

Nov 11, 2019

Get to know a Fluevogger: Siân Echard​ 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, and some snapshots into their shoe collections.​