Senior Living

Never Too Old to Learn

By Margot Venema on Oct 1, 2012

At age 57, Ken Matheson decided to return to school to follow his dream of becoming a documentary filmmaker. Read more...

Courageous and Outrageous - Turn Your Passion into Pesos

By Pat Nichol on Aug 31, 2012

Senior Living Magazines Courageous and Outrageous columnist Pat Nichol discusses how to make your passion work for you. Read more...

Joint Careers Span the Arts

By Barbara Julian on Aug 1, 2012

Woody and Jutta Woodland have left no stone unturned in the world of fine arts. Read more...

Naomi's Legacy

By Susan Yates on Aug 1, 2012

Author Naomi Beth Wakan is a scholar and teacher with a special talent for sharing her love of literature, learning and life. Read more...

How to keep your business plan fresh

By News Canada on Apr 10, 2012

If your business plan has been collecting dust since you launched, it's likely time to refresh. Updating your business plan on a regular basis is critical for any business to stay relevant and be successful in the future. Read more...

Re-Inventing Myself

By Suzanne Heron on Apr 2, 2012

Senior entrepreneur Suzanne Heron sells a sense of community. Read more...

How to Be a Success

By Naomi Beth Wakan on Apr 2, 2012

In the 1980s, my husband and I started a small educational publishing business in Vancouver. We knew nothing about publishing and little about the education business. Read more...

Crystal Clear

By Kevin McKay on Apr 1, 2012

Robert Gary Parkes has been blowing glass for only about 25 of those years and the craftsmen of past years, who did not have the benefits of modern technology, have his admiration and reverence. Read more...

Island Hospitality

By Barry Low on Apr 1, 2012

Port Hardy’s First Choice Bed and Breakfast is a home away from home for visitors to the north end of Vancouver Island. Read more...

Visualize Success if You Want to Fail

By David DiSalvo on Dec 1, 2011

Does the saying "Aim for the moon, target the stars" actually work or is this counteractive? A recent Forbes article disagrees with this inspirational quote, arguing that visualizing success is the best way not to achieve it. Read more...

Three Ways To Enhance Your Website

By Steffany Gundling on Nov 25, 2011

Your website is your storefront to the world and is just as important as your physical one. Even if you do not have extensive resources to create a large interactive website, it is crucial to still hold a strong presence online. Follow these key tips to improving your businesses’ online presence. Read more...

How To Be More Productive At Work

By Steffany Gundling on Nov 25, 2011

Work smart to maximize your time and make the most of your work hours. Read more...

The Ten Tools of Profitable Revenue Growth

By Ram Charan on Oct 3, 2011

Ten inspiring tools to helping you plan a profitable revenue growth. Read more...

Back to School - Again

By Don Lester on Sep 1, 2011

I have always believed in lifelong learning, so when I found myself with time on my hands, I decided I would investigate some of my interests, like psychology. Read more...

Practical Lessons for Entrepreneurs

If you are an entrepreneur or have spent time around them, you will have come to realize there are some fundamental practices that entrepreneurs tend to hold in common. In the midst of being busy, we can forget some of the fundamentals that help make a business successful. Here's some practical advice garnered from a variety of sources. Read more...

Zentrepreneur

By Kevin McKay on Mar 1, 2011

Allan Holender is not only an entrepreneur but at the age of 69, he has become, of all things, a Zentrepreneur. Read more...

Isn't it About Time?

By Joan W. Winter on Mar 1, 2011

Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of the mystical kind. As she pulled into a stop and opened the door, a maroon-robed man with a black goatee beard was standing at the stop. Read more...

Reinvigorating Retirement

By Bev Yaworski on Mar 1, 2011

The restoration of a B.C. heritage house has energized the life of a group of Vancouver Lower Mainland retirees. Kirkland House in Ladner is a heritage pioneer farm home being restored by a dedicated volunteer group of about 20 - mainly retired Delta citizens. Read more...

Taking the Plunge

By Kevin McKay on Mar 1, 2011

A recent survey of seniors shows 70 per cent of Canadians plan to work after retirement. Of that, 72 per cent said they wanted to remain mentally active, while 57 per cent wanted to stay socially active. The result is contemporary seniors taking the plunge to turn their golden years into productive enterprising years. Read more...

Starting Over

By Gary Grieco on Mar 1, 2011

I have had several careers - all enjoyable, and all interesting; though I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur at the time. I retired from the corporate world at 40. Why? I thought I was old. If it was a mid-life crisis, I had been experiencing that non-conformance thought since I was 30. Read more...