Tag Archives: Opportunity

Why Start a Business?

Posted on July 15, 2019 by laurencerumming

Central Vancouver Island has a few thousand businesses.  Some do well, others survive.  If you asked all of them why they started the business, you may be surprised at the myriad of answers that you hear. Some start it for … Continue reading →

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The Business of Business

Posted on July 30, 2018 by laurencerumming

When some think of business men and women, they think of them as successful, they have a good life with all the money they could want.  Other’s think of fast food chains and the success that must go with it … Continue reading →

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Opportunity

Posted on December 11, 2017 by laurencerumming

Waiting for the light to change at an intersection I was entertained by a murder of crows.  One had what I presume to be food and the others were engaged in wanting what it had.  At one point the crow … Continue reading →

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Paying Attention!

Posted on August 7, 2017 by laurencerumming

Ever wonder how some businesses seem to always be on the cutting edge?  It is not really that much of a surprise.  It usually is a combination of networking and observation. Networking will connect you with the information in the … Continue reading →

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Changes and Opportunities

Posted on July 24, 2017 by laurencerumming

Looking back, the face of business in my lifetime has had quite a ride.  As a teenager in Five Acres in Nanaimo, I remember the neighbourhood and what it provided to our family.  Our eggs came from two blocks away, … Continue reading →

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What are the Odds?

Posted on February 6, 2017 by laurencerumming

Every day, all around us there are opportunities.  Sometimes, most times, we miss them.  When a door closes, we are usually wrapped up in what happened to close the door, or are grieving the fact that it closed so we … Continue reading →

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$7 Cauliflower!!!!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by laurencerumming

Time to bring things closer to home To say we live in interesting times is an understatement!  Someone sneezes halfway around the world and we are impacted.  If a new mill starts up somewhere it can change our markets here … Continue reading →

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