Burnaby Business News - May 2014 by Burnaby Board of Trade

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First Annual Job Fair for Persons with Disabilities Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:30pm - 3:30pm Firefighters Banquet & Conference Centre Metrotown Complex, Burnaby, BC

Get Involved: Host a Booth Why Your Company Should Get Involved: Encourage a more diverse and inclusive working environment. Learn the benefits of hiring someone with a disability. Meet qualified job seekers. Opportunity to learn a positive business case. Register today by contacting 604.637.3577 sarab@neilsquire.ca

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BBN 3 No sign of tech sector slowdown con’t from cover to look beyond our front door to see the industry thriving at a local level. Regularly appearing in lists of the provinces’ top tech companies are Burnaby headquartered companies such as Alpha Technologies, Ballard Power Systems, Glentel, Webtech Wireless, and more. Recently, the Burnaby Board of Trade hosted a panel discussion with two of the above businesses. The event, called Leading Growth: Insights from the CEOs of Burnaby’s Fastest Growing Companies, featured Alpha

www.bbot.ca Technologies President & CEO Mark Schnarr and Webtech Wireless President & CEO Scott Edmonds. Representing two of the fastest growing tech companies in BC, the men spoke about their experiences leading Burnaby-based businesses through rapid growth and the challenges they encountered along the road to their next levels of success. “People come to me and say we have to do this or that, and I agree, we do. But now we have one hundred priorities, and I ask is this in our top three? Because I’d rather focus on achieving our top three well than focus on doing a hundred things because I know that will have disastrous consequences,” said

Schnarr, whose company Alpha Technologies has become a leader in the design and manufacture of powering solutions for the telecom, cable-broadband, traffic, security, industrial and renewable energy industries. The philosophy has worked well for Schnarr and Alpha Technologies, who have recently seen signiﬁcant growth. “In the last 6 years, we’ve grown from 100 employees to over 700 employees, with most here in Burnaby.” “The Lower Mainland is a fantastic hub for talent. There is a great legacy of good people being produced and new grads coming in.” added Edmonds, whose Webtech Wireless has been providing wireless location-based

and telematics services for vehicles in Burnaby since 1999. “Finding the right people is a challenge wherever you are and in any business, but I think we have an advantage here.” Alpha Technologies and Webtech Wireless were winners of the Business of the Year award and Business Innovation award respectively at the 2013 Burnaby Business Excellence Awards.¾

Burnaby Board of Trade’s India tour Stay tuned for our next global tour and join the adventure! Contact cory@bbot.ca for more information.

PAUL’S CORNER

Where did the last three years go? Paul Holden, BBOT President & CEO paul@bbot.ca My three year anniversary with the Burnaby Board of Trade was a few days ago and it really has gone by amazingly quickly. Reaching this milestone caused me to reﬂect on what has been a very busy time during which I have met and become friends with some fantastic people, celebrated many achievements with my team and seen the BBOT grow in a number of different ways. When I joined the BBOT the team was very new which provided us with an opportunity to learn the business together and, as most of us are still here, we’re able to provide our members with a consistently high level of service across the board—I often hear from our membership that this has been of real beneﬁt. Over the last three years we have really put a lot of effort into ensuring that

our members receive maximum value for the membership dollars and have introduced initiatives such as new member information sessions, welcome calls from our Ambassadors, regular “checking in” phone calls from BBOT staff, an increase in the number and quality of member beneﬁts, a higher quality of events and many more. Many of you have commented that you also enjoy reading my regular “On your behalf” e-mails that are intended to keep members informed of our ongoing efforts to work on behalf of the Burnaby business community. This work has really contributed to the fact that our membership continues to grow and attendance at our events is up. We have launched two excellent programs in the last couple of years that have really made a positive impact on the community. The Pledge for a Sustainable Community, an initiative that came out of our Environmental Sustainability Committee, is a groundbreaking online platform that helps businesses to improve their sustainability, and so far around 110 organizations have signed up and taken

a “Pledge.” Our Access Program is a career development program aimed at helping students in their ﬁnal year to transition into the workforce, and we are really grateful to SFU, BCIT and Douglas College for their unerring support and to the Access Committee for their encouragement and advice. I think I’m very fortunate to have the support of a really committed Board of Directors and a team at the office that produces so much high quality work with often limited resource. I’d also like to acknowledge all of our volunteers who help our committees to continue to provide such excellent guidance and innovative ideas to our organization. Our relationship with the City of Burnaby is vitally important to our success and the support we receive from Mayor Corrigan and all of the staff and elected officials is greatly appreciated. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the last three years at the BBOT and look forward to many more years of helping our members to achieve their goals.¾

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Young Kim’s Success Story Original Country: South Korea • Employer: Fortis BC • Position: Geographic Information System Drafter encouraged me to keep positive attitude when I felt lost and depressed in the process of my job search. I was really grateful for this type of considerate emotional support. Because of all these supports, I was able to develop and plan the appropriate job search approaches to find meaningful employment in my field.

After I arrived in Canada, I had tried to find information about my civil engineering field. Most information received was very general and not very helpful for me to understand local industry. I then contacted several settlement services to help me understand the massive information I gathered, but I didn’t feel that I had any progress, in result, I was not able to use the information for my job search. I had been seeking some specific and practical information about the engineering field where I was trying to get in. I had applied for not only engineer mentoring program to meet engineers but also Skills Connect for Immigrants Program/SCIP at Training Innovations. The Mentoring Program assisted me in gaining engineering documents, having a field trip and learning the workplace reality; the SCIP helped me successfully get into engineering job market. The Career Strategist there guided me to look first back at my career history and experience gained in the past. This process helped me identify the right experience and skills that could be valuable to local industry and employers. She also suggested various strategies of improving my self -awareness to fit in Canadian market. The Career Strategist showed me, for instance, how to customize my qualification presentation for a specific position and tailor my resume for the job posting I was applying for. She

also helped me practice interview skills, understand Canadian workplace culture and utilize my previous work experience. The more I consulted with my Career Strategist, the closer I felt that the job market came to me. Through some events and activities organized by the program, as the participants of the program, I was offered more specific, concrete and extended information from the Career Strategist and other successful SCIP participants. I gained better understanding of the job market and learned practical job search skills. I started seeking for professional work without any local experience and education. By sharing some successful examples of past SCIP participants, my Career Strategist also

The Career Strategist helped me submit my job application to Fortis BC. I was shortlisted for a contract position in engineering field. Again with the Career Strategist support in preparation for the job interview, I was able to demonstrate my experience, skills and potentials. It was often mentioned by my manager that my resume was outstanding; my attitude and communication skills showed in the job interview were competitive. I maintained my positive attitude and have consciously been improving my communication skills. After the 6 months of term contract work, I was promoted to a permanent position as GIS Drafter with Fortis BC. It is no doubt that the SCI is the greatest supporter to internationally trained professionals by providing critical information and professional employment support. Whenever I meet job seekers struggling and depressed, I never hesitate to tell them to contact the SCIP at Training Innovations for support.

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Mayor Corrigan delivers 2014 State of the City address By Michael Keller michael@bbot.ca Urban development in Burnaby’s four main town centres, along with social and environmental sustainability were once again the key themes of Mayor Derek Corrigan’s speech at his State of the City address last month. The event, which took place at the Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre, is an annual luncheon organized by the Burnaby Board of Trade for its membership and the business community at large. “Over the last 12 months, our growing town centres have continued to thrive; and our exemplary practice of protecting green space, while developing our walkable, transit-focused, high-density town centres of Metrotown, Edmonds, Lougheed and Brentwood, has been strengthened—setting an internationally respected example of how to plan a sustainable city,” said Corrigan. “Each of our town centres has had its unique identity nurtured over time within an overall framework of growth management. These centres, along with our longestablished single-family neighbourhoods, our urban villages, such as The Heights, and the parks and open spaces that serve everyone, are now interacting just as we hoped they would when we started planning them more than 25 years ago, to form a thriving, diverse, integrated city.” The Mayor described Metrotown as

Burnaby’s downtown and the second largest urban centre in Metro Vancouver. While highlighting the significant development in the area, he stressed the City’s focus on keeping Metrotown pedestrian-friendly, with features such as a new “art walk”, boulevards, street furniture, rain gardens and public art. Also for Metrotown, Corrigan discussed last year’s newest major proposal—redevelopment of the Sears Canada site adjacent to Metropolis. It is anticipated that it would be constructed in multiple phases, and include a new flagship department store for Sears Canada, high-density residential and office towers above a commercial-retail podium, and community enhancements such as public plazas along Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. The Brentwood area also has major development plans, as the area will grow into a high density residential community while maintaining a strong commercial area. The core of Brentwood, historically an industrial and commercial centre, is evolving into another example of sustainable living in Burnaby. In the Edmonds neighbourhood the Mayor focused on the re-emergence of an attractive community anchored by new civic facilities such as the Edmonds Community Centre, which according to Corrigan opened to overwhelmingly positive response last July. Finally, in the Lougheed area, Skytrain expansion with the Evergreen line is helping the neighbourhood to capitalize on their position as a transportation hub. From a financial position and outlook, Burnaby remains strong with an investment portfolio returning an annual yield of 4.64% in 2013 and income of $38.3 million, representing the largest income amount ever earned in a single year for the City. And the mayor expects 2014 to be another solid year. In the arena of sustainability, Corrigan spoke at length about the City’s upcoming

Some of the 300 attendees at the BBOT’s largest ever ‘State of the City’ luncheon

Environmental Sustainability Strategy as the ﬁnal piece of the City’s triple bottom line approach being developed over the past decade. “We remain committed to economic, social and environmental sustainability, as the foundation of everything we do—our Official Community Plan, our award-winning Economic and Social Sustainability strategies, and the Environmental Sustainability Strategy, currently under development.” Development of the new strategy is being led by a steering committee comprised of a cross-section of Burnaby community leaders. More than 1,000 Burnaby citizens have been directly involved in sharing ideas on how the strategy can help build on the City’s many environmental strengths. “Our city has always been a leader in environmental stewardship,” remarked Corrigan.” And we aren’t pausing as we build our strategy.” “With the involvement and participation of Burnaby citizens, Burnaby is again well positioned to build on our plans and achievements, keeping us a city that models social, environmental, and economic sustainability, and is nationally recognized as one of the best run cities in Canada,” concluded the Mayor. Commenting on the State of the City address, Burnaby Board of Trade President & CEO Paul Holden remarked: “Year after year, the number of new projects and initiatives happening throughout Burnaby demonstrates why this city is looked to as a true model of planning, sustainability and management. This is exactly why our business community enjoys working and doing business here so much.” The State of the City address was presented by Simon Fraser University, and sponsored by ABC Recycling, Appia Development, the Burnaby Now, Electronic Arts, Schmidt & Funk, and News1130.¾

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2014 BURNABY BUSINESS DAY TRADESHOW & EXPO Join over 50 exhibiting businesses and 400 attendees for a day full of valuable networking, informative seminars, product samples, and great prizes.

may 30, 2014 12:00pm – 4:30pm delta burnaby hotel & conference centre For more information visit www.bbot.ca or call 604.412.0100. platinum sponsor

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Need Help Finding Work, a New Career, or Employees?

Fraser Works Can Help! Fraser Works Co-op Burnaby operates a WorkBC Employment Services Centre. If you are an employer needing to fill a position within your operations we can help. If you are a person residing in Burnaby and need a new job or a new career, we can help at no charge!

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Natural gas is an economical and environmentally friendly fuel choice for transportation. Ideal for return-to-base fleets, waste haulers, courier trucks, buses and marine vessels. www.fortisbc.com

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BCIT STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Your BCIT Campus Connection

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When you become an official sponsor of the BCIT Student Association, you gain access to over 46,000 students and you help us achieve our goal of enhancing student life. Sponsor an event, brand a study space, advertise in the campus magazine… we have many ways to get your message out to the BCIT community.

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A dedicated team of Insurance and Investment professionals for all your ﬁnancial needs. Call, click or come in!

Hemlock now offers the widest range of in-house print choices in the market - standard-setting offset, digital, and UV printing, distribution and fulfillment, and online solutions – all available carbon-neutral on the most responsible substrates available!

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Financial Advisor 5201 Rumble Street Burnaby, BC V5J 2B7 (604) 419-1809 gary_barker@cooperators.ca

SKILLS CONNECT FOR IMMIGRANT PROGRAM

Training Innovations is a career development company. We deliver the BC Skills Connect for Immigrants Program – a provincial initiative that helps skilled immigrants move quickly into jobs that match their qualifications. #140-4664 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby BC V5C 5TC 604-298-4720 www.training-innovations.com www.skillsconnectbc.com

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Need meeting space in downtown Vancouver or Burnaby? We have a wide variety of space to accommodate groups of 5 to 500+. Accommodation available in Burnaby.

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Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market Every Saturday from 9am-2pm in the City Hall Parking lot, the Market provides a refreshing way to shop for FRESH/LOCAL organic/conventional produce, quality beef, chicken and seafood, artisan cheeses, delicious baking interspersed with talented artisans and food trucks. Lots of free parking for your convenience!

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DON’T MISS A MINUTE OF THE ACTION!

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EMPLOYEE GROUP BENEFITS FOR BBOT MEMBERS Choosing a Benefit Plan for your business can be confusing. Insurance companies offer a wide range of benefit plans with many different options. We can simplify the search for you. We are also the exclusive providers of the Chamber of Commerce Group Benefits.

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Are You an Immigrant Entrepreneur?

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Business Immigrant Integration Support provides business support services for qualified immigrants. We offer business training, mentoring and one-on-one support. This program is funded by BC Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.

ADT PULSE IS A HOME AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT GOES BEYOND SECURITY!

You now have a whole new level of Control and Accessibility that helps you stay in touch with what matters most; Your Home, Your Family and Your Business! Be connected and in control from any web enabled device from almost anywhere in the world!

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WE HELP BUSINESSES GROW If you’re a business that is looking to grow, but don’t know what to do next, we can help. We create strategic plans, facilitate team planning, and advise management teams on their strategies. Contact us for a consultation today.

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When Three Seconds is all the Time You Have to Catch Someone’s Attention, You Really Need to be Creative.

When our members reach their financial goals, when local businesses thrive and contribute, when our communities grow strong, sustainably - that’s when we celebrate success. Visit your local Vancity Burnaby branch to learn more about products services and opportunities for your personal and business banking needs.

Luckily, we’re experts at providing just that sort of thing and we can help. We know just what you need, Pop Up Trade Show displays, Banner Stands, Table Top Trade Show Displays - all the way up to large custom modular exhibits we’re ready to help you meet your marketing goals.

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Interested in Selling to the Government of Canada? Every year, the Government of Canada purchases on average $20 billion in goods and services. Come visit the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises at our booth.

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Your old tech needs a new home! BC Tech will repurpose, renew and redistribute your donated tech to a school, non-profit org or low income family in BC. Clean your clutter, do some good, and get a tax receipt!

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Explore Your Travel Options Did you know replacing a car trip by walking 30 minutes a day can reduce your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and obesity by 50%?

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is a social enterprise that practises compassion when they provide free assistance to victims of hate crimes. In addition, they also provide professional language services from/to Korean. We have certified translators and interpreters in legal and medical matters. We provide multicultural forums 9912 Lougheed Hwy. for your organization Burnaby, BC V3J 1N3 and community. 604-563-7875 Helen.chang@shaw.ca

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The Burnaby Business Day Showcase & Expo offers free business seminars throughout the day: sales skills: how to sell value instead of price 1:00pm

Learn how to sell based on value and not price and avoid constantly discounting your products and services. Presented by renowned sales trainer Randy Hntako of Trainwest Management & Consulting

small business solutions to success 2:00pm

How much is your time worth? Discover useful tips and tricks to save you and your business time and money on your ﬁnances. Presented by Kevin Walker, Manager of Small Business at Scotiabank

doing business with the city 3:00pm

Learn about what the city buys, how the process works, and how your business can take advantage of opportunities to do business with the city. Presented by Gisele Caron, Purchasing Manager with the City of Burnaby All seminars are held in the Delta Burnaby Hotel’s Firenze Room.

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Our Mission is to Empower individuals to be engaged with the community and achieve personal independence by providing access to resources and life skills.

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Travel Medicine & Vaccination Centre specialize in providing vaccinations and related medical services to travellers venturing to tropical and developing countries, as well as seasonal vaccinations and occupational health services through our TMVC Occupational Health Services division. Contact us for more information and be prepared to enjoy your travels. 106-4180 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby, BC 604-681-5656 www.tmvc.com

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Board of Trade holds Roundtable on New Gas Pipeline By Cory Redekop cory@bbot.ca 10 kilometers of natural gas pipeline in Burnaby is reaching the end of its lifetime after over 50 years in operation and FortisBC is in the process of submitting plans for its replacement as part of an upgrade project

Anti-Spam Law Set to Change Marketing By Cory Redekop cory@bbot.ca The Canada Anti Spam Legislation (CASL) is a new anti-spam law that was passed in 2010 and is coming into effect on July 1st. This legislation covers all commercial electronic messages (CEMs) sent in Canada by any business or organization, including emails, SMS/text messages, and instant messages and requires certain criteria be met before messages are sent. The legislation is lengthy but focuses mainly on establishing criteria for consent and content for all CEMs.

Access students get ﬁrsthand account on what it takes to be an next generation entrepreneur By Michael Keller michael@bbot.ca Participants of the Burnaby Board of Trade’s Access Students Career Development Program recently met at IBM Canada in Burnaby for an informative panel discussion on entrepreneurialism. Students heard a variety of perspectives on the beneﬁts and challenges of starting a business as they explore their options for

which also extends into Surrey, Coquitlam and Vancouver. In recognition of potential implications of the proposed project on both local residents and businesses, the Burnaby Board of Trade organized a roundtable discussion with senior members of the FortisBC team behind the Lower Mainland natural gas system upgrades and several members of the local business community. Discussions surrounded the proposal to build a new natural gas pipeline through north Burnaby as part of the replacement of 20km of old pipeline from Coquitlam to Vancouver. Participants heard details on the potential scope and scale of the project, the construction methods, and the impacts of the proposed construction (slated to begin in mid-2017) on residents. The Board of Trade spoke to the potential disruptions to traffic and vehicle access to businesses during the construction

Consent: The CEM sender must have either explicit or implied consent from the recipient before sending the message. Explicit Consent means the recipient has given you permission to send them CEMs and you have a record of where/when/how you obtained that permission. This kind of permission will most likely come from someone ﬁlling out a contact/sign-up form on your website. Implied Consent means the recipient can be sent CEMs because you have an existing business or non-business relationship with that person. An “existing business relationship” exists when you are doing business with someone or have done business with them in the past 24 months. This could mean either the recipient purchased a product or service from you or you have entered into a contract with them. You will also have implied consent if the recipient has disclosed their email address to you without indicating that they do not want

phase of the project and urged FortisBC to consider options to minimize these impacts. “As the voice of Burnaby businesses and as a member of the broader Burnaby community, we strive to provide our members with information on important projects that may have an impact on them, their businesses and their neighbourhoods,” said Paul Holden, President & CEO of the Board of Trade. “We appreciate FortisBC taking the time to meet with our members and to provide an avenue for input on the proposal.”

FortisBC is holding several information sessions in the coming weeks to allow residents and businesses the opportunity to learn about the plan and provide feedback. Sessions are scheduled in Burnaby on June 3rd (6pm -9pm, Executive Plaza Hotel - 405 North Road) and on June 4th (6pm-9pm, Confederation Centre - 4585 Albert Street).¾

to receive unsolicited messages. This can be thought of as “business card” consent. Content: All CEMs will need to include information that clearly identiﬁes who the sender is, provide the sender’s contact information (mailing address, and either website, email address or phone number), and allow the recipient to withdraw consent with an unsubscribe function that takes effect as soon as possible. Visit www.bbot.ca for more information on this and other important business news.

This information is intended as basic guidance only and should not be taken as legal advice for determining your compliance with CASL. The Burnaby Board of Trade is interested in hearing how complying with this new legislation impacts your business. Feel free to contact Cory Redekop at cory@bbot.ca.¾

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next generation Entrepreneurs are rockstars. By Kenny Li admin@bbot.ca It’s undeniable; Zuckerberg, Brin and Gates are household names, and these days you can’t open a magazine or newspaper (remember those?) without seeing an article on the latest startup to hit the market with a revolutionary idea, or an analyst’s profile on another up-and-coming innovation pioneer. Policy makers are swooning to attract them (and their tax dollars), economists herald their economic impacts (Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!), investors are eager to snap them up before they skyrocket, and in some circles, they’re revered as near gods (just walk into any Apple Store Church of Steve and observe). They are, simply put, the business world’s darling du jour. The entrepreneur’s rise to stardom was not incidental. Buoyed by the explosion of technology and the internet, there has never been greater access to information to level the playing field and make entrepreneurship available to anyone with an idea. Previously confined to corporate R&D departments with large budgets, tools and resources such as Github and Kickstarter now allow new ideas to be developed and funded by anyone with

Being a young entrepreneur… By Jos One admin@bbot.ca With embarrassment and candor I admit that it took me seven years to complete my BBA. However, I would NOT exchange those seven years for the world. Students dread questions about their career plans; I am no exception to this rule. “What are you studying?” “How many years?” “What will you do after?” “When will you graduate?” Questions that raise all the doubts and fears that have plagued me throughout this uncertain phase. But I’m different: in spite of the dread I initially feel, within minutes, I transform these interrogations into fun conversations. How? It’s simple. I say, “Well yes, my degree took quite a while to complete. I took a light course load because I like work-life balance. Oh, I also started a business while I was at it!” So, what is it like to be a young entrepreneur? I can’t tell you how to do it or what it would be like for you, but I can tell you about my experience...

with three partners. It was this company that would become the focus of his business career, as it was the world’s ﬁrst regionally supported business of its kind. Learn more about the Access Student Career Development Program by visiting www.accessprogram.ca.¾

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a garage. Entrepreneurship’s domination in our cultural landscape has also shifted how we look at entrepreneurs; with the prominence and dominance of billion dollar start-ups like Google, Facebook and Twitter, founders of startups have become the new role models for the generation entering the workforce today to aspire to (though I don’t expect to see Zuckerberg on a box of Wheaties anytime soon). With visions of multi-million dollar IPOs and buyouts, new grads are encouraged to follow their passions and try their luck on their own rather than following the faithful mantra of previous generations to get a stable job, settle down, and work on building that nest egg for retirement. What we don’t seem to hear much about or pay attention to however are examples of start-ups that failed to get off the ground. According to an article by the Wall Street Journal, three out of four venture-backed ﬁrms don’t generate a positive return on investment capital. Yet, our love-affair with entrepreneurship continues, and for us Millenials, expectations are increasing for us to offer our employers not only our computer whiz troubleshooting skills, but also to be a driver of innovation and entrepreneurship for the ﬁrm. If you feel daunted by this prospect, fear not, because while it seems like the qualities of being entrepreneurial and innovative are hardcoded into our personalities, it’s actually the opposite. These

qualities are rather skills that, like public speaking or networking, can be trained, practiced, and refined even if it doesn’t come to us intuitively. Some tips to help you become more entrepreneurial at work include: Adopt a Entrepreneurial mindset - Keep asking ‘why?’. Challenge anything and everything until you’ve drilled down to the fundamental assumptions behind everything your company does. Persist even if they tell you “it’s turtles all the way down”. Then look for ways to tweak and update those assumptions. Green it. Hook it up to wi-fi. Make it mobile. Take ownership. Whether it’s a task, project, assignment, or idea, own it from start to finish. Entrepreneurs drive their idea from inception to implementation. If you have an idea for improving the workplace, take it on and own it, don’t simply pass it on to HR’s employee suggestion mailbox. And lastly, network. Idle chat around the water-cooler? That’s networking. Entrepreneurs network like their lives depend on it. At work, by building more connections to your colleagues and other teams, you will expand your pool of people you know with different skillsets, which will come in handy when you take ownership for driving new ideas and projects and need specific people on your team to help deliver.¾

The most important thing is the “Why?” At this stage in my life, the corporate environment doesn’t appeal to me. In spite of the conventional business school brainwashing, I simply don’t feel attracted to that lifestyle. I don’t want to apply to hundreds of jobs through automated HRM systems so that I can anxiously attend interview after interview competing against my peers for an entry level position. I don’t want to trade my hours for dollars and complete micro-tasks like a cog in a machine. Also, I don’t want to have a boss who decides how I spend my time, what’s important, and how things should be done. I want to create, not be creative (creativity is such a buzzword). I face the challenge of creating something new every day and I love it. I seek challenge in everything I do and I gravitate towards the things I am passionate about. Work (even hard work) always has an element of play. I have rejected monotony in favour of exploring diversity. With this mindset I view the world with wonder, my eyes open to the opportunity in everything. I meet people and develop relationships always searching for options for mutual gain. And while nobody is ever really in control of their life (the delusion of control comforts us but also holds us back from realizing our potential) I do believe that

I choose my own responsibilities and the actions I take to fulfill them. For all this, I happily suffer the lack of financial freedom that comes with a steady paycheque because I feel like this life is a good fit for me right now. This is one of the unique factors that my youth brings to the equation. Having lived my whole life either under the care of my parents or in school (or both) I have yet to experience financial freedom and security. Risking financial ‘hardship’ is not so threatening because the worst case scenario looks a lot like the scenario I’ve been living all this time. I haven’t yet had the chance to get comfortable (read complacent) or to acquire obligations (mortgages, children) that increase the risk of starting something so uncertain. If you are curious about entrepreneurship, there is no better time to start than the present. However, your early 20’s is just as good a time. There are many resources available to students through schools and organizations such as the BBOT. I highly recommend getting mentorship. Try it. What better way to apply the theories you learned in school? And what have you got to lose?¾

Kenny Li is an Access Program student. www.accessprogram.com

Jos One is an Access Program student. www.accessprogram.com

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