Business

The stars of Canada’s top-rated entertainment program Dragons’ Den are hitting the road to help struggling companies get back on track by offering their expertise — and their own money. Producers of the new series The Big Decision are searching for Canadian companies to participate in the show, which will give business owners an opportunity to receive no-nonsense advice and an investment from Canada’s most successful and respected entrepreneurs.

Diamond Park Enterprises employee Matt Pratt works on what will be a Value Village across from the Lewis Centre in Courtenay.

The Wachiay Friendship Centre has been delivering a series of 12 workshops for aboriginal and non-aboriginal women in business, as well as those women aspiring to get into business.

Tina Card and Scott Stevens plan to make Percs 5th St Café your downtown Courtenay meeting place for great coffee, delicious lunches and mid-day snacks.

Whether in business or on a personal level, one of life’s greatest fears is having to stand up and make a presentation. Most of us can get by when it is one-on-one but start to fall apart when faced with a larger audience.

The average sale price of Comox Valley homes was up a tick in the past year. The average rose one per cent to $351,959, the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) reported this week.

The B.C. Film Commission and its regional agencies are building up their library of film locations in an effort to maintain B.C.'s $1 billion film and television industry.

Henry Orthotics in Comox has recently changed its name to SOS Orthotics, legal name Strathcona Ortho Solutions Ltd.

When you grow up hearing advice to “establish and maintain a good credit rating,” many people think that their credit score and employment are really all that matters when applying for a mortgage. We also grow up thinking loyalty gets rewarded. The truth be told, however, that is not the case in the world of bank mortgages.

Dan Wilson of Courtenay was recently named a vice-president on the executive board of the Appraisal Institute of Canada.