Description: Micro-Tyco, an organization founded by Mick Jackson, encourages entrepneurial thinking among students in high schools and universities. One of its innovative programs includes giving high school and university students a $1 loan and gets them to turn it into real money. Source: CBC Date: June 6, 2014 Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2462797708/?page=2 Questions for Discussion: Why is it… Read more »
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Investments in Toronto’s Urban Forests
Description: TD bank economist, Craig Alexander, prices trees in Toronto at $7 billion or $700 a tree; he suggests that investments in urban forests in a city pays dividends. Source: CBC Date: June 9, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2463724090/?page=2 Questions for Discussion: How does investments in city’s urban forests pay dividends? How do the tress reduce household… Read more »
More U.S. cities could be bankrupt soon
Description: Richard Ravitch, adviser to the Detroit bankruptcy judge, discusses why more cities might be moving towards bankruptcies. Source: CBC Date: June 02, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2461765335/?page=2 Questions for Discussion: What are some of the reasons why cities go bankrupt? Is it the job of the government to bail out cities? Who should be held accountable… Read more »
Canada’s new anti-spam legislation
Description: Canada’s new anti-spam legislation will come in effect from July 1. This means that any spams in emails will be illegal. Small businesses, which rely on sending email spams to promote their business, will have to scramble for other options. Source: CBC Date: June 04, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2462065485/ Questions for Discussion: What all does… Read more »
Google worried about its workforce diversity
Description: Google, one of the best companies to work for worldwide, feels it’s still way behind in representing a diverse workforce. It is planning several initiatives to improve its workforce diversity. Source: CBC Date: May 29, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2460763635/ Questions for Discussion: What are your views about Google’s current workforce composition? Is the problem due… Read more »
How are drones changing the way companies do business?
Description: Drones are popular for military operations, but now many business companies are using drones in innovative ways to help their businesses. In particular, drones are extremely useful for the agricultural and power sectors. Source: CBC Date: May 30, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2461222600/ Questions for Discussion: What are some of the ways drones are helping businesses? What makes… Read more »
Target appoints a new Canada head
Description: Target’s success in the U.S. has not yet translated to Canada; in fact, they have suffered huge losses in Canada. As a result, Target appointed a new person to revive its falling fortunes in Canada. Source: CBC Date: May 20, 2014 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2458548998/?page=2 Questions for Discussion: What prompted Target to enter Canada in the… Read more »
Can higher taxes combat inequality?
Description: Inequality is becoming an increasing norm across most developed economies. Thomas Piketty, the author of a book titled “Capital in the twenty-first century”, advises countries to increase wealth tax to increase wealth mobility and eventually curb inequality. Source: CBC Date: May 22, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2459304448/ Questions for Discussion: What does income inequality mean? How… Read more »
3D Printing Revolution
Description: 3D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry with applications across multiple products and industries. It’s one of fastest growing global industry. Source: CBC Date: May 14, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2456873165/ Questions for Discussion: Discuss some applications of 3D printing in the health industry? What are some of the challenges that 3D printing faces? Which kind… Read more »
Magna Expands its International Presence
Description: Magna is a leading automotive parts supplier with more than 130,000 employees and plants located across 29 different countries. Magna’s CEO, Don Walker discusses his company’s international expansion strategy and the difficulties it faces in growing markets like Russia and China. Source: CBC Date: May 16, 2014 Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2457428909/ Questions for Discussion: Discuss the… Read more »
