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CBP Issues Update on Enterprise Small Business and Enterprise Business Management and Support Services Requirements

The Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is providing interested vendors the following information regarding the Enterprise Small Business (ESB) and Enterprise Business Management and Support Services (EBMSS) requirements.

The ESB procurement is being competed among qualified small businesses in the General Services Administration (GSA) E-Buy system. ESB has two (2) requirement tracks: professional services that will deliver defined mission requirements to provide effective and cost-efficient support (program management support, acquisition support, acquisition lifecycle planning, cost estimation) and emerging technology and proof of concept support to maximize the benefits of startup communities and unique expertise in

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South Asian community mourns death of Vancouver Punjabi Market ‘pioneer’

Balu Thakor’s bridal jewelry store, chock full of dazzling diamond rings, earrings and bangles, has been popular among Vancouver’s South Asian population for decades.

In fact, Thakor was one of the first Indian immigrants in the area to open up a shop and although he passed away earlier this month, his family hopes his legacy will live on for future generations.

Thakor opened the store in 1975 and laid down the foundation for what is now known as the Punjabi Market, a three-block commercial district located on Main Street between 48th Avenue East and 51st Avenue East.

“He was a

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The Drums | Activision Blizzard’s Head Of Business Marketing’s Top 5 Predictions For 2023

As marketers wake up to the fact gaming isn’t to be ignored, Jonathan Stringfield outlines how the space will evolve this year and where attention needs to be directed.

Whereas 2022 signaled a partial return to social normalcy given waning concerns around the pandemic, we enter 2023 with economic abnormality looming. Soaring inflation, crashes in the technology industry and the threat of a more durable recession have caused the broader consumer, marketing and technology landscape to adopt a less optimistic outlook.

And yet, as was the case during the depths of the pandemic, an otherwise negative set of circumstances allows

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Ottawa SoPa: Business owners want to rebrand part of downtown

Have you been to SoPa? Business owners and restaurateurs have come up with a catchy name for the area directly south of Parliament Hill with a goal to create buzz.

When Courtney Flood sat down for lunch with colleagues on Monday at OCCO Kitchen in Ottawa’s downtown, the group didn’t know they were in SoPa.

“I like the name. I feel like you need to name a few neighborhoods in the same way in order to kind of get it to stick but, I mean, don’t hate it,” she said.

“I think ‘SoPa’, the south of Parliament area, is just

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Inflation to vanish in 2023: David Rosenberg live

Exclusive coverage of Rosenberg Research event

Published January 19, 2023 • 4 minute read

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David Rosenberg took Breakfast with Dave on the road on Jan. 19 with a live event in Toronto hosted by Rosenberg Research in partnership with the Financial Post.
David Rosenberg took Breakfast with Dave on the road on Jan. 19 with a live event in Toronto hosted by Rosenberg Research in partnership with the Financial Post. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

David Rosenberg took Breakfast with Dave on the road with

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Small Business BC Awards nominations open

Small business owners across BC are invited to compete for $40,000 in prize money as Small Business BC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest award contest for entrepreneurs, the Small Business BC Awards.

What started out as a simple business planning contest has evolved to become the largest and most recognized awards program dedicated to small businesses in Western Canada. Over 6,000 businesses, from every industry and every community in BC, have competed to be named one of the top small businesses.

“Over the past 20 years, SBBC has been honored to shine a spotlight on BC’s entrepreneurs,

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Who’s to Blame When Leads Don’t Convert to Customers?

Opinions expressed by entrepreneur contributors are their own.

When something doesn’t go exactly the way we want it to, it’s easy to point fingers at external factors. We are not usually inclined to admit that we ourselves may be responsible for the undesirable outcome. Business owners — like myself and the dentists I work with — can have a lot of pride and don’t always like to think that they may be the reason opportunities are not turning into customers (or patients in our case), and so they typically only focus on the source (ie, the leads or opportunities) rather

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Washington Post reporters blast paper’s ‘unnecessary’ layoffs: ‘I’m sad and mad and so disappointed’

The Washington Post began laying off employees on Tuesday, making cuts that may not be as high as originally feared.

“The company is eliminating 20 positions and not filling another 30 vacancies,” the Post reported about itself, adding that it was “a figure less extensive than many had expected.”

A Washington Post insider told Fox News Digital that the job cuts so far seem to be less than expected, as publisher Fred Ryan said last month it would be a “single-digit percentage,” which could have potentially meant hundreds of layoffs.

Post reporter Katie Mettler, who served as the co-chair of

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