by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jan 12, 2022 | CONNECT Magazine Article
Author: Saquib Vali, Spyder Works Inc. In early 2000, when Blockbuster was a $6-billion-a-year video-rental company with more than 9,000 retail outlets around the world, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell Netflix to Blockbuster for $50...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jan 11, 2022 | CONNECT Magazine Article
As Canada emerges from the pandemic, the natural gas and oil industry is poised to help drive the country’s recovery – even in Ontario. Through direct and indirect employment, people from B.C. to Newfoundland and Labrador are connected with the energy sector. To...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jan 10, 2022 | CONNECT Magazine Article
Author: Trevor McPherson MBOT President and CEO This past year, the Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) celebrated 60 years of serving the business community in Canada’s sixth largest city. Throughout this time, our programs and services have continued to evolve...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jan 7, 2022 | CONNECT Magazine Article
Author: Lucie Shaw, Nurse Next Door Mississauga Owner & Managing Director, 2022 MBOT Chair Being an active member of Mississauga Board of Trade for many years, it’s now an honour and privilege to be incoming Chair. As the owner of Nurse Next Door Mississauga for...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Nov 8, 2021 | CONNECT Magazine Article
Author: Dan Waldman, Partner, Pallett Valo LLP. When it comes to renewing commercial leases, courts are adamant that deadlines must be strictly met. If a tenant is required to exercise its option to renew by a certain date, the right will be lost if it’s not...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Nov 5, 2021 | CONNECT Magazine Article
Authors: Ali Lajevardi and Christopher Sklad, BDC Advisory Services “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” – Winston Churchill It’s hard to think of a more relevant quote for today’s world than Winston Churchill’s famous words about finding opportunity in crisis....