Michael and Harvey Kalles
Real Estate

The new king of the castles

Harvey Kalles built Toronto's leading brokerage for the rich and famous. His wife, superagent Elise Kalles, brought in much of the business. Can their son Michael fill both their shoes?

Paul Tellier, left, and Dick Evans
Talking Management

Positioning Canada, and Canadians, for the recovery

Paul Tellier and Dick Evans discuss the shape of the recovery, changes in global players, and how young Canadians should prepare for an entrepreneurial future

Driving

'Honey, have you paid the driving bill this month?'

Cities are testing pay-as-you-go tracking technology in hopes of reducing traffic and pollution in urban centres

Company co-owner Penny Chapman near the remains of the factory.
Disaster recovery

Calamity sinks dreams in the deep freeze

When fire destroyed the Chapman's Ice Cream factory, the family vowed to quickly rebuild. But stressed, hasty decisions can have a long-term impact on a wounded firm, experts warn

Stewart Butterfield, founder of Flickr. Photo by Kris Krug

Technology

Flickr co-founder tries his hand at another Web startup

B.C.-based Tiny Speck has big plans to tap the Web interactive wave he helped create with an attempt – still a secret – to take online gaming to another level

Small Business

The $350-million penguin

When 25,000 kids flocked to their online site within a month of launching, these B.C. entrepreneurs knew they were on to something. Then Disney came calling

Small Business

One for the revolution, please

Mario Livich's company has managed to turn scalping into a respectable business. Now to fend off a little problem called Ticketmaster

Retail

Miele cooks up new sales model

Appliance maker takes over delivery, installation and service of its products in bid to stand out from the crowd

Next Big Thing

High tech plays lead role at visual effects firm

Computing advances allow Soho VFX to bring Narnia characters, the Incredible Hulk to life

Employers sidestep recruiters to tap social media

Head hunters, professional recruiters and paid-for online job postings all feeling pinch

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