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Celebrating small businesses

By Jessica Woolman on November 12, 2014

UBC Library’s Small Business Accelerator program is profiling small business owners in B.C.

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Celebrating Small Business Month

By Jessica Woolman on October 9, 2014

Join the Small Business Accelerator program in celebrating Small Business Month.

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UBC Library update in CPSLD Newsletter

By Glenn Drexhage on November 29, 2011

An update on UBC Library appears in the fall 2011 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, published on behalf of the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Check out the update on pages 21-23 for the latest on the B.C. Historical Newspapers Project, the B.C. History Digitization Program, UBC’s fundraising and alumni engagement campaign […]

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UBC Library Autumn Update in the BCLA Browser

By Glenn Drexhage on November 1, 2011

UBC Library’s Autumn Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser, the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read to find out about the new UBC fundraising and alumni engagement campaign; copyright and UBC; the Smart Business, Small Business events; a Chinese Canadian Stories preview: the Open UBC series, held […]

Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, BCLA Browser, community engagement, copyright, Media coverage, open access, Open UBC, Small Business Accelerator (SBA), start an evolution

Smart Business, Small Business event

Smart Business, Small Business event

By Jessica Woolman on October 31, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator (SBA) – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – recently presented its first speaker events in Vancouver and Kelowna, respectively. The forum, entitled Smart Business, Small Business: An SBA Speaker Session, was held in conjunction with Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The Vancouver […]

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Smart Business, Small Business: SBA Speaker Sessions

Smart Business, Small Business: SBA Speaker Sessions

By Glenn Drexhage on October 7, 2011

You are invited to join the Small Business Accelerator (SBA) as it celebrates small business! As part of Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada, the SBA is presenting Smart Business, Small Business speaker sessions in Vancouver (October 17) and Kelowna (October 19). Each event will feature compelling speakers who will […]

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SBA boosts small business in B.C.

By Jessica Woolman on June 20, 2011

  A combination of technology, expertise and the personal touch has led to an innovative business-training program that enables UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre to reach communities throughout British Columbia. The Small Business Accelerator (SBA), which launched in november 2010 at www.sba-bc.ca, is a gateway to business information for small firms and […]

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Community Report, Small Business Accelerator (SBA), strategic plan

Small Business Accelerator in Northeast News

By Glenn Drexhage on January 12, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in a recent issue of the Northeast News. You can view the article on page 9 of this link.

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Small Business Accelerator in Vancouver Observer

By Glenn Drexhage on January 4, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator, a new initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in the Vancouver Observer. You can read the article here, and you can find out more about the Small Business Accelerator here.

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Small Business Accelerator in 24 Hours

By Glenn Drexhage on December 17, 2010

An article on the Small Business Accelerator, recently launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, appears in the Vancouver edition of 24 Hours newspaper. You can view the article here (please see page 15): 24 Hours And you can find out more about the Small Business Accelerator here.

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