Author Archives: blainearnot
Cost Effective Wedding Venue Ideas
Finding an ideal venue is really not a problem if money is not an object, but lets face it, when is money not a consideration? So, how do you book a venue that serves all your needs and leaves room … Continue reading
How Green is my Wedding: Shrinking your Carbon Footprint
As most already know, There is a revolution happening in the wedding industry and it is colored green. Green weddings may be called a trend, but unlike other trends, this one is here to stay. The wedding industry in North … Continue reading
Small Businesses Build Sustainable Communities
It is clear that we are embarking on a Brave New World of doing business. When Aldous Huxley wrote his famous book, he could not have imagined the current economic and environmental crises we humans collectively face. Rather than infinite … Continue reading
Challenges Facing Small Business During the Winter Olympics
With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games just around the corner, caterers, like the athletes competing, are preparing in earnest to make the best showing possible. However, catering companies differ from participants in the games in that they don’t see … Continue reading
Small Business 8 Survival Tips You Need to Read
I once conceived an idea, not original, but original to me, for a self help book that consisted entire of one line repeated over and over on each page of the book. Do it yourself. Do it yourself. Do it … Continue reading
Sustainability Ideas for Restauranteurs
Sustainability as a concept is really about survival. Simply put, its about finding the belief, tools and actions that allow for us to continue to exist as a species. Its like we collectively journeyed so far in the wrong direction, … Continue reading
Small Business: Keep the Dream Alive
How quickly things change… one minute you are talking about managing growth in the face of a tight labour market and the next you are in the war room devising strategies for surviving an economic collapse. The suddenness of this … Continue reading
Find the Perfect Caterer
Finding a local catering company is easy, but finding one that understands your particular needs and meets those needs is another matter altogether. Catering is a deceptively subtle art that, when done well, it looks effortless and meant to be, … Continue reading