January 17, 2011 - Work from Home by Creating a Virtual Office
There are as many reasons to work from home as there are business ideas. The portability of technology, increased flexibility in working hours, companies trimming overhead expenses and the environmental benefits of shorter commutes are just some of the reasons for the rise of individuals looking to work from a virtual office.More
November 17, 2010 - How Stakeholder Relations Will Affect Your Career
A stakeholder is an employee, customer or an investor. Stakeholder relations are crucial in the corporate world as a company's reputation is based on how stakeholders perceive it - essentially, the communication and behavior it has in the marketplace. More
October 27, 2010 - Business Marketing is Essential for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Managers
To crush your competition, get to the top of your market, and remain there is very challenging for most business owners. Even for the most experienced business owners and managers, remaining on the forefront of their market is challenging at times. That's why it's crucial that you have an understanding of how market entry, penetration, and saturation work. More
September 30, 2010 - How to Set up a Consulting Business
With all the hands on knowledge gained at University Canada West, some MBA graduates open up their own consulting business - working with other businesses on a contract basis to help solve problems, find solutions and incorporate new procedures.More
September 13, 2010 - How an Online MBA Helps Entrepreneurs in the Real World
Online MBA programs are attractive to many entrepreneurs because of the flexibility they offer over traditional business schools. Online business training enables students to study at their own pace, essentially without interrupting their professional and personal obligations.More
August 31, 2010 - Building a Media and Communications Career Strategy
Whether you go into the fields of journalism, public relations or a related communications field with your new Bachelor of Arts degree, you'll need to have a strategy with how you deliver the news, information and messages that are important to your audience.More
August 12, 2010 - The Changing Face of the Public Relations Professional
Public relations roles for companies may never have been more important than now, in the age of social media. Because of that, opportunities abound in the public relations field for those who come out of college with a communications or media degree.More
July 26, 2010 - The Importance of Effective Communication Skills
The process of taking what you've learned about the theory and best practices of a media and communications degree into the real world can be a bumpy, and nerve-wracking, journey. But at the heart of this transition is learning about effective communication.More
June 30, 2010 - How Do Communication Professionals Keep Coming Up With Engaging Story Ideas?
A communication degree can help media professionals jumpstart their journalism career
Vancouver, BC - June 30, 2010 - After you have emerged from university with a degree in Media and Communications, you can have the world's greatest writing skills, a network of interesting sources at your fingertips and a job lined up at a major media outlet. Bu...More
May 14, 2010 - The Art of Writing Just as Important in Our Digital World
Despite wired world, writing skills still important
Vancouver, BC - May 14, 2010 - With the crush of new media, 140-character Twitter limits and abbreviated texting language, the art of writing can get lost. Students who are pursuing a media and communications degree however, need to make sure they hone their valuable writing skills, even in...More
April 30, 2010 - How to Find a Media and Communications Mentor
Learning from media professionals while studying at university prepares students for the real world
Vancouver, BC - April 30, 2010 - When working towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Communications, one of the best steps you can take to enrich your degree and ensure future success is to find mentors in the business.
Mentors for Commun...More
April 16, 2010 - A Bachelor’s Degree is the First Step Towards a Career in Media and Communications
Communications careers require a relevant BA
Vancouver, BC - April 16, 2010 - A Bachelor of Arts degree is essential for anyone pursuing a potential career in media and communications, since it provides not only the practical skills and knowledge to get the job done, but a fundamental understanding of why the business operates as it does.
With a...More
March 24, 2010 - Media and Communications: Hashtags a Powerful Tool for Claiming Your Expertise on Twitter
Twitter proves to be a powerful too for media and communications professionals
Vancouver, BC - March 24, 2010 - What is the best way to brand, monitor and participate in conversations happening on Twitter? Understand the power of hashtags.
As a media professional, there are going to be events and issues that you cover better and more extensively...More
March 19, 2010 - Redefining Journalism: Working in the Digital Age
Despite flux in delivery models, job opportunities for media professionals continue to grow
Vancouver, BC - March 19, 2010 - The journalism industry is in a state of flux, the likes of which has never been seen. This goes beyond the issues facing newspapers but extends to magazines, local television and radio. Competition, access to information an...More
March 2, 2010 - Want a Career in Business – and the Environment?
Money to be made from population's desire to go green
Over the past few years, people are interested in "all things green" in ever increasing numbers.
In fact, a report conducted by futurethink called The Future of Green Business Strategy states that today:
Walmart is going green
Celebrities are becoming eco-evangelists
Th...More
February 24, 2010 - Media and Communications: Launching Your Career
Possibilities are endless for grads with the right skills and education
A degree in media and communications offers career opportunities in one of the most exciting and challenging fields of work for graduates interested in a creative business industry. A Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Media and Communications from University Canada West (University Ca...More
October 1, 2009 - Is Journalism Dead?
Media and Communications Students at University Canada West Learn to Adapt to Changing World
Vancouver, BC - October 1, 2009 - Don't confuse an economic downturn with the death of journalism. According to Michel Janisse, Dean of Arts and Science at University Canada West, news gatherers are still in high demand, thanks to ...More