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My Business 2010

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"Our company provides emergency plumbing service for many buildings and clients downtown. How do our trucks get to and from our customers downtown if they require our services? " Read the answer!
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"Is a permit required for delivery of construction material in the downtown core before or during the Olympics? If so, where can I find the application? " Read the answer!
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"I am an Aboriginal business owner and would like to know how i can submit to secure contracts with the 2010 Olympics. I own a silkscreen company and can do T-shirts, Hoodies, Sweat pants etc... " Read the answer!

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1 March 2010
It's time to cash in on Olympic gold
The Olympians are gone, the dough is spent. What now, Vancouver?

According to Lee Malleau, director of business development for the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, it's time to cash in on Olympic gold. Calgary and Sydney are still reaping rewards from their Games, said Ms. Malleau, who has done trade, investment and sponsorship work in the Olympic cities of Turin, Beijing and Metro Vancouver.

In the years to come, Vancouver will too, she told The Globe and Mail.
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27 February 2010
Games attract new business
A $1.5-million Olympic Games-time program to attract new business to Metro Vancouver is close to securing multiple deals worth "multimillions of dollars," Vancouver Economic Development Commission business development director Lee Malleau said Friday.
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24 February 2010
Olympic business program starting to pay off, says Mayor
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games more than halfway done, Mayor Robertson says that the City’s business program for the Olympics – Metro Vancouver Commerce – has already developed several potential investments for the City and the region following the Games.
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