Canadian Business Review articles from March 1994

Canadian Business Review archives from March 1994

Positive news eclipses bumpy start to '94. (Canadian economy) (Frank Talk on the Economy)
March 22, 1994... Despite a bumpy start to the year from housing starts and employment, our outlook for 1994 is still realistic. For a change, the good news appears to outweigh the bad. In 1994, we'll see major changes in the economy: business non-residential...

Mexico's diplomatic presence: an interview with Ambassador Sandra Fuentes. (includes related article) (Cover Story)
March 22, 1994... Q: Your diplomatic career has taken you around the world--London, Paris, Rome, Washington, Hong Kong. How does Ottawa compare with your former postings? A: This is the crowning of my former postings. Of course, for Mexico, Canada is a...

Small business: Canada's strategic sector for the 1990s. (includes related article) (Special Report: A New Look at Small Business)
March 22, 1994... As the decade of the 1990s unfolds, it is revealing a radical transformation in the business world. All facets of the economy and society are being rearranged. Everywhere you turn, "restructuring" has become the new world order. We are told that...

Giving small business a fighting chance. (Special Report: A New Look at Small Business)
March 22, 1994... Canada's new Minister of Industry, John Manley, in outlining one of his principal challenges upon taking office, noted: "Canadian business is not making the transition to face new forms of competition . . . . There are about 900,000 small and...

Beyond the bounds of traditional lending. (banker Joanne de Laurentiis speech) (Special Report: A New Look at Small Business) (Transcript)
March 22, 1994... "As it stands now, we are not making any money on our commercial lending. That is a challenge we must meet, because the small business market is seen as the engine for employment growth in Canada . . . ." This extract from a recent address to...

SMEs in the global economy. (small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada) (Special Report: A New Look at Small Business)
March 22, 1994... EDC'S FINANCIAL SERVICES HONE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES Becoming competitive is not an option for small and medium-sized businesses in today's environment--it is a critical business strategy for the future....

Small companies as business laboratories. (Special Report: A New Look at Small Business)
March 22, 1994... SUCCESSFUL SMALL ENTERPRISES ARE TESTING OLD BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND THEIR EXPERIMENTS ARE PROVIDING VALUABLE LESSONS It's the decade of the small company; they are today's business laboratories. With global commerce being conducted even by...

Health-care reform: setting the record straight.
March 22, 1994... A HASTY REFORM OF CANADA'S HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM COULD PROVE COSTLY Health-care reform has surfaced as a hot topic in the political and social issues arena, both in Canada and across the border in the United States. The catalyst for the U.S....

Economic recovery takes hold in Eastern Europe.
March 22, 1994... AS A "WALL OF MONEY" MOVES INTO EASTERN EUROPE, WHERE ARE THE CANADIAN COMPANIES? After three years of economic decline, the key markets of Central and Eastern Europe--namely Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary--are undergoing a remarkable...

Corporate governance: the director as watchdog, juggler or fall guy. (includes related article) (Executive Forum)
March 22, 1994... Evolving regulatory requirements, increased media attention and mounting public scrutiny have pried open boardroom doors to challenge directors with expanding responsibilities and concerns that go far beyond the bottom line. Important trends...

The problem of "articulate incompetence." (includes related article) (Executive Forum)
March 22, 1994... Why am I focusing on the problem of articulate incompetence? Because it's not enough to know your business and the work that needs to be done. It's not enough to direct attention to the strategies and the restructuring of the organization. As...