Your Business

Greenhorn Red Ink

By Katharine Sandiford -- We kid you not: Starting your own business is tough.

Status Quota

By Darren Campbell -- Nunavut fishing companies want a bigger portion of the existing turbot quota so the industry can grow.

Spare no expense

Here’s some advice on what can be claimed as a business expense and how to keep auditors at bay come tax time.

Fighting the power

Feds drop appeal in oil and gas dispute; Ka’a’ Gee Tu First Nation vs. Government of Canada

A costly court battle has come to an end for a tiny native band in an

A man with a vision

At 25, Piers McDonald had an epiphany. Working underground in the Yukon’s Keno Hill mines, as the water ran down his back and his muscles ached, he became certain about

Hosting Branson’s crew

The pressure was on Julie Beauchesne during her first week as the proud owner of Nunattaq Suites. One of her first guests was Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman

Fuel for thought

Energy costs are going up, but there are ways for businesses to cut consumption.

Sorry ‘bout the no show

Sinclair et al. v. Faess
It never reached the stage of a lawsuit, but the government of the NWT has reimbursed $26,751 to a group of southern guests who did not get the wilderness

Open Mike Mrdjenovich

A dominant Northern builder, landlord and hotelier, Mike Mrdjenovich is currently most active in Iqaluit where, among other things, he’s developing the Kamotiq property.

Look out YouTube

Igloolik filmmakers launch Internet video site; Yurt accommodations arrive in the Yukon.

Nunavut’s Isuma Productions, based in Igloolik, has launched a free Internet video site offering its own