This morning, were fortunate to have Todd Hirsch, Senior Economist with ATB Financial, in Airdrie to provide our business community with an economic update and forecast for 2013. It’s the second year we’ve held the event and, from our perspective, it was a success.
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| Our team member Tristan Choi poses with Todd Hirsch after the session. |
Todd’s key message for 2013 was that the Alberta economy
will remain “healthy and strong.” He commented on the stability of Canada,
despite uncertainty in many places around the globe. That stability is a good
thing for Airdrie businesses.
But what really struck me was what Todd said at the end
of his speech–in fact, it was after the formal presentation ended. He was describing
his book, “The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada from Economic Decline.” He
spoke about what he believes Canada needs to be. He listed:-
Entrepreneurial
- Innovative
- Creative
- Risk taking
What qualities do you think describe Airdrie businesses? Tell us by commenting below!
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Having lived in other parts of the country that experienced a very unstable business environment, it's a relevation to see growth and opportunity. We are very fortunate to call Airdrie home.
ReplyDeleteI believe those are four important qualities for all businesses to succeed. I would add collaborative and strategic as two other qualities. We see the benefits of collaboration everyday as resources are pooled or leveraged to create more efficient processes, better products or enhanced services. Strategic in the sense of a vision and a plan to achieve those objectives.
Many of our businesses in Airdrie share these qualities which speaks well for the future.
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