Webinars
Upcoming and on demand
Everything You Need to Scale Your Accounting Business
A practical walkthrough of the technology a growing bookkeeping or accounting firm needs to add people, serve clients remotely, and protect sensitive financial data.
WebinarCybersecurity Awareness in 2026: How Attackers Target People, Not Just Technology
How social engineering works, why it is now behind most breaches, and the free and paid steps that keep a BC business protected.
WebinarG Suite for Nonprofits (Now Google Workspace)
How eligible nonprofits get Google's productivity suite at no cost, what each app does, and how to set it up and secure it.
WebinarBackups, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity: Protecting Your Business Data
How to make sure your backups actually work, recover fast when something breaks, and keep operating through ransomware, hardware failure, or human error.
WebinarIT Security Tips for Businesses, Nonprofits, and Entrepreneurs
A broad security primer: how social engineering works, the attacks aimed at small organizations, and a practical checklist to lock things down.
WebinarIntroduction to Microsoft 365
A full walkthrough of Microsoft 365: what it includes, the cost-benefit case, every core app, how to organize and administer it, and a security checklist.
Blog
Guides and articles
Lower Mainland cyber roundup: September 2026
Six local scam and security stories from late summer, each with one thing a small business can do about it this week.
Burnaby cyber attack at the school district: what local businesses can learn
The district's phones were down for a week. What happened, and what a small Burnaby office can have ready before it has a Monday like that.
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026: how easy is it to fake a Lower Mainland business's email?
Week 1 of Canada's Cyber Month is about spotting fake messages. We checked 3,392 local business domains to see how many leave their address open to faking.
Business email compromise in BC: what Canada's 2025 fraud numbers mean for small businesses
Canadians reported $67.9 million lost to spear phishing in 2025. How fake payment emails are hitting BC businesses, and what to change this week.
Law firm cybersecurity in BC: protecting client files and trust accounts
The controls that protect client files and trust money at a small BC firm, and what Law Society Rule 10-4 asks of you when something goes wrong.
Tax season IT checklist for accounting firms in Vancouver and Burnaby
What to test, fix and buy before February so your firm's computers hold up through April 30 and June 15.
IT support for contractors in the Lower Mainland: what keeps crews working
Phones in the field, job apps, logins when a tech quits, calls that reach the crew, backup internet and payment fraud, for trades shops of 5 to 25.
Dental clinic IT backups in BC: how to know yours will restore
What sits on a clinic server, what a good backup setup looks like, and how a restore test shows whether you could open on time after a failure.
New employee IT checklist for small businesses in Burnaby and Vancouver
What to set up before someone starts, what to do with them on day one, and what to shut off the day they leave.
Office move IT checklist for Vancouver and Burnaby businesses
A week-by-week plan for moving or opening an office in the Lower Mainland, starting with the internet order that most people leave too late.
Business email hosting in Vancouver: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or your web host
Where your office email lives decides how it's protected and who keeps it when staff leave. Here's how to check yours and what a move takes.
DMARC for small business in BC: how to stop people sending email as you
Anyone can put your company's address in the From line of an email. SPF, DKIM and DMARC let you stop that without blocking your own mail.
Case and Document Management for Law Firms: A Practical Guide
How to choose the right system, prepare your information, and roll it out without disrupting the firm.
How to Build a Repeatable Sales Process for a Growing Business
Turn founder-led selling into a measurable system your team can follow, improve, and scale.
Brand Positioning for Entrepreneurs: Start With Your Best Customers
A practical way to find your strongest audience, sharpen your position, and create marketing people value.
A Practical Cybersecurity Plan for Small Businesses
How to turn cyber risk into a manageable business discipline built around priorities, resilience, and clear ownership.
When Your Business Is Ready for ERP Software
How to recognize operational friction, build the case for an integrated system, and introduce ERP without overwhelming the team.
Business Differentiation: Find the Value Only You Can Deliver
How to turn an owner's principles, strengths, and way of solving problems into a credible market difference.
How Nonprofits Can Plan a CRM Their Teams Will Actually Use
Map your processes, structure your data, and introduce automation without losing sight of the mission.
SEO and Paid Search: A Practical Strategy for Small Businesses
How to connect search visibility to real business goals, choose the right mix of organic and paid traffic, and measure what matters.
Small-Business Bookkeeping: A Practical Readiness Guide
How current records, clear routines, and the right professional support help owners make better decisions.
A Practical WordPress Security Checklist for Small Organizations
Reduce website risk with maintained software, verified backups, layered protection, and a clear response plan.
A Practical Social Media Strategy for Small Organizations
Choose the right channels, publish useful content, and turn consistent engagement into measurable interest.
How to Plan a Reliable Business Network
How to translate business requirements into a network that is secure, resilient, understandable, and ready to grow.
Authentic Business Branding: Turn Everyday Work Into Useful Content
How to document real expertise, create a consistent brand, and build a practical content system around work already happening.
7 Practical Ways to Stay Safer and More Private Online
Simple habits that reduce tracking, account takeovers, malware, and online scams without making everyday technology harder to use.