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Revenge of the Nerds: Geeks Take Over Victoria’s Beaches Geeks on the Beach Looks to Expand Beyond Canadian Shores
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ICTORIA - White sand, salty water, and a team of nerds; that’s the perfect recipe for an award-winning full-service digital marketing company. Fo u n d e d b y Jon at h a n M ichaels (who responds the title Über Nerd), Geeks on the Beach full-service web agency, prov id ing web design, on line marketing, and search engine optimization services to companies all over the Island and beyond. After over a decade in business, the growing company has offices in Victoria and Parksville, and is looking to open a third on the island of Bali. SEE GEEKS ON THE BEACH | PAGE 27
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Consultant Teaches Multi-Billion Dollar Business Practices to Local Contractors MT Construction Advisory Services Takes Island Builders to Another Level
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ANCOUVER ISLAND “Build better builders.” That’s the mission of Island-based MT Construction Advisory Services Ltd. Now operating for nearly two years, the boutique advisory firm has been instrumental in transforming Island construction enterprises, bringing decades of
industry expertise to companies of all sizes. “I have been fortunate in my career to have worked with some of the biggest and best contractors in Canada (and internationally),” says owner Mark Taylor P.Eng (Non-Practising), G.S.C. “This has exposed me to business management techniques
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running a construction business at almost every level,” he says. “After working in the company’s Toronto office, I made a family lifestyle choice about four years ago and moved to Vancouver Island.” A fter work i ng w ith a loca l SEE MT CONSTRUCTION | PAGE 8