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BC Business Magazine this month has an article by Tony Wanless looking at exit strategies.

If you want to start a business today, you’ll find a lot of help out there. Governments, universities, management gurus, and, of course, the Web, will provide you with mountains of material on how to get into business. Rarely, however, do they tell you how to get out.

The article discusses exit strategies used by local entrepreneurs such as Ian and Louise Mummery (Vision Direct), Dick Hardt (ActiveState), Catarine Fake and Stewart Butterfield (Ludicorp / Flikr)

The next Vancouver Enterprise Forum (VEF) on January 24th is also looking at Exit Strategies:

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
How do I get My Money Back?
How Understanding the Exit Strategy is Critical to Successfully Financing an Early-Stage Company

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Deviant bananas are what the manufacturer of the Banana Guard calls the 10 % of bananas that do not fit into their product!

Q: “Not all bananas are the same size or shape, so how can the Banana Guard fit them all?”

A: The Banana Guard was specially designed to accommodate the majority of banana sizes. Our testing indicates that over 90% of commercially available bananas will fit into the Banana Guard. Highly curved bananas can be straightened ever-so-slightly without harm to fit the Banana Guard shape. The opposite holds true of very straight bananas.

200,000 units sold last year. Not enough for 3 Vancouver based ER doctors to quit their jobs yet, but still. Sold internationally, also available online.

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From the Webby Awards site:

10 Web moments that changed the world

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