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Arlene Dickinson

Get Inside 'Dragon' Arlene Dickinson's Head

HuffPost Canada TV | Robin Tarnowetzki | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada TV
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The finale of CBC's hit entrepreneurial show, "Dragons' Den," airs this weekend, and in it, the audience gets to see inside the Dragons' lives for the...

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CEOs, Celebs Spend Night On The Street To Support Youth Shelter

CP | Diana Hall, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.16.2013 | Canada Impact
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TORONTO - Some hardy CEOs and other notable figures traded in their comfy beds for sleeping bags on pavement overnight to raise awareness about homele...

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Small Business, Huge Impact

Arlene Dickinson | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Business
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Arlene Dickinson

October 15-19 is Small Business Week in Canada and this really is a very special year for me. This year I've partnered with Scotiabank to help shine a light on the important issues and challenges businesses in Canada face today. I've had a lot of experience on both sides of the business table and I'm really looking forward to getting a conversation started with entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders from across the country.

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What I Think of Culture in Canada

Arlene Dickinson | Posted 11.21.2012 | Canada
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2012-09-21-culturedays1.jpg Culture is merely a reflection of the individuals in a community expressing themselves in groups formed because of creative passion. Without passion and culture, we are simply just passing through. And who wants to live a life that dull and grey? We are shaped by our own choices and made better when our culture allows us to make them freely and with artistic expression and be better as a result.

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Arlene Dickinson's Art of Persuasion

Eva Quan | Posted 02.09.2012 | Canada Business
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At work, at home, and everywhere in between, we need to persuade others every day. To give us a job. To award us the account. To give us the first available appointment. The problem is, no one ever taught us how to persuade. Until now.

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Q&A With Canadian Entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson On Persuasion, Women And Chocolate

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Living
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By the time Arlene Dickinson was 30, she was divorced with four kids, had no savings and a high school diploma. Today, she's one of the country's most...

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