Earlier today I was interviewed by Vancouver’s Channel M television station for part of a news report about business financing for immigrants.

I have gone through the hoops and hurdles which immigrants face when coming to Canada and are required to have a Canadian credit history, assets and collateral when dealing with major banks. Fortunately some of the smaller banking institutions, including Vancity where we bank, have excellent programs which permit immigrant entrepreneurs access to mainstream financing.

We’ve also received support from MOSAIC BC - the immigrant settlement and advice service located in Vancouver.

The interview will be on Channel M News Tuesday 13 May and will be broadcast in 3 languages.

Trail Canada began as a blog. Six years later it has become Canada’s most popular online travel guide. The Vancouver Sun recalls Trail Canada’s history and looks at Peragro Media as a successful venture that is growing and gaining momentum in the travel industry.

Trail Canada reaches over 190,000 visitors per month (Feb 2008) and has over 7,500 pages of free to view content.

Coming soon: Green Travel Guide. More information on this new website will come soon.

Read the Vancouver Sun article here.

Peragro Media was mentioned in this week’s issue of the Business Journal. Photographed: me accepting athe winning prize money from Cybele Negris Chief Operating Officer of Webnames.ca.

Read the article here.

I appeared in the North Shore News, Canada’s most well read and award winning community newspaper . The article by Caroline Skelton discusses how commitment is key when getting any business off the ground.

Peragro Media’s main source of business is Trail Canada, Canada’s largest and most popular online travel guide. In the article I discuss how the website started and where it is headed.

Read the article here.