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Swirl Solutions in the News
May 2013: CGA IT Forum
April 16, 2013: Shot Tech Tips for the new Shaw television network BC1
April 10, 2013: 630 AM Radio with Steve Dotto:
March 14, 2013: ProTECHtivity Workshop with Steve Dotto in Delta
March 13, 2013: 630 AM Radio with Steve Dotto
Feb 14, 2013: Quoted in the Vancouver Sun about the BlackBerry Experience Forum and the new Z10
November 28: Professional Women's Network (PWN)
November 19: ICABC Professional Development Day
October 30/31: Mortgage Broker Association BC
October 2, 2012: Impact 99 
July 24, 2012: Darci LaRocque completes the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) course on Smartphones and Tablets and Social Networking
June 21, 2012: Institute of Chartered Accountants BC, Victoria PD Day, Bear Mountain
- Secrets your Email doesn't know about your Smartphone!
May 2012: Spring Edition of CGA Outlook Magazine
May 3, 2012: Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce
- Are you as Smart as your Smartphone?
April 2, 2012: RE/MAX Crest
- Are you as Smart as your Smartphone?
Feb 7, 2012: Vancouver Rotary Club
- Are you as Smart as your Smartphone?
November 21/22, 2011: inSight Advanced Administrative Professionals Forum
- New Wave of Technology Choices
November 2011: PD Credited Courses with Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC
- Unleash the Power of your iPad
- Unleash the Power of your BlackBerry
- Unleash the Power of your iPhone
November 9, 2011: International Association for Admin Professionals
- What are the true costs of Smartphone use?
November 7/8, 2011: CGA BC Conference. 
- Demystify Your BlackBerry and Top Money Saving Tips
- Harmony with Your iPhone and iPad
Oct 20, 2011: 95.3 Virgin Radio Segment Nat and Drew's Ad Agency
October 2011: eWomen Newsletter
July 2011: The amazing and Sassy Sales Coach, Lisa Sasevich and Darci LaRocque
July 2011: Jack Canfield and Darci LaRocque
July 2011: Nominated for Small Business Influencers Award
June 2011: Nominated for Royal Bank Canadian Woman Entrepreneur
January 17, 2011: The Province Newspaper-Making smarter use of smartphones
What is your business? We provide mobile device and Microsoft training. Technology can save a ton of time and money when smartphone users know how to take advantage of their smartphones’ potential. Whether you’re using a BlackBerry, iPhone or iPad we make sure you are getting the most out of a device. Our training takes place any time and anywhere on a one on one basis or in large groups. Read more....
December 2010: Interview with Deepak Gupta Are Smartphones really smart?
Swirl Solutions offers iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Microsoft training so we know a little bit about how smart your phone is. Our tag line says it all with: “You don’t know what you don’t know”. True, right? Are Smart Phones Really That Smart? I believe that people and organizations have to take some responsibility to understand a few things before they venture out to a conference or even a vacation. Read more...
November 2010: Published in Vancouver CRAVE Book
What tip would you give women who are starting a business? Never underestimate yourself and take chances. Always remember that there are no failures, only lessons to be learned. Read more...
Sept 5, 2010: Crave Blog - Discover your BlackBerry
September 5, 2010 by Mina | Comments (0)
BlackBerry’s have become crucial in the business world. As one of the best smart phones out there, a BlackBerry can make your life so much easier! Did you know that knowing all the functions that a BlackBerry can do can save you up to an HOUR? It would make your and your employees’ workdays so much more efficient. However, not everyone knows all of the helpful functions of a BlackBerry – I don’t blame you. There are so many things it can do; how could you possibly know them all unless you are the creator of BlackBerry? That’s where Swirl Solutions comes in.
At Swirl Solutions, they offer corporate and consumer training on BlackBerry’s by BlackBerry® Certified facilitators which will in turn, help your business run more efficiently and keep your employees up to date with the latest tools to help them throughout the day. If you are a Small BC Business Owner, you may even qualify for government funding for the training. Whether it be through a conference or a workshop, you will be able to maximize ROI with Swirl Solutons.
Happy training!
October 16, 2010: CKNW Radio News interview
June 15, 2010: Featured in BC Business Darci LaRocque of Swirl Solutions can help you use that Blackberry to manage your life.
An annual celebration of the accomplishments of the women of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs e-series.
June 3, 2010: Darci LaRocque graduates from the e-series program at The Entrepreneur Affair - Watch Video here.
June 2010: Get Connected TV Interview with Swirl Solutions. View here.
BlackBerry expert Darci LaRocque joins GC host Mike Agerbo to talk about how her company, Swirl Solutions, can help you save time and money when it comes to using your BlackBerry.
March 15, 2010: Metro News The tech-savvy life of a BlackBerry Guru.
When anyone in Darci LaRocque’s family got a gift that required assembly — a fish tank, a piece of electronics — she’d always be the one to put it together.
Her technical prowess showed up again when, as an adult, she worked at a bank and showed all her coworkers how to better use their computers’ software. Read More...
April 7, 2010: Speaker at F5 Expo where Malcolm Gladwell, Author of "The Tipping Point" "Blink" "Outliers" is the Keynote speaker.
March - May 2010: BlackBerry Tips and Tricks live on BNN Network with GetConnectedTV host Mike Abergo and AJ Vickery.
February 2010: Met Arlene Dickinson from the Dragon's Den.
January 2010: Accepted into 2010 FWE e-series program (entrepreneurial training for high-growth business)
Oct 2009: Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce: Westside Business Awards of Distinctions. Darci LaRocque wins Entrepreneur of the Year.
July 2009: BC Mortgage Broker Publication
If you have any issues with your Blackberry, no matter what it is, the first thing to do is remove the battery. This is similar to a hard reboot of your PC and will fix most problems. Read More....
April 2009: Darci LaRocque nominated for the Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year Award! Stay tuned for updates.
April 1, 2009: 11 am speaker at the Massive Tech Show in Vancouver.
March-May 2009: BlackBerry Tips and Tricks live on BNN Network with GetConnectedTV host Mike Abergo and AJ Vickery.
October 2008: Darci becomes one of the first BlackBerry Certified Support Specialists (BCSS)
September 27, 2008: GetConnected Radio on the Corus Network
July 16, 2008: Chris Olsen CFUN 1040
July 14, 2008: Charles Adler Radio Show
July 13, 2008: The Province (Vancouver)
PDAs are a boon . . . but they can also shackle us
They’re supposed to make life easier, but it seems those addictive little personal digital assistants are more likely to make you work harder — even when you’re supposed to be off duty.
“They’re changing our idea of work time,” said Darci LaRocque, a self-confessed BlackBerry addict and president of Vancouver-based Swirl Solutions, which provides BlackBerry training to companies and individuals. Read More....
April 1, 2008: Darci moderates the panel: What the #*%@ is VoIP?
March 2008 Issue.(pg 60): Vancouver View Magazine
What BlackBerry do I choose?
It can be difficult to pick just the right BlackBerry. Standing in the store before the growing array of
models, how do you decide which one to get? How do you know which carrier? Rogers? Telus?
Bell? Read More....
September 04, 2007: Victoria Times Colonist Welcome to BlackBerry U
September 08, 2007: The Calgary Herald WENDY MCLELLAN CANWEST NEWS SERVICE
COURSES TAKE THE MYSTERY OUT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
When Darci LaRocque sees someone using a BlackBerry, she can’t help watching them tap away on it, then asking whether they would like to learn a better way to perform the same task.
Her suggestions are always gratefully accepted. “People think they know how to use their BlackBerry, but they don’t know how much there is to figure out,” she said. Read More......
Sunday, September 02, 2007: The Province (Vancouver) Think you know your BlackBerry? (PDF)
