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September 17, 2012
Business tips from prominent entrepreneurs Comments (0)

Business tips from prominent entrepreneurs

One of the best ways to learn as entrepreneurs is to seek insight from others who have experienced their own successes and failures. Other business owners in your communities and industries surely... Read more
August 29, 2012
Are you an Employer of Choice? Comments (0)

Are you an Employer of Choice?

We often think of businesses as inhuman entities comprised of many tangible parts (e.g., buildings, machinery) and at least a few intangible ones, like systems, policies, strategy, values and... Read more
August 20, 2012
Institutionalize your Business’s Luck Comments (0)

Institutionalize your Business’s Luck

Yes, you can institutionalize the making of luck. How? Go back to each of the principles listed last week, and ask yourself whether your business has implemented the systems, processes and policies... Read more
August 13, 2012
Your Business can Make its own Luck Comments (0)

Your Business can Make its own Luck

How can your business achieve double-digit growth year after year after year? It helps to be lucky. Luck can make the difference between a great business and an ordinary one. It can also be what... Read more
August 1, 2012
Small Business News Roundup – July 2012 Comments (0)

Small Business News Roundup – July 2012

From turning a profit on the Olympic games to business tips from a famous chef, here are a few of the small business headlines, resources and links that stood out over the month of July. Seizing... Read more
July 30, 2012
Should you put strategic planning on the backburner? Comments (0)

Should you put strategic planning on the backburner?

After a number of corporate titans crashed and burned in 2008, business gurus began declaring that “strategic planning is dead” – that the pace of change in today’s economy was too fast for... Read more
July 26, 2012
Coworking Culture Benefits Entrepreneurs Comments (0)

Coworking Culture Benefits Entrepreneurs

As the owner of a small startup, an independent contractor, or a freelancer, finding an affordable workspace outside of your home can sometimes be a challenge. While many independent entrepreneurs... Read more
July 23, 2012
BMO's Sherry Cooper: Focus on Opportunity Comments (0)

BMO's Sherry Cooper: Focus on Opportunity

Now more than halfway through 2012, data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says small business optimism has been on the decline in recent months. Based on the interest... Read more
July 16, 2012
The Generational Approach to Staffing Your Company (Part 2) Comments (1)

The Generational Approach to Staffing Your Company (Part 2)

In last week’s post, I introduced you to Joan. After being out of the workforce for 25 years while raising her family, she got a part-time administrative job in her mid-50s. Despite being... Read more
July 12, 2012
The Generational Approach to Staffing Your Company (Part 1) Comments (1)

The Generational Approach to Staffing Your Company (Part 1)

I was recently in a meeting with some men and women in their 20’s and it’s hard not to fall in love with the energy and creativity of youth. Let’s face it: Our society worships youth and we have... Read more