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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 22, 2012
Check Your Metrics Comments (0)

Check Your Metrics

So here you are half a year into your new business or project. Do you know how it’s progressing? The only way you can measure your performance is to check your metrics. The first step is to review... 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 8, 2012
Making the Decision to Expand Your Business Comments (0)

Making the Decision to Expand Your Business

One of the most rewarding aspects of working in banking is the opportunity to assist and counsel a wide array of businesses in various stages of their life cycle. From introduction, growth,... Read more
June 19, 2012
Five Overarching Lessons for Business Growth Comments (0)

Five Overarching Lessons for Business Growth

One year ago we launched BMO SmartSteps for Business, and began bringing entrepreneurs advice, tips and resources to start up and build their businesses to their full potential. Writing and... Read more
June 18, 2012
Staying Connected Breeds New Opportunities Comments (0)

Staying Connected Breeds New Opportunities

A former client of mine recently called to invite me out for lunch. I had previously been his account manager for just over 10 years, but when I changed jobs he began working with another account... Read more
May 30, 2012
Small Business News Roundup – May 2012 Comments (0)

Small Business News Roundup – May 2012

It was a busy month for small business in the headlines, as new initiatives were celebrated, and new policies were announced, all of which may influence homegrown enterprises in the future. Startup... Read more
May 14, 2012
Services small businesses may want to outsource Comments (0)

Services small businesses may want to outsource

Many small business owners already know the value of outsourcing certain tasks. Yes, if you’re a DIY kind of person, you can shingle your own roof and fix your own plumbing. But many of us don’t have... Read more
April 13, 2012
Simple Tax Considerations for Small Business Owners Comments (0)

Simple Tax Considerations for Small Business Owners

Whether you are preparing for small business ownership or have owned a business for some time, tax planning is a major component of managing a business. Read more