According to Statistics Canada, online shopping in Canada is growing and 60% of those who are "window shopping" end up making a purchase 'in person' at a store. Out of the $762...

Continuing our series Understanding Financial Statements Part 1 today we look at the Balance Sheet and the Profit And Loss Statement. Both are important as they help you understand the financial...

Tax cuts puts dollars back in the pockets of taxpayers, business owners, and stimulates the economy. The only problem? Will the conservatives still be in power to follow through their plan? I hope...

It seems that lousy customer service has become the defacto standard with Fido in Canada. I am incensed by the increasingly bad customer service by call centers and I was reading Rick Spence's...

To the degree that you and your employees continue to grow and develop new skills and competencies so grows your business. Training will also increase their confidence to do the job properly and help...

What is your experience when hiring young professionals? "I think most international students choose to study in the US because many of the world's best business schools are located...

Here is a interesting view of the value of a small business: "An essential part of strong communities is a strong small-business sector. They generate new products and services. They create...

I can say that from my experience women entrepreneurs are more organized, know their limits, and are more willing to get help with the areas they do not have skills or experience with. I have noticed...

The Seed Capital Program from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency working with Community Business Development Corporations and other organizations provides small loans to help small businesses...

Control of the financial health of your small business starts with a good budget. It will allow you to plan ahead for future expenditures while making sure that you have all your costs under control....

You know blogging is coming of age when the big name research firms start measuring it... Recent Environics Research and Environics Communications surveys reveal that one-third (32 per cent) of all...

When was the last time you saw a fourteen-cent stamp? Well thats how long the Alberta oil sands have been under development. The stamp illustration shows the giant shovel used to mine the tar sand....

Today is officially "Remembrance Day" and we remember our Veterans who battled in the great wars and those who have served since in conflicts and peace keeping missions around the world....

Apparently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is requiring that bakeries "register" their recipes with the CFIA and it can cost as much as $800 per recipe, yikes! I was able to...

The Canadian Government with Telefilm Canada have established a fund to encourage Canadian game developers. Montreal-based Telefilm, Ottawa's film financier, invited Canadian video game makers to...

Sometimes the way entrepreneurs and business owners treat their employees you would think they are running a kennel rather than a business. At "Knocking the exuberance out of employees" is...

The former editor and publisher of PROFIT, The Magazine for Canadian Entrepreneurs has a blog and he has some pretty unique content. For example, he wrote about David Chalk's talk at the Toronto...

The last in my six part series about achieving Work Life Balance ends with the most challenging, "How ton efficiently manage your time." I have written about Time Management extensively on...

According to "Lack of time, money derail small biz training plans" at ITWorldCanada small business owners stated that training is important but a pain. Thirty-six per cent of entrepreneurs...

I saw this on CBC, the story of Kyle MacDonald who traded one red paperclip for a house. It started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12, 2006 he traded with......