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Canadian Business Outsourcing Opportunity at Small Business Unplugged
Canada's close proximity to the US positions Canadian companies to be viewed as a 'near shore' alternative according to Outsourcing News. "Our overall labor costs put Canada midway between the U.S. and India, and we have other advantages like geographic proximity to the U.S. market," said Scott. "But a lot more focus is needed if Canada's near shore IT services industry is to keep pace with job losses in other areas. [...] Read More
2006 Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Award Nominees Announced at Small Business Unplugged
"Forty-nine top entrepreneurs who have demonstrated leadership, drive and innovation have been chosen from an impressive list of nominees as Prairies region finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 awards." Reviewing this list is fascinating to see the wide diversity of business types. From a company that specializes in Flax Seed products to a manufacturer of micro-electro-mechanical systems shows that a small business can really come from almost anywhere and [...] Read More
Nafta put the Shata to Canadian Softwood at Small Business Unplugged
Via Blogcritics.org Richard Marcus writes a relatively balanced update on the progress of the $5 billion US and Canadian Softwood lumber dispute in his "Canadian Politics: Softwood Lumber, The GST, And A Trip To Washington" is important to Canadian Small Business because many of the contractors and sub-contractors that provide services to this industry are small business owners. He points out that the US is only returning 80% of the $5 [...] Read More
Home Business Opportunity Pricing Tips at Home Based Business
Pricing a business opportunity or anything you intend to sell through your home business for that matter, will either break or make your business. So, if you'd like to surmount this one setback of making it big in offering a home business opportunity consider the cons of pricing high and low: Too Much High Priced Business Opportunities: The problem with high ticket business opportunities are twofold: 1. your field of prospects [...] Read More
Avoid Home Based Business Opportunity Scams: Agencies to Consult at Home Based Business
Aside from these tips on avoiding work-at-home business scams and checking through the Better Business Bureau or BBB, did you know that there are other institutions you can consult to check whether the home based business opportunity you're eyeing on is just about to scam you? CollegeRecruiter's Sue Morem included the following: * The Attorney General's Consumer Division * The Federal Trade Commission * FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, Washington, DC 20580. Phone: [...] Read More