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


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


Canadian Business Succession Planning Resources at Small Business Unplugged

To continue the discussion started "CFIB States 2 Million Jobs To Be Impacted Due to Lack of a Succession Planning" here is a page from the Canada-Ontario Business Service Center on Succession Planning. What is Succession Planning? "For many small business owners, the term "succession planning" can mean the idea of passing along your business to a family member or friend. In reality, succession planning is about finding the right [...] Read More


Blame Canada! DoD Says to Beware Canadian Coins at The Wireless Weblog

According to the AP's Ted Bridis, who describes this as being "high on the creepiness scale," the U.S. Department of Defense has warned its contractors to be wary of Canadian coins, suggesting that some coins have been modified with embedded RFID tags in order to track people. "The government said the mysterious coins were found planted on U.S. contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between [...] Read More


Canadian Golf Prepares for Storm at Eagle Par Birdie

The recreational golf season is now underway in the chillier parts of North America. The bite of winter has been replaced by the cool winds of spring but there is still a cold feel to the start of the season that goes bone-deep. In Canada, a huge question mark hangs over the golf course industry: how profitable a season will it be this year? The United States continues to plow through the worst [...] Read More