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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on June 20, 2007
According to Fortune Small Business canada is third in the world as a "place relatively few hurdles in the path of business owners. In each nation it takes between two and five days to start a bu...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on June 7, 2007
A common strategy for many startups is to reduce fixed cost expenses by sharing space with another business. Genuine VC states:
I am of the opinion that there is real value in the "hallway effect...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on May 15, 2007
So, you are thinking of starting your own business? The rewards can be significant. It is easy to get excited and carried away with enthusiasm.
Do you have what it takes? The intent of this article i...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on April 27, 2007
Other than the decision to go into business, doing it with another person is one of the most important and challenging decisions you will ever make. It can mean the difference between success and fail...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on April 20, 2007
Romancing the Vision
There is no doubt that building and creating a product and then turning that into a business that supports you and your family is fulfilling, even addictive.
Not every business ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on April 9, 2007
Unfortunately the disadvantages are also advantages and it takes discipline and focus to work from home. Let me share my story.
I have been operating this business since 1991 and have for the entire ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on April 2, 2007
When most people get into their business they start immediately implementing their idea. Then after a few failures and missed steps, they either give up or are forced to re-think their idea. There is ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on March 28, 2007
I do not normally write about these types of issues but I found this an interesting lesson on what to look for when developing a logo for your company. Drop by an read this post as it has tips on colo...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on February 1, 2007
Starting a business involves a combination of tasks and projects. The Federal government of canada has developed a Business Start-Up Assistant that will connect you to business start-up information fr...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on December 15, 2006
The Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) has an interesting piece that updates readers on the 10 companies selected by the OBJ in January as Startups to Watch.
Looks like these 10 did pretty good overall.
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on December 8, 2006
Once again Susan Ward has an excellent post on starting a business.
You can find all sorts of lists to starting a business but Susan has made 12 points in her Steps to Starting a Business:
Starting...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on December 6, 2006
Registering your business will be one of the first things you will do once you have decoded to start operating your business.
Drop by Susan Ward's Small Business Canada website to get the low dow...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on September 28, 2006
If you are looking for ideas to start a small business in Canada, check out the Small Business Canada Best Business Opportunities 2006 article where Susan says:
...these are the business opportunitie...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on September 25, 2006
Susan Ward from Small Business Canada is the Guide for this website from the About network.
Susan does a lot of original writing and puts a lot of thought into the content she creates. She has create...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on September 14, 2006
Overall we are number four (4) in the world for doing business but number one (1) for starting a business. Yahoo for us! You can view all the results over at the World Bank, Canada page.
Apparently, ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on September 13, 2006
Choosing to write an article about startup mistakes either means I have personally experienced business failure or I think I know more than I actually do. In my case it may be a bit of both. I do not ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on August 31, 2006
There are numerous lists all over the Internet. Some are strange and silly, but this post by Steve Pavlina is a good one, "10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed." What I like is...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on July 28, 2006
Solo-entrepreneurs often get started with $5,000 of self-funding and never employ anyone other than themselves. Whereas, many of the startups I see typically use an average of $50,000-$250,000 to star...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on July 27, 2006
According to CA Magazine there is a boom in Canadian Business Startups
For example the 55-and-over age group now accounts for 15% of total startups, compared to 11% in 1990. The self-employment boom ...
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by Greg Balanko-Dickson on July 12, 2006
I was reading Canadian Business Online and noticed the "Lessons from startup school" headline.
The Centre of Entrepreneurship (COE) at Centennial College in Toronto is opening up its entrep...
