Quick! What’s the key to being a successful entrepreneur? If you answered “drive” or “confidence” or “competitiveness,” you might be right. If you thought “someone who takes risks,” Malcolm Gladwell makes a fascinating case in the January issue of the New Yorker magazine that you’re probably wrong. The one vital but often forgotten quality of…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Top Seven Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
By Jan Marie Dore Canada is a global leader in women’s entrepreneurship. More women are starting small businesses than ever before. In the past ten years, the number of self-employed women in Canada has grown by more than twenty percent. Female entrepreneurial activity is higher in Canada than in many other leading countries, including Germany,…
Success is a slow jog, not a riotous sprint.
By: Chris Taylor, Editor-in-chief of Goose Educational Media Running my first office was an adventure. Four receptionists, a sales team of eighty-seven and not enough hours in a day. I worked seven-days-a-week, kept the Arby’s across the street in business and ran on pure adrenaline for the first six months. Business was spectacular during that…
2 Million Cartridge Challenge
By Alessandra Saccal Have you seen that show on A&E called Hoarders – well 10-15 years from now, we’re all going to be candidates. From empty ink and toner cartidges to broken cellphones – we’re all collecting a ton of stuff that we don’t know what to do with. The good new is you’re not…
Home office or office-office?
For many small business owners, home is where it’s at: the commute and dress code are a cinch and the tax write-offs can save startups a lot of money. Still, for some like Toronto-based Marija Main, owner of Currant Art Direction and Design Solutions, having an offsite office can become a necessity over time. “I…
How have you marked your territory?
By Donna Marrin We spend so much time at our desks. It’s no wonder that most of us like to ‘leave our mark’ by personalizing our workspaces in ways that will make our surroundings feel… ‘homey.’ If we were like most animals, we’d simply pee on our cubicle walls. Thankfully, our species marks its territory…
7 Simple steps for rounding up new customers
By Donna Marrin No matter how many tasks there are on your to-do list, if you want to maintain a successful business, you can never be too busy to seek out new customers on a routine basis. It’s like running a ranch—if you want the cattle to come home, you have to get ready to…
Security and the Small Business
By Jeff Williams I get asked a lot about Security. Every day we hear stories about viruses, stolen data and private info getting in the wrong hands. All this tech-talk can make our new world seem like a very unsafe place….and in fact it is. Your security is a very big topic, but I broke…
Business Plan 202: Advice for startups
Happy Groundhog Day – have you written your business plan yet? For years, my dental hygienist nudged me about the importance of flossing. It was just like Groundhog Day every time I visited. For years I nodded, flossed for the next couple of days then forgot again until just before the next visit. (BTW, after…
Let’s make a deal
Every dollar you save in running your business is a dollar that can be re-invested in building it. After all, isn’t that truly the bottom line? Before you can begin cost saving, however; you need to understand how much you’re actually spending. In Get Growing, Dale Wilton and Kyle McNamara suggest you start by building…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
A forgotten secret to success.
Quick! What’s the key to being a successful entrepreneur? If you answered “drive” or “confidence” or “competitiveness,” you might be right. If you thought “someone who takes risks,” Malcolm Gladwell makes a fascinating case in the January issue of the New Yorker magazine that you’re probably wrong. The one vital but often forgotten quality of…
Top Seven Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
By Jan Marie Dore Canada is a global leader in women’s entrepreneurship. More women are starting small businesses than ever before. In the past ten years, the number of self-employed women in Canada has grown by more than twenty percent. Female entrepreneurial activity is higher in Canada than in many other leading countries, including Germany,…
Success is a slow jog, not a riotous sprint.
By: Chris Taylor, Editor-in-chief of Goose Educational Media Running my first office was an adventure. Four receptionists, a sales team of eighty-seven and not enough hours in a day. I worked seven-days-a-week, kept the Arby’s across the street in business and ran on pure adrenaline for the first six months. Business was spectacular during that…
2 Million Cartridge Challenge
By Alessandra Saccal Have you seen that show on A&E called Hoarders – well 10-15 years from now, we’re all going to be candidates. From empty ink and toner cartidges to broken cellphones – we’re all collecting a ton of stuff that we don’t know what to do with. The good new is you’re not…
Home office or office-office?
For many small business owners, home is where it’s at: the commute and dress code are a cinch and the tax write-offs can save startups a lot of money. Still, for some like Toronto-based Marija Main, owner of Currant Art Direction and Design Solutions, having an offsite office can become a necessity over time. “I…
How have you marked your territory?
By Donna Marrin We spend so much time at our desks. It’s no wonder that most of us like to ‘leave our mark’ by personalizing our workspaces in ways that will make our surroundings feel… ‘homey.’ If we were like most animals, we’d simply pee on our cubicle walls. Thankfully, our species marks its territory…
7 Simple steps for rounding up new customers
By Donna Marrin No matter how many tasks there are on your to-do list, if you want to maintain a successful business, you can never be too busy to seek out new customers on a routine basis. It’s like running a ranch—if you want the cattle to come home, you have to get ready to…
Security and the Small Business
By Jeff Williams I get asked a lot about Security. Every day we hear stories about viruses, stolen data and private info getting in the wrong hands. All this tech-talk can make our new world seem like a very unsafe place….and in fact it is. Your security is a very big topic, but I broke…
Business Plan 202: Advice for startups
Happy Groundhog Day – have you written your business plan yet? For years, my dental hygienist nudged me about the importance of flossing. It was just like Groundhog Day every time I visited. For years I nodded, flossed for the next couple of days then forgot again until just before the next visit. (BTW, after…
Let’s make a deal
Every dollar you save in running your business is a dollar that can be re-invested in building it. After all, isn’t that truly the bottom line? Before you can begin cost saving, however; you need to understand how much you’re actually spending. In Get Growing, Dale Wilton and Kyle McNamara suggest you start by building…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
A forgotten secret to success.
Quick! What’s the key to being a successful entrepreneur? If you answered “drive” or “confidence” or “competitiveness,” you might be right. If you thought “someone who takes risks,” Malcolm Gladwell makes a fascinating case in the January issue of the New Yorker magazine that you’re probably wrong. The one vital but often forgotten quality of…
Top Seven Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
By Jan Marie Dore Canada is a global leader in women’s entrepreneurship. More women are starting small businesses than ever before. In the past ten years, the number of self-employed women in Canada has grown by more than twenty percent. Female entrepreneurial activity is higher in Canada than in many other leading countries, including Germany,…
Success is a slow jog, not a riotous sprint.
By: Chris Taylor, Editor-in-chief of Goose Educational Media Running my first office was an adventure. Four receptionists, a sales team of eighty-seven and not enough hours in a day. I worked seven-days-a-week, kept the Arby’s across the street in business and ran on pure adrenaline for the first six months. Business was spectacular during that…
2 Million Cartridge Challenge
By Alessandra Saccal Have you seen that show on A&E called Hoarders – well 10-15 years from now, we’re all going to be candidates. From empty ink and toner cartidges to broken cellphones – we’re all collecting a ton of stuff that we don’t know what to do with. The good new is you’re not…
Home office or office-office?
For many small business owners, home is where it’s at: the commute and dress code are a cinch and the tax write-offs can save startups a lot of money. Still, for some like Toronto-based Marija Main, owner of Currant Art Direction and Design Solutions, having an offsite office can become a necessity over time. “I…
How have you marked your territory?
By Donna Marrin We spend so much time at our desks. It’s no wonder that most of us like to ‘leave our mark’ by personalizing our workspaces in ways that will make our surroundings feel… ‘homey.’ If we were like most animals, we’d simply pee on our cubicle walls. Thankfully, our species marks its territory…
7 Simple steps for rounding up new customers
By Donna Marrin No matter how many tasks there are on your to-do list, if you want to maintain a successful business, you can never be too busy to seek out new customers on a routine basis. It’s like running a ranch—if you want the cattle to come home, you have to get ready to…
Security and the Small Business
By Jeff Williams I get asked a lot about Security. Every day we hear stories about viruses, stolen data and private info getting in the wrong hands. All this tech-talk can make our new world seem like a very unsafe place….and in fact it is. Your security is a very big topic, but I broke…
Business Plan 202: Advice for startups
Happy Groundhog Day – have you written your business plan yet? For years, my dental hygienist nudged me about the importance of flossing. It was just like Groundhog Day every time I visited. For years I nodded, flossed for the next couple of days then forgot again until just before the next visit. (BTW, after…
Let’s make a deal
Every dollar you save in running your business is a dollar that can be re-invested in building it. After all, isn’t that truly the bottom line? Before you can begin cost saving, however; you need to understand how much you’re actually spending. In Get Growing, Dale Wilton and Kyle McNamara suggest you start by building…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
A forgotten secret to success.
Quick! What’s the key to being a successful entrepreneur? If you answered “drive” or “confidence” or “competitiveness,” you might be right. If you thought “someone who takes risks,” Malcolm Gladwell makes a fascinating case in the January issue of the New Yorker magazine that you’re probably wrong. The one vital but often forgotten quality of…
Top Seven Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
By Jan Marie Dore Canada is a global leader in women’s entrepreneurship. More women are starting small businesses than ever before. In the past ten years, the number of self-employed women in Canada has grown by more than twenty percent. Female entrepreneurial activity is higher in Canada than in many other leading countries, including Germany,…
Success is a slow jog, not a riotous sprint.
By: Chris Taylor, Editor-in-chief of Goose Educational Media Running my first office was an adventure. Four receptionists, a sales team of eighty-seven and not enough hours in a day. I worked seven-days-a-week, kept the Arby’s across the street in business and ran on pure adrenaline for the first six months. Business was spectacular during that…
2 Million Cartridge Challenge
By Alessandra Saccal Have you seen that show on A&E called Hoarders – well 10-15 years from now, we’re all going to be candidates. From empty ink and toner cartidges to broken cellphones – we’re all collecting a ton of stuff that we don’t know what to do with. The good new is you’re not…
Home office or office-office?
For many small business owners, home is where it’s at: the commute and dress code are a cinch and the tax write-offs can save startups a lot of money. Still, for some like Toronto-based Marija Main, owner of Currant Art Direction and Design Solutions, having an offsite office can become a necessity over time. “I…
How have you marked your territory?
By Donna Marrin We spend so much time at our desks. It’s no wonder that most of us like to ‘leave our mark’ by personalizing our workspaces in ways that will make our surroundings feel… ‘homey.’ If we were like most animals, we’d simply pee on our cubicle walls. Thankfully, our species marks its territory…
7 Simple steps for rounding up new customers
By Donna Marrin No matter how many tasks there are on your to-do list, if you want to maintain a successful business, you can never be too busy to seek out new customers on a routine basis. It’s like running a ranch—if you want the cattle to come home, you have to get ready to…
Security and the Small Business
By Jeff Williams I get asked a lot about Security. Every day we hear stories about viruses, stolen data and private info getting in the wrong hands. All this tech-talk can make our new world seem like a very unsafe place….and in fact it is. Your security is a very big topic, but I broke…
Business Plan 202: Advice for startups
Happy Groundhog Day – have you written your business plan yet? For years, my dental hygienist nudged me about the importance of flossing. It was just like Groundhog Day every time I visited. For years I nodded, flossed for the next couple of days then forgot again until just before the next visit. (BTW, after…
Let’s make a deal
Every dollar you save in running your business is a dollar that can be re-invested in building it. After all, isn’t that truly the bottom line? Before you can begin cost saving, however; you need to understand how much you’re actually spending. In Get Growing, Dale Wilton and Kyle McNamara suggest you start by building…
