It wasn't very long ago – just within the past year or two – that credit cards were beginning to have chips inserted into them. The idea was that instead of having to sign for a purchase made on a…

Have you been getting your “shop” on yet? Many Canadians are already hitting the malls to begin their holiday shopping. Of course, so many others haven't even thought about it yet. Retailers will want to take note, however, that since…

We are well into the new NHL season and hockey fans across Canada couldn't be more excited. Then again, we suppose excitement levels likely differ depending where you are in Canada. In Alberta, for example, the Calgary Flames and the…

It can be said that a loved one is never truly lost as the memory of that person lives on forever. Throughout Canada today, this statement carries even greater significance as the nation observes Remembrance Day. On the eleventh day…

Newsflash: the internet is popular. The worst-kept secret in all of media is the fact that the internet is arguably the most widely-used form of finding information and entertainment in the world. These days, nearly everything can be downloaded. Music,…

Over the past several weeks, Toronto drivers have been noticing the price of gas steadily rise. Somewhere around the $1.07 per litre mark at the time of this writing, gas prices seem to be consistently travelling farther north of the…

Credit is one of those things that you just can't live without...supposedly. So many of today's major expenditures such as a home or a car, require that you have a good credit rating. Having to borrow money from the bank…

In yesterday’s blog, we took a look at an Entrepreneur.com article by Monte Enbysk that provided a number of key points to having a strong business website. Without one these days, your business is sure to lose out on customers…

A strong website is integral to a business’ success in this day and age. We have mentioned a number of times in previous blogs that it is increasingly common for customers to go online to browse items and prices before…

“Small and medium-sized businesses make up the backbone of the Canadian economy, with about 70% of the total workforce employed by companies with less than 500 workers.” This is a direct quote from a QMI Agency article published earlier today…