We think it’s pretty safe to say that we live in the “era of feelings”. After all, one of the biggest news stories of the past week involves celebrities who had their feelings hurt. While many of us have experienced…
If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you likely live with the belief that if you don’t do the job, the job won’t get done. While it’s good to have a hard-working, entrepreneurial spirit, it can certainly hurt your bottom line if…
In our last blog, we highlighted the fact that millennials are heavy users of the internet. We know – no surprise there, right? The point, however, is that today’s business owners need to ensure that their companies have strong online…
You can’t escape it. It’s 2017. And the year is already halfway done. If you’ve yet to step up your game and embrace the modern technologies that have changed the way that people do business, you may not have a…
All business owners love to see people enter through the doors of their places of business. But they’d all love it if the number of customers who visited them increased on a regular basis. Who wouldn’t want to grow his/her…
Canada Day is almost here! And, for most Canadians, the special holiday marks the official start of summer. After all, in most areas throughout the country, July is the month when the sunshine and heat truly begin to show themselves.…
There will never come a time when you don’t need money in order to run your business. Talk about stating the obvious, right? From your phone bills to your employees’ pay cheques to the restocking of your products on the…
Newsflash: Canada is a small country. Yes, as Canadians, we live in a nation that makes up the second largest land mass on Earth (Russia is first). However, we rank 38th in the world in terms of population. What that…
Newsflash: It’s a Wi-Fi world. Everywhere you go, you can see signs that flash that now-famous Wi-Fi symbol. All types of businesses – from small shops to major franchises – are offering free Wi-Fi to their customers. If you haven’t…
It’s often been recommended to small business owners that attention must first be paid to current customers. Working on establishing loyalty is a key ingredient to a company’s long-term success. It’s also far more cost-effective to market to current customers…