"Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship" - Franklin. From the Expenses page of the Business Quotations Index. There are a lot of resources on this site ... Read More

The Small Business: Canada forum is a great place to post your questions about starting or running a successful small business. And lots of you have been doing that - ... Read More

The provincial Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec fund manager and the Business Development Bank of Canada are creating a $300-million fund to invest in small businesses. The two ... Read More

.. or maybe in the car. Or somewhere in the house. If laying your hands on that one important piece of paper you need to find right now always turns ... Read More

Fireman, Over-Committer, Chatty Kathy, Aquarian or Perfectionist - which time management personality type are you? Have some fun with these personality descriptions and pick up some clues about how not ... Read More

If you qualify as a small supplier, you don't have to charge, collect and remit the GST (Goods and Services Tax). But you might want to register for the GST ... Read More

"Businesses all over Canada have the potential to successfully export their products or services. Every entrepreneur, regardless of business size or offering, can potentially increase sales, compete in diverse markets ... Read More

"Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars." - Frederick Langbridge. Along the lines of the glass is half full or half empty, but more ... Read More

"I’m thinking about starting my own consulting business. Does anyone here have experience starting a small business in Toronto? Could you point me towards any resources? I’d also appreciate advice ... Read More

This business plan outline lists the sections of the business plan in the order in which they will appear in your completed business plan with a brief explanation of each ... Read More

Just when we thought it was over, having successfully recovered from Blaster, now a new variant of the SoBig worm is flooding our inboxes. "Barely a day old, SoBig.F has ... Read More

This is NOT one of the business opportunities I predicted in Top 10 Business Opportunities, but apparently there's a resurgence of interest in the Mullet - and some people are ... Read More

Don't get taken in; MLM opportunities and pyramid schemes can be very similar. This article explains how to tell the difference between a legitimate MLM opportunity and a pyramid scam. More: ... Read More

Thinking of starting a business but don't know where to start? Wondering what steps you need to go through to make your new business legal or wrestling with writing a ... Read More

"Ability is of little account without opportunity" (Napoleon - from the Business Quotations Index). Opportunities abound, but many people have difficulty recognizing them. What separates successful entrepreneurs from others is their ... Read More

Welcome back to all of you who got knocked offline due to the big power outage. I know that besides being a huge interference with your personal lives (and incredibly ... Read More

So far the telephone is winning in this poll, but email marketing is a close second - which is surprising in light of how many of you chose email spam ... Read More

Is the money flowing out of your business faster than it's flooding in? Here are 5 ways to shorten your cash flow conversion period so your business can bring in ... Read More

I've used an example of a small retail business to explain how the process of charging, collecting and remitting the Retail Sales Tax (RST) works in this province. The article ... Read More

Blaster, a.k.a. Lovsan, MSBlast or Poza, is actively spreading via the 'Net. The worm exploits a flaw in Microsoft software, and affects Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT and ... Read More

The dog days of summer can be especially trying for home-based business owners. It's great that the kids are off - but you're not. On the one hand, you feel ... Read More

All the About blogs, including this one, are produced with Movable Type, a personal publishing application created by Six Apart. As I said in How To Create A Blog, I ... Read More

"Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school-fees are heavy" (Carlyle). There are more quotations on the value of experience in the Business Quotations Index. And of course, you can ... Read More

Developing a brand strategy is often the element in the marketing plan that causes businesses the biggest challenge, but it's a vital step in creating the company identity, says Marketing ... Read More

"How do you go about finding wholesalers? I intend importing most of my product range myself, but would also like to supplement these with some other bits. I looked in ... Read More

Want to start a business but don't know where to start? Wondering what steps you need to go through to make it legal or wrestling with writing a business plan? ... Read More

Those of you concerned about search engine optimization know how important it is to choose and emphasize the right key words or phrases for your web pages. Personally, I never ... Read More

The costs of all kinds of insurance are completely out of control. For instance, Dean Morin, owner of Accu-tech Torch and Regulator Repair, has seen the cost of his business ... Read More

In fact, Bill Haig, author of The Power Of Logos, says that "the company logo is probably the most important marketing tool on your business card or on your website. ... Read More

Markets, competition, distribution, supply chain - breaking sales and marketing into discrete, manageable elements lets you prioritize areas needing improvement and serves as the groundwork for creating an effective sales ... Read More

From the Contentment page of the Business Quotations Index: "The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be ... Read More

"I'm interested in starting a catalog business that deals in selling things from jewelry, to many self-made things, and self-made calendars. What tips and concepts would I need to consider ... Read More

Whether it's called a retail sales tax (RST) or a provincial sales tax (PST), you may need to collect provincial tax as part of your business. This new library of ... Read More

"The Internet surpassed television as the most consumed media of choice for teen-agers and adults up to age 34, according to a new study commissioned by online portal Yahoo Inc. ... Read More