In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: How can I get more clients for my transport business? What's the process of registering a new business? What's the right form of ... Read More

With the ever escalating price of energy, there's more motivation to "green" our businesses than ever before. Here are ten simple inexpensive things you can do to make your office ... Read More

In The Use of Muscle Words on Your Web Site Search Engine Workshops' Robin Nobles writes: We all know how crucial it is to create captivating titles and descriptions for our ... Read More

Starting a business is hard enough without making it even harder on yourself by making these common startup mistakes. Cherilyn Lester explains ten mistakes many entrepreneurs make when starting a ... Read More

You would not believe the amount of email I get that asks this question. The answer is a qualified "yes". The qualification is that the small business grants that are ... Read More

Have you voted in the poll yet to say what office chore you hate the most? So far, one particular chore is out in front. If you've already voted, you can ... Read More

Sure, those trade show attendees all look normal enough – but they all have secrets, secrets that influence their buying decisions. Susan A. Friedmann tells what these secrets are and ... Read More

Want to start a business but don’t have a lot of money to invest or time to invest in developing specialized skills? Then you’ll want to have a look at ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: Can you have more than one web address with one business name? Do I need a business bank account? How do home renovations ... Read More

Word-of-mouth is fabulous business promotion. But it's slow. Creating and using a Promotion Kit lets you speed up the word-of-mouth process and get more of that positive talk about ... Read More

Small innovations are the best growth strategy for your business, says About Small Business Information Guide Darrell Zahorsky. And as a small business owner, you have the edge when it ... Read More

Many people dream of starting a business - but are hesitant to start a business of their own because they don't know if they're the right sort of person to ... Read More

One of the problems of running your own business, especially if you're running a small business, is all the different hats you have to wear. I love the TV shows ... Read More

You can put the basics of a document management system in place without purchasing any special software or going through wholesale document imaging. Your document management system doesn’t have to ... Read More

Discussing why most user-generated ads are unsuitable for small businesses, Anita Campbell at Small Business Trends points out that testimonials and online surveys are rough equivalents that small businesses ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: Has anyone ever attended the SOHO SME conference? How can you protect each store in a chain of stores? Does personal service income ... Read More

Income tax instalment payments are due today (September 15th). I actually like paying income tax by instalments because it makes the tax bite appear to be so much lower in ... Read More

You've made the decision to start a business. Now you're asking yourself, "What type of business should I start?" You already know that there's a world of possibilities out there for ... Read More

Setting up a home office can be challenging. Besides space considerations there's the whole problem of efficient use. You don't want to have to leap up to get something every ... Read More

"I’ve been a business plan writer/researcher most of my career," writes MaryAnn Shank, "but I have a real love-hate relationship with business plans." "On the one hand, there is a certain ... Read More

A new school year means new schedules and even more activities than ever packed into what seem to be shorter and shorter days. Heather Diodati has put together this list ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: Do I need a business bank account? What's the difference between a purchase order and an invoice? What else can I do to ... Read More

If you're feeling uncertain about whether or not a business expense will qualify as a tax deduction, it's not surprising. As you see from this Business Expenses definition, the basic ... Read More

When it comes to business etiquette, are you a Maven, Adept, Shaggy Dog or Barbarian? Test your knowledge of business manners with this Business Etiquette Quiz.

Got the "back-to-school" itch to be learning something new? I offer four business courses through this site designed to help you hone your business skills. These courses are designed as ... Read More

If you don't need to print in color, and still want to save space and dollars by combining fax, printing, scanning, and copying functions in one machine, a black and ... Read More

In the About Small Business: Canada Forum, Matt asks: Regarding the GST Small business rule of $30,000, do i start charging customers GST when i go over the $30,000 sales mark ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: Opening a temporary art gallery for the Christmas shopping season. Are there regulations about making dog treats at home? What software do I ... Read More

How far will people go to pamper their beloved pets? A long, long ways apparently. Maclean's reports that according to an RBC Financial Survey, one fifth of the 56 percent ... Read More