If one of your New Year's Resolutions is related to getting more organized, being more successful, becoming more effective at marketing, or even getting your own small business off the ... Read More

Photo © B. McKinney What do you want in 2007 - increased success or the chance to enjoy the success you've achieved more? These top 10 New Year's resolutions are ... Read More

As the fiscal year draws to a close, it’s important to review your business tax situation to see what you can do yet to minimize the income tax you’ll have ... Read More

Photo © Martin Cannings I admit, the holiday season is problematic for me. There's just so much enforced downtime, time that could be spent a whole lot more productively! If you're ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: Can I claim a GST tax credit for my material purchases? What's the best time to have a closeout sale? How do you ... Read More

The holiday season is a surprisingly strong season for startups - perhaps because the period leading into the New Year is a traditional time for reflection. Or perhaps because the ... Read More

Photo © Jane M. Sawyer Still haven't finished your gift shopping for the holidays? If you're looking for client gifts still, these two articles are full of suggestions for impressive holiday ... Read More

Photo © Amy Rodrigue If your business involves selling services or products directly to consumers, getting known should be your paramount marketing strategy. If you're just starting out, here’s a cheat ... Read More

Wouldn't it be great if your small business could find just the employee you need and you didn't have to pay all of his or her salary yourself? Well that's exactly ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: What's the best way to take money out of my company for an RRSP ? What should I call my new foster ... Read More

If you are one of those people paying your income tax on the instalment plan, your last tax instalment of the year is due on December 15th (tomorrow)! But besides making ... Read More

That slight swishing sound you hear is the sound of wallets opening around the country as holiday shoppers across the country participate in the biggest spending season of the year. ... Read More

A Christmas window painting by Kim Furey.Photo © Kim Furey Being a home-based business, I don't get much of an opportunity to put together a Christmas window display myself, but I ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: How can I expand my ecommerce business to Canada? Anyone have any experience running a dog bakery? I need some inexpensive marketing strategies! How ... Read More

Want to run a home-based business of your own but having trouble deciding what to do and getting started? Then this article is for you; it will show you how ... Read More

Theoretically, you should send out business Christmas cards. If you don't, in my opinion, you're missing out on a "no-brainer" marketing opportunity, a chance to personally acknowledge your client ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Barbara The mad whirl of the holiday season is enough to make anyone feel more like Scrooge than Santa. Suddenly there are all these extra things to do ... Read More

Business registration is a legal requirement for almost all Canadian businesses. (For more on which businesses don't have to register see Do I Need to Register my Business Name?) Fortunately, business ... Read More

Research says that positive attitude is the little bit of difference that makes all the difference in success in both your personal and professional lives. In fact, the research makes ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum people are talking about: New insurance agent needs marketing tips. Anyone know of a business chat room? Should we leave the net income in the company at ... Read More

The end of each month is invoice time for many small businesses, so this is a good time to have a look at your invoices and make sure they're doing ... Read More