Most small business owners cited cash flow (25 per cent) and sales revenue (23 per cent) as being hardest hit by the economic downturn, followed by new customer acquisition (19 ... Read More

I really like the convenience of digital voice recorders. They're perfect for those situations where you don't have pen and paper (or a laptop) handy or for recording meetings or ... Read More

True, this contest is only open to mothers and only mothers who have founded a business to boot, but it's still very cool because the overall national winner of the ... Read More

Maybe. In terms of GST (the Goods and Services Tax) ...everyone in Canada who sell goods and services in Canada must charge customers GST HST unless your business qualifies as an ... Read More

Have you ever found yourself knowing exactly what you need to do about marketing your business... and then not doing it? You are not alone. Many self-employed professionals find that ... Read More

Dell has just announced the top 10 Canadian finalists who will go on to compete for the national Dell Small Business Excellence Award to be announced in September. The Global ... Read More

It's actually not the business card that gets the business at all. A business card is just a reminder of how to contact a person or company that a client/customer ... Read More

If there was a centralized database of experienced, qualified business people willing and eager to serve on advisory boards would you use it? Rick Spence and Ajmer Mehmi say you would ... Read More

Diversifying your income stream as the way to make more money is old advice, but in tough economic times, it's advice well worth taking. The key to successfully increasing your ... Read More

Billed as "simple time and project tracking for small creative companies", TimeFox is an elegant solution to the problem of time tracking and billing for small businesses. With TimeFox, ... Read More

Here's what people are talking about in the Small Business Canada Forum right now. Why not pop in and see what other people have said about these topics and add ... Read More

Nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents to the Staples Canada national small business quarterly survey said their business had held steady in the past three months, up from 64% of respondents in ... Read More

Point One: Social Media Works Frank Reed presents two examples in Twitter, Local Business and Results: Naked Pizza, where an exclusive-to-Twitter promotion brought in 15% of the day’s business, and ... Read More

If you give business presentations on a regular basis, you know that the venue and the equipment you're using make a big difference. You can't always have exactly the venue ... Read More

I popped into a local garden centre this weekend that was having a "40-percent-off-everything" sale. I thought, "Oh no! Another local business closing!" but it turns out they're just moving ... Read More

Buying an existing business can be a shortcut to success, especially if you buy a turnkey business where all you have to do is walk in and start operating. But ... Read More

This free Webinar from TD Canada Trust focuses on small business grants and government programs. Besides providing tips on finding federal government financing and subsidy programs, the webinar will also present ... Read More

Here's what people are talking about in the Small Business Canada Forum right now. Why not pop in and see what other people have said about these topics and add ... Read More

One of the keys to surviving an economic slump is to get more out of the resources you've already invested in. If your business leases or owns commercial property, are ... Read More

Looking for ways to increase sales? One of the easiest ways of doing it is to shift your sales focus from new customers to your current customers. Find out how ... Read More

Risking assets like your home is often the bottom line for business startups, says Shannon Coughlin, director of the Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre (CMBSC) (Joel Schlesinger, Do your homework before ... Read More

More small businesses seem to be doing more experimenting with social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, than ever before. What I think is of special note is that traditional bricks-and-mortar ... Read More

Attention to basic computer ergonomics can help us avoid not only immediate back and neck pain but alleviate conditions such as recurring headaches and improve our concentration. Here are seven ... Read More

Warrillow Weekly News is one way I stay on top of Canadian small business trends; the newsletter presents new pieces of market research or best practices from successful B2B marketers ... Read More

Customer service is still far and away the easiest, most cost effective way to attract new customers and/or clients and retain the ones you already have - which makes it ... Read More

More people are staying home because of the recession and that's good news for both home renovation businesses and businesses selling products that help do-it-yourselfers fix it up. Retailers, service cos. ... Read More

Virtualization, the process of partitioning servers so they act as multiple servers, is being touted as the next great thing for streamlining business' IT resources and saving money. Like cloud ... Read More

If you're a Canadian small business looking for $2,500 to $10,000, you might want to apply to the Committed to Growing Small Business Fund. Funding Conditions: The project, technology, service or product ... Read More

Gourmet Gift Basket The big question about Father's Day gifts is always what to get. But if your dad is in business, he's a man who will appreciate a practical Father's ... Read More