Articles Index

Do Business in Canada!

Interested in doing business in Canada? This guide for doing business in Canada compares the costs of doing business in Canada with the U.S.A., provides information on investing in Canada and explains how to establish a business in Canada.

11 Time Management Tips

Hone your time management skills with these 11 time management tips. Learn how to come to grips with the time management myth and take control of your time to be more organized and productive.

Top 10 Startup Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business

Cherilyn Lester explains ten mistakes many entrepreneurs make when starting a business – and how you can avoid these business startup mistakes with your own new business.

Brochure Business Cards Are Marketing Magic

The problem with ordinary business cards is that they have no call to action. With one clever foldover, the brochure business card solves this problem and gives you the space to explain why he or she should call, too. Here's what you need to know about designing your own brochure business cards.

Steps to Starting a Business in Canada

Starting a business in Canada? Use this guide to the steps you need to follow when starting a business in Canada to find the information you need and to be sure you don't overlook anything you need to do when starting a business.

10 Ways to Get Your Marketing Unstuck

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 the hardest part of marketing isn't figuring out what to do. What's hard is actually doing it. C.J. Hayden presents ten ways to quickly break through internal barriers and get your marketing unstuck.

Start Your Own Business

Want to start your own business? Find the information you need to start your own business of a specific type with these start your own business articles from starting a Bed and Breakfast through becoming a Web Designer.

5 Ways Your Business Can Make More Money

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. All of these ideas are ways your business can make more money without spending a lot of money to do it. Here's how to make more money.

How to Buy a Business

Need to know how to buy a business? Businesses for sale are like used cars; there are lots of them out there, but some of them are lemons. Here's how to buy a business to avoid getting stuck with a bad bargain.

5 Resources You Need To Succeed To Start A Business

Anyone can start a business. But not just anyone can start a successful business. Here are the resources you need to start a small business with staying power, from a Type D Personality through start up money.

7 Computer Ergonomics Tips

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 computer ergonomic tips.

Retail Sales Tax (RST) And Your Small Business

An outline of the process of charging, collecting, and remitting retail sales tax (RST) in Ontario, using the example of a small retail business. This provincial sales tax explanation also applies to small businesses in BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Business Terms Glossary

This business terms glossary has business term definitions and resources for selected business terms.

5 Tips for Finding Small Business Grants in Canada

Small business grants that can help you start and grow your Canadian small business do exist. Use these five tips to make your search for small business grants in Canada more successful.

Marketing Online: Basic Strategies Any Business Can Use

Want to get into marketing online but wondering what the options are and what online marketing strategies will best fit your business and your marketing budget? This marketing online primer presents an overview of strategies for you to choose from.

7 Reasons to Incorporate Your Business

"Should I incorporate my business or not?" Here are seven reasons to incorporate your business. Whether you're starting a new business or running an established enterprise, you'll probably want to incorporate if any of these situations apply.

Choosing a Form of Business Ownership

Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, cooperative - which form of business ownership should you choose? This page of the guide to the forms of business ownership in Canada outlines the disadvantages and advantages of the sole proprietorship.

Corporate Tax Advantages of the Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation

The Canadian-controlled private corporation, has a lot of corporate tax advantages over the other types of corporations in Canada. Here's a primer on the corporate tax advantages that Canadian-controlled private corporations enjoy.

Starting a Business: Forms of Business Ownership

The form of business ownership you choose will govern how your business is organized, how the money that flows in and out of your business is handled, and how your business is taxed. Use this comparison of the four types of forms of business ownership to help you choose the best form of business ownership for you when you're starting a small business in Canada.

Top 7 Myths About Starting a Small Business

Here are some of the most common (and enduring) myths about starting a small business. If you're thinking of starting a small business, read this article first so you know more about what (and what not to) expect when starting a small business in Canada.

6 Home Based Business Tax Deductions You Don’t Want to Miss

One of the advantages of running a home based business is that there are additional income tax deductions that you can claim. How many of these home based business deductions apply to your Canadian home based business?

10 Questions Partnership Agreements Need to Answer

Using a written partnership agreement saves personal grief down the road because it allows you and your partner(s) to agree on how you're going to handle particular situations before they arise. Here's what good partnership agreements need to include.

Selling in Tough Times - Moving Beyond Consultative Selling

Robert Harris presents the differing approaches to selling and gives you insights as to ways you can increase your sales success. Particularly in tough economic times, he says, moving from consultative selling to a collaborative selling approach can have big benefits.