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12/18/00 - How to Have a Happy Business Holiday  UPDATED
Don't run the risk of having your family turn into a snarling pack of reindeer because you can't set business aside for few days during the holidays! These 10 tongue-in-cheek rules will ensure harmony in your household over the holiday season.

12/10/00 - Enticing E-Commerce Customers to Shop Online UPDATED
Disappointed with your e-commerce experience so far? Follow these 8 tips to get potential e-commerce customers to buy your product once you get them to your Web site.

12/02/00 - Bring Them Back With Shiny Customer Service  UPDATED
Shiny customer service will give you the edge over your competitors and keep your customers coming back. What is it and how can you implement it?

11/29/00 - Who Wants to Be On The Right Side of Revenue Canada?
Test your knowledge of business-related taxes with this "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"-style quiz.

11/18/00 - What's In It For Small Business?
More federal election analysis from your guide; how do the Canadian Alliance, Progressive Conservative, NDP, and Liberal policies compare on the issues that matter to small business, such as tax cuts, cutting red tape, free trade, and creating a favourable business climate?

11/14/00 - Setting Up a Business in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia
An outline of how to reserve a business name and register a sole proprietorship, partnership, society, or corporation in either of these two provinces.

11/04/00 - Who's Kissing the E-Commerce Baby?
What are the Alliance, NDP, Conservative, and Liberal policies on e-commerce and internet-related technology issues and why does having national e-commerce policies matter?

10/28/00 - Staying on Schedule Working at Home UPDATED
If working at home isn't working out as well as you'd hoped, here are seven ways to help you get organized and create an environment that encourages work rather than hinders it.

10/19/00 - Crank Up Your Business With CyberBiz!
CyberBiz: Innovations on the Leading Edge is the theme of Canadian Small Business Week (October 22-28). This piece features a sampling of CyberBiz events happening across Canada.

10/14/00 - Home Office Essentials    UPDATED
How can you set up a home office that's not only functional but a joy to work in? This three-part article lays out the basic equipment and technological devices you'll need to invest in, and those you'll want to put on your wish list, with links to tips on office design.

10/04/00 - Choosing a Training Solution UPDATED
Before you sign up for that seminar, use this three-part article to find out how to assess your learning needs, learning providers, and trainers to ensure that you get the most out of your learning experience.

09/13/00 - Safeguard Your .CA Domain
If you currently hold a .ca domain name and you sit back and do nothing, you'll lose it. This update outlines the steps you need to follow to keep your .ca site up and running.

09/06/00 - Five Resources You Need to Succeed  UPDATED
What are the five critical resources that will give your new small business the best shot at success? Find out what they are and how to get them working for you before you open your doors.

08/29/00 - So You Want to Start a Small Business?  UPDATED
What abilities do you need to get a successful business off the ground? Why do some small business start-ups fail and how can you avoid this? Find out if you're ready to make the plunge into entrepreneurship.

08/09/00 - It Pays to PAK Your Image UPDATED
PAK promotion into every day; using a positive image to promote your small business everywhere you go can get you the word-of-mouth advertising you want.

07/25/00 - The Key to Marketing: Use a Plan  UPDATED
Planning your promotion goals and activities to target your potential clients or customers as specifically as possible is the key to marketing success.

07/14/00 - Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance
Workers' Compensation Insurance is mandatory in Canada, but the rules about who has to register and when vary from province to territory. Find out how the Workers' Compensation Act applies to your business, and where to find online information for your territory or province.

06/25/00 - Goodbye, Free Cyber Road!
You can't get and use a .ca domain name for free any more, now that CIRA is taking over .ca domain registration. How will CIRA affect Canadian e-commerce? Well, for one thing, it will cost you money...

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