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5 Ways To Negotiate More Effectively Created: Saturday, November 29, 2003 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Learn how to negotiate more effectively with these five negotiation strategies that will help you improve your negotiation skills and drive more dollars to your bottom line.
12 Unique Business Ideas Created: Friday, September 24, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
From head lice through road kill, all of these unique business ideas have one thing in common; they're all real businesses that make money.
7 Ways to Make Employee Recruitment Easier Created: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Cut down on the time it takes to find employees and increase the success of your employee recruitment process by taking one (or more) of these hiring shortcuts.
10 Tips for Attracting Employees Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Employee recruitment is becoming increasingly difficult for small businesses. These tips for attracting employees will up the odds of attracting the people you need.
The 10 Commandments of Networking Created: Thursday, December 04, 2003 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Mark McGregor sets out the 10 commandments of networking to help you build relationships and referrals.
22 Tips to Use at Your Next Networking Event Created: Thursday, July 03, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The point of business networking is to develop relationships that have potential, not collect business cards. Mark Hunter presents twenty-two networking tips that will help you achieve your network...
Franchising Your Business Created: Thursday, June 16, 2005 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Franchising your business can be a great way to grow your business - but is franchising your business for you? Ask yourself these questions to see if your business is ready to become a franchise.
What Motor Vehicle Expenses Can You Claim on Income Tax in Canada? Created: Monday, May 06, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Run a Canadian business and wondering what motor vehicle expenses you can claim? Here are the details of claiming business expenses related to using your vehicle to earn business income.
Motor Vehicle Expenses Related to Buying a Motor Vehicle Created: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
If you’ve bought a new vehicle to use in your business, here’s what you need to know about claiming it as a business expense on your income tax in Canada.
How to Keep a Logbook to Claim Motor Vehicle Expenses Created: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Can you use a simplified logbook to back your claim for motor vehicle expenses on your Canadian income tax? Find out here.
Business Expenses Created: Sunday, December 14, 2003 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
A definition of term business expenses and an explanation of hoe business expenses relate to tax deductions for Canadian small business owners.
Outsource to a Virtual Assistant and Save Money Created: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Need administrative help? Outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant (VA) can save your small business time and money. Here's how.
How to Answer the Phone Properly Created: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
How you answer the phone says a great deal about your business. Here's how to do it properly.
Employee Gifts as Tax Deductions in Canada Created: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Employee gifts are tax deductible, unlike cash. Here are the rules for giving gifts to employees and using those gifts as tax deductions in Canada.
Define Your Customer Before Marketing Created: Monday, December 08, 2003 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Marketing without a target will miss the mark. Learn how to define your customer before marketing to reach your target market.
Does Your Business Need to Register for BC PST? Created: Friday, February 01, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Whether located inside or outside British Columbia, your Canadian business may need to charge, collect and remit BC PST. Find out if yours does and how to register if you do here.
The Most Overlooked Tax Deductions for Canadian Small Businesses Created: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Run a Canadian small business? Check to see that you haven't overlooked any of these tax deductions before you file your income tax.
5 Advantages of Using Small Business Accounting Software Created: Monday, January 21, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Investing in small business accounting software can be one of the best things you do for your small business. Here's why.
How to Calculate Capital Cost Allowance Created: Thursday, November 08, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Learn how to calculate your Capital Cost Allowance for your Canadian income tax return the with this column by column guide to the T2125 form.
Is an Electric Vehicle Right for Your Business? Created: Monday, October 08, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Find out if an electric vehicle suitable for your small business with this comparison of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.
Being Declared a Personal Services Corporation Can Really Cost You Created: Thursday, July 12, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Learn how to avoid being declared a personal services corporation by the Canada Revenue Agency and losing your small business tax deductions.
6 Rules of Business Data Protection Created: Thursday, April 07, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Business data is the most valuable asset any business has - but many are cavalier about protecting it. Following these six rules of business data protection will ensure that your business is able t...
Corporate Tax Canada Guide Created: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Need to file corporate income tax in Canada? This Corporate Tax Guide provides corporate tax rates in Canada and details on how to prepare and file corporate income tax.
Investment Tax Credits for Canadian Small Businesses Created: Friday, February 04, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Investment Tax Credits cut down on the amount of tax that Canadian corporations or individual business owners have to pay and in some cases, also provide refunds for some expenditures. This article...
GST/HST & Point-of-Sale Rebates Created: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
When it comes to charging HST, books, children's items and a few other items specific to particular provinces are an exception to the usual HST rules. Here's an explanation of what items require po...
7 Ways to Kickstart Business Innovation Created: Thursday, October 21, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Innovation makes our small businesses more competitive and better positioned to take advantage of business opportunities as they arise. Here are seven ways you can kickstart innovation in your smal...
How To Charge and Remit Retail Sales Tax in Manitoba Created: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
An outline of the process of charging, collecting, and remitting retail sales tax (RST) in Manitoba, using the example of a small retail business.
HST: What Your Small Business Needs to Know Created: Thursday, June 17, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
As of July 1st, 2010 Ontario and B.C. will become Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) provinces. This article will help you keep track of the GST, HST and PST requirements of each Canadian province and terr...
What You Need to Know About BC HST Created: Friday, April 02, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The harmonized sales tax (HST) replaces the existing provincial sales taxes and the federal goods and services tax in BC beginning July 1, 2010. This article explains what small businesses need to ...
What You Need to Know About Ontario HST Created: Friday, April 02, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
This article explains what small businesses need to know about charging, collecting and remitting Ontario HST.
How To Charge and Remit Provincial Sales Tax in Saskatchewan Created: Monday, June 28, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
An outline of the process of charging, collecting, and remitting provincial sales tax (PST) in Saskatchewan, using the example of a small retail business.
Canadian Income Tax and Your Small Business Created: Thursday, February 28, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Do you operate a Canadian small business? This guide presents all the information you need to know about preparing and filing Canadian income tax, from which business expenses qualify as legitimate...

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