While converting new prospects is an easy way to measure the return on investment, there is also often a larger untapped pocket of potential in the clients your company already serves. The first step to accessing this potential is an account review.
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Are You Really an Independent Contractor, or an Employee?
More and more people see the advantages of offering their services as independent contractors rather than working for others. As an independent contractor, you’re your own boss and can choose […]
Considerations for Starting A Construction Company
Starting your own construction company can be a profitable venture, but be sure to research the applicable requirements and laws before launching your business.
How to Identify the Correct Small Business Insurance
Running your small business can be an exciting and daunting adventure, no matter the industry. Considering all the time, money, and effort you’ve invested in starting and building your small […]
Using Contact Data to Increase Sales in the Metro Vancouver Market Post-COVID-19
This article describes using data to prospect potential clients using Statistics Canada data and information from a company directory called “Data Axle” for the Metro Vancouver area. The same type […]
I’m a Contractor. Do I Need WorkSafeBC Coverage?
As an independent, or self-employed, contractor it can be confusing to understand who is responsible for obtaining WorkSafeBC coverage. Are you responsible? Or is your client? We posed three scenarios to WorkSafeBC to help understand your requirements.
How to Create a Start-up Blueprint
Your operations plan is a blueprint for running your business, and helps you plan for contingencies. Here are the key components you need to consider
Lather, Rinse, Succeed: How Scents of Creativity Inspires One Soap at a Time
Do you have a hobby that you want to turn into a business? Small Business BC sat down with Tanya Borisoff, a soap artisan and owner-operator of […]
Sailing Through Adversity: The Entrepreneurial Voyage of She Sails Vancouver
Some of the best businesses in the province are born out of a passion for sharing what you love with others. Small Business BC sat down with Sinead Sprigg, Founder […]
Branding 101: How Developing a Brand Can Help Build Trust
Brands help give the consumer choice. Rather than buying the same thing every day, we can choose what we want to consume, who we want to work with and the […]