Having a small business means your work is never done, which translates into long hours sitting at a desk. This can often lead to workplace injuries and muscle fatigue. Back, […]
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Top 8 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Co-op Student
Even if your products or services are second to none, if your staff isn’t performing, your small business won’t thrive. And if you’re working with co-op students, it’s even more […]
Love Dogs? Start a Business in the Booming Dog Industry
If you love dogs and have been thinking about starting a small business in the dog industry, it couldn’t be at a better time. A 2014 study by Packaged Facts, […]
4 Ways Corporate Social Responsibility Benefits Your Business
Corporate social responsibility lets you combine doing social good with your business model. According to a study by Nielson, 55 per cent of online consumers are willing to pay higher […]
Hiring Co-op Students – Why It’s Good for Business
It’s a formula that works: employers looking for innovative short-term support find success by hiring students through BC co-operative education programs—and both parties reap the benefits. What is Co-operative Education? […]
3 Ways to Maximize the Cash Flow Efficiency of Your Business
While the financial health of your business is not always determined by the amount of cash you have on hand, having cash available is crucial to your business’ operations. Operating […]
What Financial Literacy Can Do for Your Business
Testing Financial Literacy In the early 2000s, university researchers around the world became very active in financial literacy research. In one early study, three very basic questions about interest, inflation […]
The Dangers of Discounting for Service-Based Business Owners
As consumers, we are conditioned to looks for deals, and when a sale happens, we jump on it. By creating scarcity – a way of limiting the availability of an […]
Why Mentorship Is The Key To Increasing Women’s Confidence in Business
I find it quite fascinating how men and women perceive themselves so differently in business. For example, according to the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor US Report, if you ask […]
5 Tips for Writing a Successful Funding Proposal
Cash is king. For many businesses in start up mode or looking to expand, securing access to capital is a stressful and challenging task. But it doesn’t have to be […]