Marc Raul is today’s guest. He is the product specialist with Brother Canada. He talks about how to go about acquiring good quality small business infrastructure such as printer. Most small business owners working in their home office require three key pieces of equipment: a phone, a comp ... Read more

Strategy execution explained in 140 characters or less. Here are a snapshot of some thoughts: johnniebarnesaz : Strategy gets you in the game but execution gets you in the winner’s circle. http://www.myathomemarketing.com jeremymeyers : You can’t control results, you can only ... Read more

We put man on the moon. We are setting up international space stations. The planes that Boeing and Airbus make keep thousands of lives safe in the air. But we can’t get software to work consistently. To quote the Standish Group report, “Bridges are normally built on time, on budget and do ... Read more

It is not surprising that the Canadian dollar is marching towards parity to the US Dollar. I researched this in 2005 and was quite confident that the US Dollar will need to significantly devalue against major currencies. I did not take into account the market imperfections and government interventio ... Read more

As a project manager, I work with software developers and solution designers. Present them with a deadline for a bunch of tasks, and you will hear all the reasons why it can’t be done. Two reasons that stand out the most is, “We do not have the complete requirements.” and “ ... Read more

Welcome to the revised version of Carnival of Small Business Issues. I hope to pick this carnival up on a regular basis. If you are interested in hosting the Carnival let me know and we’ll set you up. Thanks to the contributors for sharing their thoughts. Operations Kathy C presents W ... Read more

I am generally a bit wary about business books that are not recommended to me. There are too many books out there with so-called experts that provide little value. So it was with apprehension that I picked up the book “Mastering Communication at Work – How to lead, manage and influence” by ... Read more

The Mawhinney group of companies in Saint John, NB recently closed its operations. While I have not researched it, it probably is a safe assumption that there are number of businesses out there who have ceased to operate. While most leaders cite lack of financial resources, credit crunch, etc., I ... Read more

I just passed the PMP® exam last week - and as with any project closure one needs to file away lessons learned. But first some comments on project management and the PMP® certification exam. Having gone through the exam, I now more firmly believe that project management is common sense ... Read more

Here’s a headline that grabbed my attention recently: “ArcelorMittal faces worker revolt on both sides of the Atlantic”. “An estimated 1,000 workers, mostly from Belgium and France, had gathered to protest the steel maker’s decision to shut down several blast furnaces in Weste ... Read more