Joanne's time management tip is to designate running around days: "Then the rest of the week I can focus on working, without worrying about when I'm going to get to ... Read the full post ... Read more

A lot of people promote the idea that you have to be an entrepreneur to run a successful small business. To which I say, "poppycock". (I would say something stronger, but this is a family-friendly enterprise.) For instance, Michael Gerber, founder and chairman of E-Myth Worldwide and aut ... Read more

Got the "back-to-school" itch to be learning something new? I offer four business courses through this site designed to help you hone your business skills. These courses are designed for ... Read the full post ... Read more

A business plan is a crucial step to starting a business for all kinds of reasons. But it's not the first thing you should do when you've chosen a business idea you think you might want to develop into a business. The very first thing you have to do is find out if your business idea is going to wo ... Read more

The H1N1 flu pandemic could be even worse than the flu pandemic of 1918. Or it could be the Y2K of 2009. Either way, it's best if your business has ... Read the full post ... Read more

It's always a good idea to have a copy of whatever material you have online. As the Geocities fiasco shows, hosts can shut down and websites disappear. HTTrack Website Copier ... Read the full post ... Read more

"How do I get people to my website?" Out_Of_This_World asks. "I think maybe ten people have visited the site!" Other questions and discussions in the Small Business Canada Forum right now are: How ... Read the full post ... Read more

At least one part of the Canadian federal government's Economic Action Plan is working: Canadian businesses' access to credit has improved. The proof? The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) ... Read the full post ... Read more

One of the most common mistakes cold call beginners make is thinking that the cold call is all about making the sale. It's not; the cold call is about getting ... Read the full post ... Read more

"For most businesses, the past year has probably been all about trimming, cutting, sometimes chopping, and basically staying alive. The next year should be about reinvention, diversification and expansion into ... Read the full post ... Read more