In celebration I'm taking friends out to watch the remainder of the Leonid Meteor Shower tonight! ... Read the full post ... Read more

One of my former dorm room entrepreneurs, Andy Tabar , sent me a story from CNN.com about the growing trend of students starting businesses on campus: While the founders of Google built success in their garages, these college students found it in their dorms. In addition to their course wo ... Read more

Lahle Wolfe's article Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Successful Woman Entrepreneur? (About.com Women in Business) got me thinking about entrepreneurship in general. I write about entrepreneurship from a research perspective in Thinking of Starting a Small Business? . Perseverance, in ... Read more

Training is a life-long process with many labradors. If you ever let up, they will begin to go their own way -- labs have a strong will and a mind of their own! That is why Labrador retrievers are the best metaphor I can think of for the culture within a business. Culture also can seem like it has a ... Read more

Campaigner is an email marketing campaign management tool and right now they're running a great seasonal promotion called Campaigner Holiday in a Bag , a free package of "goodies" to make your holiday season marketing more successful. The Bag includes three campaign ready email promotions with t ... Read more

Speaking as a client, it's great to receive a gift from a business I've patronized. A gift (not a coupon, voucher or other promotional item) really does make a person feel appreciated and recognized. Replogle Cranbrook Globe Business gifts can also have a lovely ripple effect. Assuming t ... Read more

As an entrepreneur there are so many distractions that can take your attention that you can quickly get off track from reaching your goals. As a young entrepreneur, it can be 100 times worse! It’s important that you stay focused, driven, and headed towards your goal because no one will jus ... Read more

"If you could choose where to start a small business, which would you prefer, Quebec or Ontario? Why?", asks Erik in the Small Business Canada Forum . Why not pop in and add your advice - or ask a question of your own. Other questions and discussions in the Small Business Canada Forum ri ... ... Read more

I should've renamed my Homeless Experiment the "Residentially Challenged" Experiment! ... Read the full post ... Read more

Choosing a business name is one of the most important things you'll do during the process of starting a business. There's a huge difference between naming your business Joe's Eats and Joseph's on The River. So how do you pick a business name that will give your new enterprise the smell of suc ... Read more