The time to start thinking about selling your business begins in the start-up stage and throughout the life cycle of your business. If the business is your retirement nest egg, consider every major decision and how it will add value to your company's exit plan.Read More Read Full Story
What is your purpose in life? Is it to write a book? Inspire people? Help others? Leave a lasting legacy? Whatever it turns out to be, you must have a purpose in your life for whatever you are striving for, a direction, a meaning or anything else you would like to call it. What is your purpose? Do you have one? Can you clearly tell others?Read More Read Full Story
Dell plans to acquire SilverBack Technologies, one of a handful of leading managed service platform companies offering IT monitoring and management services through resellers, the company announced today.Read More Read Full Story
Dear friends of the Canadian Small Business Show:I would like to share this awesome book with you, I just finished reading it, it is truly inspiring. Simply put, you need this book in your collection. There are a number of great business books on the market, however, this one approaches life from the personal and faith side of life. I have never been touched by a book so much in my life, and it puts everything into perspective, what I am doing with this website, with my life and what truly... Read Full Story
O Canada, indeed. No H-1B visa cap. An immigration system that favors tech workers. An exchange rate that puts the Canadian dollar almost at parity with its U.S. counterpart. And now an endorsement from Microsoft Corp. as a place to develop software. Read More Read Full Story
Sharing of business data in small business used to be a nice thing to have; however in today’s business environment it is rapidly become a necessity in order to compete in the marketplace. Never has the demand for collaboration inside your small business, across multiple locations, geographic regions or with partners and clients been needed as it is today. Many small businesses continue to struggle with the concept of collaboration and how to do it effectively.Read More Read Full Story
Join Stuart Crawford and Glen Godlonton of Re/Max as we discuss what is happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market. If you are moving to Calgary or just moving within the city, this podcast will have some great information for any home buyer, investor or renter. Also some great investments news outside of Calgary.There was some audio issues with Stuart's audio in this podcast.Listen to the show here Read Full Story
Are you one of the 90 million Baby Boomers in North America? Will you stand to inherit wealth or will you create wealth? Are you living your life with the end in mind. Stephen Covey even states it in his 7 principals. Are you prepared for death, for life, for what? Are you leaving a legacy vs. leaving a mess? “It’s like a tsunami coming at you. You know the tidal wave is going to hit and it’s a question of whether you’ll be ready,” says Ed Schneider, Dean of the Davis School of Gerontolog... Read Full Story
In an article by Michel Forten entitled "Are Long Copy Salesletters Scams?" he explores whether or not these letters work. His argument is that copywriting is "salesmanship in print." I can't disagree with that, but are these letters oversaturating the online market and are they still effective?Read More Read Full Story
Managing Client Relationships is a tough go for any small business, however, it doesn't have to be difficult with the right solutions. Join Stuart Crawford of Calgary's leading small business solution provider IT Matters and Stephen Olney of A4W/Burcom Consulting Group as we discuss CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions. This teleseminar will take place on July 27, 2007 at 10 AM (Mountain Time) or Noon (Eastern Time)Register Here Read Full Story
