It’s a lot easier to find excuses then it is to find reasons for business success or failure. It is so easy to throw up your hands when things don’t go your own way. What is hard…
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Excusing Me
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
Pros of Buying Your Corporate Laptop from your IT Service
by Chris Davis
Misconceptions run rampant in the corporate world about the best sources for computers and hardware. This is especially contentious when the need is critical, as in the laptop…
Success to Small Talk
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
Whatever it is, it’s on your calendar. You’re invited to o a company party, a networking event, a friend’s wedding, or a community group outing. Maybe events like these, the ones…
Microsoft Knows Small Business
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
"In 2016, small businesses generated 30% of the gross domestic product of each province. We know small business. Check out the resources we have for you: http://msft.social/4AZixt…
Why Exercise is Important for Heart Health
by Dorothy Sinding
"Exercise improves your health." You hear it all the time, but what does that really mean?Heart disease is still the #1 killer in North America, and inactivity is one of the major…
Giving Back
by Craig Herner
For the fourth year in-a-row I take pride in being a volunteer for a national charity called Hockey Helps the Homeless. I have resided on the Kitchener-Waterloo committee the…
Myths of Self-Employment
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
Self-employment is increasingly be seen as a mainstream option for many facets of the Canadian workforce. Today’s independent workforce is larger and more powerful than ever…
Financial Planning For Small Businesses
by Steve Bentley BA CFP
Small businesses are the core of the Canadian economy. Entrepreneurship and creativity have been moving our economy for centuries. In fact, Canada has one of the best grooming…
Social Media - Don't Jump in Head First
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I love all the new technologies, social media opportunities, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, to name a few of the amazing resources offering us tools to help us build our business,…
Wear a Pink Shirt Day
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
Pink Shirt Day, 22nd February, 2017 to raise awareness about bullyingToday is Wear a Pink Shirt Day in support of raising awareness about bullying."Pink Shirt Day. On February 22…
Home Control on a Baby Registry?
by Holly Parsons
Diapers, mobile, onsies, home control system? Yes, you read that right. Every new parent should have a home control system on their list of must have items for baby’s…
You Can’t Put It Off: Proactive IT Management Needs To Start Now
by Chris Davis
There’s a huge misunderstanding about pro-activity in information technology (IT) management. That misunderstanding isn’t about the benefits of proactive IT management;…