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Face-To-Face

by Lucie M.H. Fournier

 Corporate Leaders, you have the POWER to re-implement a good old fashion approach to communicating with your employees - a face-to-face conversation.There is no question…

Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

It's so very easy to say you want to own and operate a small business. You have seen others do it, so in that case it must be easy. What actually happens is you find out its not…

2015 A Year Of Change

by Steve Nicholson

PCM Global Support Services is entering our 3rd year in the Waterloo Region. We are excited about the opportunaties forthcoming in both the manufacturing and food waste management…

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Digital Marketing In 2015

by Dave Scott

To quote the great Bob Dylan in his iconic song: the times they are a-changin’. This is true of many things in our world, not the least of which is the landscape of the Internet (…

Tis The Season For Setting New Business Goals

by Lucie M.H. Fournier

Although I find the end of the summer the best time of the year for making new business goals, most entrepreneurs take advantage of the New Year to write down some new goals for…

3 Reasons Why You Should Hire Your Children

by Lucie M.H. Fournier

When my children were young, like most kids, they wanted to know what you were doing and they wanted to help - all the time.  So I hired them, on contract of course, you know…

Raising A Family And Growing A Small Business To Success

by Lucie M.H. Fournier

For many of you, I am a stranger that occasionally attends the SBCN in Kitchener. This is about to change!I started my business 15 years ago while being a single mom, raising 2…

Content Is King So Where Is Your Content?

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

I can't stress enough how importnt it is with all the online resoures out there today, to share your content in order to attract more attention to you and your business and…

Small Business In A Global Market

by Steve Nicholson

Manufacturing as we once knew it in our region has almost disappeared as companies go global to source factories in developing countries to work with or purchase in an attempt to…

Grow Your Business, Show-Off Your Business

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Building a successful business is simple, here are a few ideas that can catapult you into the limelight, which in turn will mean more customers, which equals more revenue:Don't…

A Unique Idea For An Old Problem.

by Steve Nicholson

Imperial College London Installation 2010/2011Installed IMC’s maceration and dewater and IVC (in Vessel composter)      With 90 buildings around the campus…

Commercial Food Waste And The Environment

by Steve Nicholson

Commercial food establishments today are doing a good job of diverting their waste to private firms who compost or dry the waste into usable product's. Food waste in our…