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Vancouver Island Salt Co. wins $100,000 award from TELUS
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Why do Customers Buy From You?
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
Why do your customers buy from you? Would you believe it's because they like, trust and respect you?Below is a short list of some simple things you can do to ensure customers buy…

Workplace Health: Traditional or Alternative Medicine?
by Lucie M.H. Fournier
With the world leaning towards alternative and complementary medicine, growing tired of the ongoing prescription of drugs with more and more side effects, it's critical that we…

Online Privacy & Security Made Simple
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I do my best to make my life as simple as possible, and where business is concerned, the simpler the better. Do you ever feel the so called experts do their best to make…

Here's Something That You Should Do at Home!!
by Gary Brown
Say what?I have just finished the accreditation process for Navigational Conversations from Leadscape Learning. This is a workshop that introduces strategic coaching…

The Importance of a Handshake
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I had no idea that a handshake could be so important! That is until I interviewed one of the SBCN Members, Martin Buckland for the SBCN Small Biz Podcast. Martin has a very…

Social Summit: The Word of Mouth
by Mistie Brown
The Waterloo Region Small Business Centre has partnered with Mad Hatter Technology to host a very cool event this fall. Social Summit: The Word of Mouth event is happening on…

The DSGN Network Partners with KOI Music Festival
by Brendan Waller
We are excited to announce a brand new partnership between dsgn network and the KOI Music Festival for 2014. The dsgn network, in association with RDC Networks…

A Mentor
by Rena Hawkins
My last blog I mentioned how an opportunity was presented to me at a difficult time, and this opportunity lead me to where I am today. That was just the…

Accounting Was Never my Best Friend
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I remember the early days of starting my first business and the one task I always wanted to forget about and hope it would go away was: accounting. I was hopeless. I had…

My IT Guy Acquires Virtual Planet Inc.
by Adam Smith
Second Acquisition for My IT Guy Increases Web and Email Hosting CapabilitiesPress Release (July 30, 2014) KITCHENER, ON - My IT Guy Corp, a leading provider of IT support in…

5 Tips to Achieve Email Marketing Excellence
by Dave Scott
Personalization Sees Payoffs in Marketing Emails▶︎ 81% of survey respondents are more likely to make additional purchases because of targeted emails▶︎ 82% would welcome…