As many small business owners know, however, it’s really not that straightforward. For them, the term ‘growth’ does not necessarily conjure up...
Growing your Business Your Business Smarter (Not Larger)
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Business Strategy
Grow a Spine and Get Rid of Your Dead Weight Employees
The teams that you manage day-to-day are, as the saying goes, only as strong as their weakest link. If there’s a certain employee who doesn’t play...
Three Steps to Upgrade Your Leadership Operating System
Effective leadership is what drives your business forward. It’s what ensures your employees are properly motivated, connected, and that they’re all...
Your Top 10 Marketing Budget Questions Answered (Almost!) Just in Time for 2013
As we’re fans of the idea that it’s never too late to take another look at your budget allocation, we thought we’d share this article from Business...
6 Tips for Dealing with Client Conflict
When you work in a client-centric industry, conflict is bound to come up every now and then. There will be times when you don’t necessarily see...
Lesson from a Snowstorm
On Friday night, out here in Burlington, we had a bit of snow. Not a lot of snow, by any stretch of the imagination, but more than everyone was...
What Are You Doing to Build Better Relationships?
I’m sitting here in the Hamilton Airport waiting for my plane to board. I’m heading to Edmonton to pick up my daughter from her grandparent’s house....
Are you a ‘Gold Medal’ Business Owner?
Everywhere you look in the media recently you can’t help but read or hear about the London 2012 Olympics. Amazing records being set, unbelievable...
Bookkeepers Anonymous – “Hi my name is John. I am a business owner, and I still do my own bookkeeping.”
As business owners, we are constantly pulled in a multitude of directions. We are salespeople, human resource managers, IT professionals,...