You’re a smart small business owner. You pay attention to your customers needs. You pay attention to your bottom line. How closely do you pay attention to the weather? In the January through March are prime season for icy conditions and that means you are taking on extra risk as a business or property owner. Slippery walkways result in a great deal of insurance claims each year, but if you aren’t properly covering your own tail when it … [Read more...]
By: Todd Skinner Quick, how many hats are you currently wearing or juggling at your company? How many different roles/jobs are you responsible for in a given week… from owner/CEO, to bookkeeper, sales manager, shipping clerk, marketing specialist, IT troubleshooter, operations worker, HR manager and on and on? An exhausting and stressful way to run a business; filling your life with complexities that will greatly restrict your personal and … [Read more...]
The business world is no place for the technophobic. Today, it’s almost impossible to imagine carrying on any kind of business or connecting with customers, suppliers or just about anyone else without at least a basic computer and access to the Internet. Of course, the bar is always being raised. Chartered Accountant Greg Tugg, Partner with the Audit Group at RSM Richter LLP in Toronto, says today’s IT companies and service providers keep … [Read more...]
By: Andrew Lawlor Brown’s Cleaning has been serving Scarborough and Durham Region for upwards of seven years. Their expertise and experience make it easy for them to accomplish any task that they may be hired to perform. Residences, businesses, construction clean up, you name it and they’ll clean it. It’s this type of enthusiasm that has created a wide range of customers for Brown’s Cleaning. Brown’s specializes in construction … [Read more...]
Every prospective client lately seems to ask me the same question “should we do social media?” When businesses speak of social media, they typically mean Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Social media for business is fairly new, so I can only speak of our personal and client experience gained over the last few years of building business and social media websites. Early indications reveal that more business-to-consumer (B2C) clients than … [Read more...]
By: Cathy Minz The future of small business in Durham looks bright thanks to the Durham Home and Small Business Association (DHSBA), a non-profit group with a focus on helping small business owners grow and flourish in the marketplace. With monthly networking meetings, reasonable membership and meeting fees, exclusive members-only discounts, and lots of plans to expand into offering training classes and partnering with other … [Read more...]
By Tom Kaufmann The mere mention of cold calling strikes fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned sales professional, let alone the small susiness owner trying to grow their business. Why do I need to cold call? How do I get over the fear of cold calling? How can I cold call successfully? These are the most commonly asked questions by small & large business owners alike. Everyone knows that sales are the lifeline of … [Read more...]