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Saturday, February 22nd, 2020Many entrepreneurs run home-based businesses. These self-employed entrepreneurs work alone, or have a few employees. Home-based businesses usually don’t have a storefront, street advertising signs or customer parking. Home-based entrepreneurs, despite the name, may have an office, studio or workshop, depending on their business. This sort of business has several pros, including greater schedule flexibility, […]
Elements of a value proposition
Saturday, February 8th, 2020The value proposition is the reason why customers turn to one company over another. It solves a customer problem or satisfies a customer need. Each value proposition consists of a selected bundle of products and/or services to create value to a specific customer segment. Values may be quantitative (e.g. price, speed of service) or qualitative […]
2020 labour/employment standards by province
Saturday, February 1st, 2020Note: This post first appeared on April 2017. We’re re-posting it here with updated links, to help your small business keep on top of the latest from your provincial government. There are many rules when it comes to your employees’ working conditions, ranging from work hours, overtime and meal breaks to Sunday closings, whistleblower protection, […]
Small business blog posts we liked this week
Saturday, January 25th, 2020From selling to promoting, here are some small business articles and blog posts we’ve enjoyed lately. We hope you like them too! Selling your small business? Here are six ways to get the best price at the Globe and Mail These are the most sustainable corporations in the world at Fast Company Should You Promote […]
New survey reveals the most annoying phrases used in business emails
Saturday, January 18th, 2020Recently, Perkbox Insights conducted a survey to find out what phrases people liked to see in email communication, and which ones rankled. Why does this matter? Well, 73% of respondents said that email was their business communication method of choice! According to the survey, “Hi” and “Kind regards” are the best ways to start and […]
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