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Utilizing Your Experience

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

Almost every one of the people I mentor asks the same question: What works and what doesn’t when it comes to generating new leads for prospective clients? Most have had experience…

7 Common Mistakes That Derail Your Health &Amp; Fitness

by Dorothy Sinding

Most of us try to live a healthy lifestyle. We think we make the right choices, yet quite often not seeing any results we want. Here are a few things you might not realize are…

The Intel Chip Vulnerability: What This Means For You

by Chris Davis

Polarverse would like to let you know that memory isolation issues affecting Intel, AMD, and ARM processors has been discovered. Here’s what you need to know and what you need to…

Business Cards Are Like Dinosaurs

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Business CardsBusiness cards are going the same was as the dinosaurs! Building strong foundations for our business can include business cards, but be careful how many business…

Some Promises Are Made To Be Broken

by Nathan Parsons

We’ve all been there.  You make a promise you think you can keep, then life happens and you break that promise.  If the promise wasn’t a major one, the fallout will…

The Real Purpose Of Social Media In Business

by Tim Campbell

When starting a business, you wouldn't give your heat and hydro a sales goal. That doesn't make sense does it? To say "Heat and hydro cost $350 per month, and therefore just by…

Narrow To A Niche

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

Last week, sitting in a pub with a business colleague, I had an interesting discussion about when business gets to the point of being too busy. There are several strategies on how…

Small Business Road Blocks

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

A comment someone recently made inspired me. The inspiration came from the fact that this small business owner was doing his due diligence and researching the challenges that…

Things That Go Bump In Your Computer

by Dave Ockwell-Jenner

For many of us, computers are spooky enough: things randomly go wrong, applications crash, all manner of things most of us just can’t explain. Don’t worry, it even baffles the…

Emotionally Entrepreneur

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

It amazes me the number of people who call themselves entrepreneurs without really understanding what the term means. We seem to live in an era where the title entrepreneur is…

Should You Choose A Fixed Or Variable Mortgage Interest Rate?

by Mark Benkovic

Should you choose a Fixed or Variable Mortgage Interest Rate?by Mark Benkovic, Excel Mortgage Canada Connection, Saturday, October 14, 2017One of the most common questions posed…

Raising A Barn

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

In the second episode of our new show, The Small Business Show for Rogers tv in Waterloo Region, Linda interviewed a valued guest, Jackie Lauer of Heart of Culture, about business…