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Quitting Corporate

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

The world is filled with people grousing about their corporate jobs and dreaming of going out on their own as small business owners, but relatively few take the plunge. The…

Winter Tips For Those In Direct Sales

by Janet Benedict

Baby It’s Cold Outside, but DIRECT SALES are HOT! HOT! HOT!Let’s face it, cold, windy, snow, and nobody wants to go outside once home for the evening.  So how do you get…

Why Waste Your Valuable Resources?

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

You are moving forward with your business, you have invested time and money into building the foundations, and then you make the mistake of your life - you failed to use the…

Being A New Small Business Owner Can Be Lonely

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

When you start your own, very new, small business your passion takes over, you are very excited and then WHAM! It's as if you walked into a door it hurts so much.Being the new boy…

Adp Small Business Grant Content

by Anonymous

Do you own a small business or know someone that does? Could your business benefit from a boost to realize its true potential?Well…how about entering the ADP Small Business Grant…

Cash Flow Critical

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company. The lag between the time you have to pay your suppliers and employees and the time you collect from…

Sabotaging Your Success

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

What is success? For some, it’s a feeling you get when you’ve done the best you can and you feel good about the outcome. For others, it’s something tangible, materialistic, or…

Pitfalls Of Business Partnerships

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

Recently I had coffee with a friend who is an accountant who was in the process of deciding whether to form a partnership with another individual with a complimentary business.…

Retire Yourself - Not Your Business

by Dave Fleischer

You’ve built a thriving business over the years – now you’re ready to retire and you want your business to thrive without your daily guidance. The solution is effective succession…

Award-Winning Program Promotes Financial Literacy For Youth

by Dave Fleischer

November is Financial Literacy Month, check out what Morningstar has to say about the program available through Investors Group. Contact me if you'd like a copy or help with your…

Meditation For Daily Relaxation

by Karen Egoff

Hi many of us find our day to day lives get stressful.Finding time to meditate at one of our group events really assists with mindfulness is our daily lives. If you find you are…

Healthy Entrepeneurial Habits

by Steve Bentley BA CFP

So there I was, exhausted at the end of a long work day, frustrated by a particularly stressful drive home from Toronto and contemplating pouring a stiff bourbon and withering…