I had no idea that a handshake could be so important! That is until I interviewed one of the SBCN Members, Martin Buckland for the SBCN Small Biz Podcast. Martin has a very…
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The Importance Of A Handshake
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
Social Summit: The Word Of Mouth
by Mistie Brown
The Waterloo Region Small Business Centre has partnered with Mad Hatter Technology to host a very cool event this fall. Social Summit: The Word of Mouth event is happening on…
The Dsgn Network Partners With Koi Music Festival
by Brendan Waller
We are excited to announce a brand new partnership between dsgn network and the KOI Music Festival for 2014. The dsgn network, in association with RDC Networks…
A Mentor
by Rena Hawkins
My last blog I mentioned how an opportunity was presented to me at a difficult time, and this opportunity lead me to where I am today. That was just the…
Accounting Was Never My Best Friend
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I remember the early days of starting my first business and the one task I always wanted to forget about and hope it would go away was: accounting. I was hopeless. I had…
My It Guy Acquires Virtual Planet Inc.
by Adam Smith
Second Acquisition for My IT Guy Increases Web and Email Hosting CapabilitiesPress Release (July 30, 2014) KITCHENER, ON - My IT Guy Corp, a leading provider of IT support in…
5 Tips To Achieve Email Marketing Excellence
by Dave Scott
Personalization Sees Payoffs in Marketing Emails▶︎ 81% of survey respondents are more likely to make additional purchases because of targeted emails▶︎ 82% would welcome…
How To Cut Through The Card Clutter
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
Are you confused about which business card would work for you? I felt quite overwhelmed with all the different choices when I was trying to decide which card would work best for…
To Evolve - Survive - Adapt - Change - Succeed
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
I only became a working mum after I moved to Canada to start a new life with my husband a four children. The decision had been made before we had our family that my husband would…
Relationship Building
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
LindaOJ here co-founder of the Small Business Community Network (SBCN). I realised the benefit of building relationships with people many years ago, before the onset of social…
A Dream
by Rena Hawkins
This will be my first article posted on SBCN....I hope you enjoy reading it. I will give you some back ground about me and how I came into a career in trucking. In…
Four Innovative Canadian Small Businesses Selected To Compete For $100,000 Award From Telus
by Linda Ockwell-Jenner
Dave Ockwell-Jenner and myself were very excited to attend the event at TELUS House when TELUS and The Globe & Mail announced the finalists in the fourth annual installment of…