Articles

Browse articles submitted by SBCN members past and present

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…

How to Win the B2B Price War

by Gary Brown

In this world of high speed communication and 140 character limits, we seem to have become infatuated with short forms and acronyms.  It isn't too hard to draw the comparison…