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Hate Networking? Turn It Into A Game

by Glenn Stewart

Hate Networking? Turn It Into a GameBY Minda ZetlinThe story of how a shy engineer turned himself into a master networker.If you think networking is a drag, pity Rob May. He's the…

How To Work A Room Of People!

by Glenn Stewart

How I Became the Kind of Person Who Can Work a Room BY Kimberly WeisulI used to dread networking events. Then a colleague let me in on his secret strategy.I did it. I went to a…

Planning Your 2014 Social Media Strategy!

by Glenn Stewart

The Top 7 Social Media Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2014         With new social networking platforms appearing from behind every…

Your Small Business Tour Guide

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

I am guessing that if you are thinking of starting a small business in the near future you may have  encountered some challenges finding resources that can help you save time…

Making Social Media Work For Your Business

by Dave Scott

I don't have to tell you how Social Media is taking over as a means for our customers to communicate with each other.                …

Why Outsource Your Marketing

by Brendan Waller

When it comes to Marketing, there are really only two options out there: hire a Marketer / designer in-house or outsource your marketing efforts. There are distinct differences…

Hunt Or Be Hunted

by Gary Brown

The top 20% of salespeople earn 80% of the money.  But, we need to remember that the top 20% of salespeople started out in the bottom 20% of the selling population. …

Ransomware: Crypto Locker

by Dave Ockwell-Jenner

We’ve all heard of computer viruses, and for some reason many of us think of them as nothing more than a nuisance. I commonly hear complaints about computers being slow “because…

Is Selling A Blood Sport?

by Gary Brown

We are within 100 days of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  I can’t help but think that sports events are a good analogy for the profession of selling.I’ve been sitting…

Is Selling A Blood Sport?

by Gary Brown

We are within 100 days of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  I can’t help but think that sports events are a good analogy for the profession of selling.I’ve been sitting…

Do We Remember?

by Gary Brown

November.Wind swept. Cold. Wet.A month for remembering.  Edmund Burke once said that “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it”.My father landed on Juno Beach in…

Canadian Small Businesses Help Support The Next-Generation Of Entrepreneurs

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Canadian small businesses help support the next-generation of entrepreneursTELUS launches November smartphone campaign, donates $50 from the sale of every smartphone on a TELUS…