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Which Facebook Page Structure Will Best Improve Your Global Fan Engagement

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Another great blog post via Etan Vlessing, TELUS Talks Businesshttp://community.telustalksbusiness.com/blogs/talk_business/2012/07/13/which-facebook-page-structure-will-best-…

CBC Business Article

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

5 Signs your small business is in trouble by By Dianne Buckner, Small Businesshttp://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/12/01/f-vp-buckner-five-signs.html 

Should You Quit Your Day Job to Start Your Own Business?

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

The Globe & Mail small business resources are really helpful, check out this video that asks the question:"Should I quit my day job before starting a company?" http://www…

Think & Grow Rich in a Proactive Manner

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Scene 1: Small Business owner A) sits in office all day - thinking.Scene 2: Small Business owner B) visits small business owner A) to connect and find out how they can help each…

Follow Up,Follow Up, Follow Through

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

We all know as SMB's to follow up with a client, or a possible referral, but do we follow through? What that means is when you leave a message or send an email and do not get a…

Get Rich Quick

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Get rich quick! Run! I think we are all getting used to seeing the offerings from whomever and their promise if we do a) b) and c) we will get rich quick, but part of a) is to…

One Thing Employees Need (But Rarely Get)

by Dorothy Fry

Pay, benefits, training, opportunities: All important. But this is more important.If you want to be considered a great employer--and you certainly should--providing your employees…

Password Choices

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

It may be the Summer but the Small Business Community Network co-founders LindaOJ and Dave Ockwell-Jenner continue to help their members. Networking is an integral part of…

Interesting Article via The Globe & Mail

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-marketing/advertising/six-reasons-why-your-business-needs-to-curate-content/article4408440/Jay Palter is a…

SBCN Member News

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Sherwood Digital Copy & Print K-W is pleased to be an official print sponsor to the Miss Canada International Organization. Congratulations to Melanie Williamson and wishing…

Do You Want to Influence Someone?

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Influence - a powerful word, which means:the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of…

Can RIM do an Apple?

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Our local heros RIM are in the news more than ever, and it's not all good news. I recently wrote a blog post pertaining to global success and maintaining that success. This…