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TELUS Talks Business Challenge - Win $100,000 Small Business Grant

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Do you want the chance to win $100,000 small business grant, plus your company will be profiled in the pages of the Report on Business.Explain the biggest challenge your business…

Excuse Me I Am Not a Visitor in Your Hotel, But Can You Help Me, The Hotel I Am a Guest In Apparently Can't!

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

The hotel Dave and I are staying in is an OK hotel, close to Heathrow Airport and Dave's two office locations, and we knew this was not a vacation so have no problem not being in…

Important Points When Setting Up A Marketing Promotion

by Anonymous

In the world today where digital media is providing what you need the moment you require it, there are no more reasons why business people must not market or advertise their…

Change The Way YOU Think

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

I was recently lucky enough to be invited to speak to a group of small business owners in Ireland and, like a lot of countries today this beautiful place is going through the…

Some Great Ideas on Marketing Your Business On-Line

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

I found this great article via @helices a guy I follow on #Twitter. http://mdsresource.net/2011/02/marketing-your-business-online-double-leads/What are your thoughts? Do you…

Small Business Lessons From The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

I read this interesting article via @rickross10, a great guy I follow on #Twitter.http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/small-business-lessons-from-the-…

Become Great at What You do - Advice From Robert Herjavec

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Check out this article via The Record Newspaper http://www.therecord.com/news/business/article/528489--become-great-at-what-you-do-dragon-s-den-co-star-tells-laurier-audience

First-time buyers in major Canadian markets move to get in ahead of higher interest rates

by Ian Inglis

First-time buyers in major Canadian markets move to get in ahead of higher interest rates.Driven by the threat of higher interest rates down the road, first-time buyers are…

No Cold Soup At Your Retirement

by Anonymous

All retirees hope and pray they will have enough ready money to see them contentedly through their retirement duration. The option is visibly more threatening, namely they will…

RE/MAX Yard Sale for the Cure

by Ian Inglis

 Join us on Saturday, May 28th, 2011"Yard Sale for the Cure" 8:00am-2:00pm                Yard Sale for…

No Internet? Did I Fly to The Moon!

by Linda Ockwell-Jenner

Call me spoiled, I say I am just used to having the Internet at my beck and call, I live in Canada and that’s how I like it! I did realize when Dave and I set out on our business/…

The colour of life and springtime which comes round again and again.

by Dorothy Fry

The birthstone for May with its rich green reflecting the colors of spring, Emeralds have been treasured for thousands of years as an emblem of rebirth and enduring love. The…