Outsourcing Can Help Small Business When interviewing business owners one of my favourite things to do right at the start is play the crystal ball game. Huh? We role play a scenario where the owner is given a crystal ball and allowed to ask for 3 tactical wishes to help in their business. Sorry, no Continue Reading …
Canadian Small Business Facts
Canadian Small Business Facts With Canada’s 148th Birthday celebrations upon us, today we turn our attention to Small Business in Canada and set to work scouring the various interwebs to see what interesting facts we could find. Our finds were then pooled together here to form a quick glance into the Canadian economy in general Continue Reading …
Planning for 2015
Photo credit: A Christmas Story (1983) Warner Bros. Setting your Business sights in 2015? Well, it’s that time of year again and as a new year rolls around, many of us find our thoughts drifting towards all the changes we’d like to see happen this year. How to make more money? How to work smarter Continue Reading …
The Story of Jack and Ted
(Photo Credit: AMC/Ursula Coyote) Competition in Business, Rivalries and the Customer Experience Once upon a time there were two guys named Jack and Ted. This is their story. Jack and Ted worked in the same industry in the same town. It wasn’t an overly small town, but it wasn’t a big city, either and it Continue Reading …
Strategic Marketing – Finding your Signal in all the Noise
Social Media is everywhere – there’s no doubt on that one – and Business Owners now more than ever before need to 1) educate themselves on its power and features and then 2) make damn sure their business and brand is well represented in it. By now most of us have heard the saying that Continue Reading …
Black Tie Awards Nomination
Well, I received a very nice email earlier this morning from the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce and am very pleased or rather Stoked to announce that I’ve been nominated for a Black Tie Award in the Customer Service category ! They just made my day :) Customer Service nominees are recognized for demonstrating Continue Reading …
What do you mean it’s not my Website?
I started writing this blog post last fall but then got sidetracked only to have the same issue come up again with a new client, so this time, here we go! For most people, the thought of building a web site can seem a little daunting and while there’s no shortage of free web builder Continue Reading …