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Ian Portsmouth is the editor and associate publisher of PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success. He has won several awards for his business writing, including three National Magazine Award nominations. Ian is also the editor of Marketing Masters: The Best Ideas of Canada's Savviest Marketers and is a frequent media commentator on the management issues and best practices of Canadian growth companies.

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The kids are alright By Ian Portsmouth  | September 13, 2010

Canada’s hottest startups have defied the odds to grow spectacularly—and profitably. But what does the future hold for the next generation of new businesses?

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Topics  Startup  /  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast: Consolidating Financial Services By Ian Portsmouth  | January 09, 2012 Companies conducting financial transactions at numerous institutions wastes time and resources. The simple way to avoid that situation is to consolidate all your business and personal banking with a single financial institution. Ian Portsmouth speaks with BMO's Darrel Moriama. Podcast...
Business opportunity news you can use By Ian Portsmouth  | December 13, 2011 Because we’ve been too busy coping with a “global economic crisis” for the past year, we’re giving you a PROFIT update while we have the chance
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast: Cloud Computing By Ian Portsmouth  | November 28, 2011 Why is the cloud so hot today? Among small business owners and the companies that serve them, cloud computing represents a chance to do away with a lot of expensive IT infrastructure and access the latest and greatest applications on a shoestring budget.But as with any hot new...
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Topics  Startup  /  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast: Immigrant Entrepeneurs By Ian Portsmouth  | November 28, 2011 Each year, about a quarter of a million people come to Canada to start a new life and a significant percentage of them are or hope to be entrepreneurs. Ian Portsmouth chats with Roger Peers, founder of Newcomersstartup.com, and Royson Ng, the president of Samtack Incorporated...
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast: Women Entrepreneurs By Ian Portsmouth  | November 14, 2011 Despite the hefty vibrancy in the business world, female entrepreneurs continue to face some barriers to their success. Ian Portsmouth chats with Professor Barbara Orser, Deloitte Chair in the Management of Growth Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa...
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast: Economic Outlook By Ian Portsmouth  | October 31, 2011 With 'volatile' being the the operative world for the world economic climate, Sal Guatieri advises on how to deal with these interesting times.(Podcast 108)
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast 107 - SMB Benefit Plans By Ian Portsmouth  | October 18, 2011 Offering an employee health benefits plan might be easier and less costly than you think.
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Topics  Leadership Michael Lee-Chin: Do well. Do good. Be happy By Ian Portsmouth  | October 11, 2011 By following this simple code, Michael Lee-Chin makes a better life for himself and countless others
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast 106 – Selling Your Business By Ian Portsmouth  | October 04, 2011 Getting ready to sell your business? Don't fall into the overvaluation trap.
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Topics  Finances  /  Multimedia Podcast 105 – Innovation By Ian Portsmouth  | September 20, 2011 Research and technology are the typical avenues to innovation, but knowing your customer and applying that knowledge properly are just as key.
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