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12 Ways To Sell What’s Not Selling

These simple tactics will help you get more of your slow-moving merchandise out the door

Podcast 88 – Tax Planning

Don't wait until the end of the year to worry about your taxes. By employing some advance planning—and knowing where the opportunities are—you can save yourself a lot of money in the long run

Podcast 87 – CRA Audits

Episode 87 – CRA Audits It could be the most dreaded letter that any business owner can receive: a notice from the Canada Revenue Agency saying that you are about ...

Podcast 86 – Building Corporate Culture

Guest: Mark Wardell What is “corporate culture,” other than a very popular buzzword with modern management circles? Although its definition varies, it’s widely agreed that corporate culture is a crucial ...

Podcast 85 – Employee Share Ownership Plans

If people will always take better care of things that they own versus the things that they don’t, then entrepreneurs would do well to cede some ownership in their firms ...

Podcast 84 – Selling your business

A lot of people get into business for themselves because they want to be their own bosses or achieve a higher standard of living. But in the back of their ...

Podcast 86 – Building Corporate Culture

(Ian Portsmouth: Ian, Mark Wardell:  Mark) Ian:       Welcome to the Business Coach Podcast, an advice-oriented series that tackles the top issues and opportunities facing Canada’s small businesses.  I’m your host, ...

Podcast 83 – Legislative environment for small businesses

Guest: Catherine Swift October 17th marks the start of small business week, 2010.  So it’s a good time to reflect on the legislative environment for small businesses in Canada.  In ...

Podcast 82 – Franchise Agreements

Guest(s): Blair Rebane Franchised outlets number more than 78,000 in Canada, employing more than a million people. It should be added that a significant number of franchisees encounter some unwelcome ...

Podcast 81 – Fall Economic Outlook

Guest(s): Doug Porter Labour Day has come and gone and we are now at the beginning of what many people call the start of the real business year. In this ...

Podcast 80 – Franchising: Your First Steps

Guest(s): Steve Iskierski So you want to start your own business but aren’t convinced you have a million dollar idea? That’s alright because someone else does. Franchise concepts run the gamut ...

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