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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:07:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The 4 Advisors Who Could Save You From Yourself http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:12 +0000 Phoebe Fung http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53757 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757/feed 0 How Top-Tier Companies Build Tech Strategies http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-top-tier-companies-build-tech-strategies-53708?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-top-tier-companies-build-tech-strategies-53708#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:26 +0000 Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53708 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-top-tier-companies-build-tech-strategies-53708/feed 0 5 Steps to a Worry-Free Vacation http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/5-steps-to-a-worry-free-vacation-53688?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/5-steps-to-a-worry-free-vacation-53688#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:47 +0000 Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53688 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/5-steps-to-a-worry-free-vacation-53688/feed 0 100 Brilliant Business Ideas to Inspire the Entrepreneurial Thinker http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/100-brilliant-business-ideas-to-inspire-the-entrepreneurial-thinker-53650?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/100-brilliant-business-ideas-to-inspire-the-entrepreneurial-thinker-53650#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:18 +0000 Rick Spence http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53650 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/100-brilliant-business-ideas-to-inspire-the-entrepreneurial-thinker-53650/feed 0 Alberta SMEs Offer Perks in Lieu of Higher Salaries http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/alberta-smes-struggle-to-meet-salary-expectations-53667?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/alberta-smes-struggle-to-meet-salary-expectations-53667#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:08 +0000 Advisor Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53667 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/alberta-smes-struggle-to-meet-salary-expectations-53667/feed 0 POLL//Credit for Small Purchases: Smallenfreuden or Smallenfishy http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/polldoes-smallenfreuden-scare-you-53654?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/polldoes-smallenfreuden-scare-you-53654#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:52:57 +0000 Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53654 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/polldoes-smallenfreuden-scare-you-53654/feed 1 Unexpected Business Lessons from a Beekeeper http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/what-a-beekeeper-can-teach-you-about-business-trends-53638?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/what-a-beekeeper-can-teach-you-about-business-trends-53638#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:49:06 +0000 Chandra Clarke http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53638 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/what-a-beekeeper-can-teach-you-about-business-trends-53638/feed 1 The New Regs That Could Handicap Your Sales Campaign http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/spam-law-will-make-it-harder-to-target-prospects-53620?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/spam-law-will-make-it-harder-to-target-prospects-53620#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:35:50 +0000 Jim McElgunn http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53620 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/spam-law-will-make-it-harder-to-target-prospects-53620/feed 2 How to Tweet: Lessons From Twitter Canada’s Kirstine Stewart http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-to-tweet-lessons-from-twitter-canada%e2%80%99s-kirstine-stewart-53607?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-to-tweet-lessons-from-twitter-canada%e2%80%99s-kirstine-stewart-53607#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:10:09 +0000 Michael Oliveira for The Canadian Press http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53607 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/technology/how-to-tweet-lessons-from-twitter-canada%e2%80%99s-kirstine-stewart-53607/feed 0 The Crucial Step Your Sales Reps Could be Skipping http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-reps-crm-targets-53528?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-reps-crm-targets-53528#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:31:04 +0000 Matthew Cook http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53528 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-reps-crm-targets-53528/feed 0 You, Too, Can be a Millionaire! http://www.profitguide.com/news/wealth-53595?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/news/wealth-53595#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:09 +0000 Jim McElgunn http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53595 http://www.profitguide.com/news/wealth-53595/feed 0 E-Commerce Now a Must in Certain Sectors http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/e-commerce-growing-fast-53573?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/e-commerce-growing-fast-53573#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:08:02 +0000 Chris Powell for Marketing http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53573 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/e-commerce-growing-fast-53573/feed 0 How to Make Google AdWords Pay http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-google-adwords-53520?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-google-adwords-53520#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:14 +0000 Lisa Shepherd http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53520 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/sales-marketing/sales-google-adwords-53520/feed 0 Turning New Products Into Profit http://www.profitguide.com/businesscast/new-products-research-development-entrepreneur-53558?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/businesscast/new-products-research-development-entrepreneur-53558#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:09 +0000 Andrew Brown & Robert Gold http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53558 http://www.profitguide.com/businesscast/new-products-research-development-entrepreneur-53558/feed 0 Why We’re Addicted to Email http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/productivity-email-53509?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/productivity-email-53509#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:20:22 +0000 Mira Shenker http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53509 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/productivity-email-53509/feed 0 What’s Your Company’s Super Power? http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/competitive-advantage-53439?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/competitive-advantage-53439#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:00:58 +0000 David Kincaid http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53439 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/strategy-operations/competitive-advantage-53439/feed 0 The CEO’s Disease http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/emotional-intelligence-leadership-53501?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/emotional-intelligence-leadership-53501#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:00:21 +0000 Mira Shenker http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53501 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/emotional-intelligence-leadership-53501/feed 0 Canada’s Reported Hiring Spree http://www.profitguide.com/news/canadas-reported-hiring-spree-53494?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/news/canadas-reported-hiring-spree-53494#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:58:53 +0000 Julian Beltrame for the Canadian Press http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53494 http://www.profitguide.com/news/canadas-reported-hiring-spree-53494/feed 1 So You Want to Be a Growth Leader? http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/profit-500-growth-leader-53282?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/profit-500-growth-leader-53282#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:44 +0000 Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53282 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/profit-500-growth-leader-53282/feed 0 Slave Labour No More: the Art of Ethical Intern Hiring http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/can-you-still-get-away-with-hiring-unpaid-interns-53429?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/can-you-still-get-away-with-hiring-unpaid-interns-53429#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:32 +0000 Laura Williams http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53429 http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/human-resources/can-you-still-get-away-with-hiring-unpaid-interns-53429/feed 1