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PROFIT: Issue - May 2011

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Topic:  How-To-Guides
How to do way more with less By Jim McElgunn  | April 11, 2011   Stop cutting, and start producing!
renewanle resource
Topic:  Technology
Tech’s renewable resource By Jacob Stoller  | April 12, 2011   What cloud computing really is, and how it can help your business.
Cretier
Topic:  Ask The Legends
Ask the legends: Stephan Cretier By Ian Portsmouth April 11, 2011   The founder of the global security behemoth speaks with PROFIT’s Ian Portsmouth about the art of acquisitions, how he managed through Garda’s darkest hour and business skills acquired by umpiring baseball
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Topic:  Technology
Innovations @ Work 2011 By Eleanor Beaton  | April 11, 2011   This year’s Innovations@Work award winners all have intriguing new ideas, but how they developed and commercialized their products is what really counts.
Handbook
Topic:  Handbook
Five simple things By Greig Clark  | April 12, 2011   Getting ahead in business boils down to executing well—which is much easier when you practise the basics religiously
Topic:  Finances / Handbook
How to set up your business for an acquisition By Jeff Llewellyn  | April 12, 2011   When the time comes to sell your business, you will need to open up your operations and financial statements to the eyes of external parties. To improve the likelihood of selling your business for the best price, and to make the sale process as efficient as possible, there are a...
Topic:  Sales & Marketing / Handbook
How do I get a new salesperson up to speed? By Harvey Copeman  | April 12, 2011   I have just one big tip. As a sales manager, you need to put an orientation plan together and commit to it. So many sales managers make the mistake of investing a lot of time in recruiting and hiring their next star, but then failing to prepare and execute a comprehensive orientation...
Topic:  HR
Should my company have a formal employee succession plan? By Carmine Domanico  | April 12, 2011   Employee succession planning is a process by which a company ensures that people are recruited, assessed and groomed to fill future openings in each key role within the company. Effective succession planning involves much more than having a list of names to fill potential leadership...
better borrower
Topic:  Finances / How-To-Guides
Be a better borrower By Chris Atchison  | April 12, 2011   When friends and family are your financiers, there’s a lot more at stake than a business. Take these steps to cut the risk.
safer passage
Topic:  Exporting / Handbook
Safer passage By Deborah Aarts  | April 12, 2011   Five common-sense ways to overcome the dynamic and increasingly complex rules governing cross-border shipping.
They own the place
Topic:  HR / Peer - to - Peer / Handbook
They think they own the place! By Joanna Track  | April 11, 2011   How to nurture intrapreneurship among your employees and make your business boom.
slash legal
Topic:  Handbook
How to slash your legal costs By Annette Bourdeau  | April 12, 2011   You might not be qualified to argue a complex legal dispute, but you're well equipped to make your case for lower legal fees. Sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Opportunity
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Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
The bright continent By Profit staff  | April 12, 2011   What should Canadian entrepreneurs know about business opportunities in Africa?
Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
It’s hammer time By Deborah Aarts  | April 12, 2011   Building isn’t booming, but there are some construction hot spots.
only in canada
Topic:  Sales & Marketing / Opportunities & Trends
Only in Canada? By Bryan Borzykowski  | April 12, 2011   Anomalous Networks is in the black. Now it seeks to push its wireless cost-control product abroad.
Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
The instability vaccine By Rick Spence  | April 12, 2011   Build resilience into your business and turn market uncertainty into opportunity.
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Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
The ultimate mash-up By Ian Chamandy and Ken Aber  | April 12, 2011   Mix permitted bootlegging with outside-in innovation, and you’ll get a leg up on the competition.
canadas hotest industry
Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
Franchising: Canada’s hottest industry By Jim McElgunn  | April 12, 2011   Why is interest in franchising sky-high? Demographics, immigration and new franchise niches.
league own
Topic:  Opportunities & Trends
A league of your own By Deborah Aarts  | April 12, 2011   Supplier-diversity initiatives give woman- and minority-owned businesses improved access to corporate and government contracts. And they’re starting to catch on.
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