Peer-to-Peer

Peer-to-Peer: The Bank of Mom

Question Last issue the president of an Edmonton-based startup wrote to ask PROFIT-Xtra readers: “My company is just over a year old. I started it with my own money, but ...

Peer-to-Peer: When your staff covet your company

Question In the Nov. 23 – Dec. 6 issue, an employee of a Montreal-based small business wrote to ask PROFIT-Xtra readers: “I work at a small, specialized company owned by ...

Peer-to-Peer: “My senior executive is dying”

Question Last issue the president of a mid-sized IT consultancy based in Vancouver wrote to ask PROFIT-Xtra readers: “One of my senior executives is on leave due to illness. He ...

Peer-to-Peer: Should I ‘fire’ a major customer?

Question Last issue, the president and CEO of a Winnipeg-based company wrote to ask PROFIT-Xtra readers: “I am considering ‘firing’one of my customers. He’s very rude to my employees, he’s ...

Peer-to-Peer: Let down by my partners

Question Last issue, the president of a Toronto-based company wrote to ask PROFIT-Xtra readers: “Our corporation has three equal partners. We all signed personally for a business line of credit. ...

Peer-to-Peer: How can business owners stop employees from stealing ideas and starting their own companies?

Question “I am a new entrepreneur running a small but growing business in custom window fashions and home furnishings. I spent thousands of hours and dollars acquiring market information and ...

Peer-to-Peer: How can I get an export program rolling without spending too much?

Question “I run a small manufacturing company in London, Ont. There’s not much of a market for my product here in Canada, but there’s a huge global market for it. ...

Peer-to-Peer: How to overcome a sales slump

Question “Hate to admit this, but after two-and-a-half straight years of success, I’m in a bit of a sales slump. Now I feel myself getting a tad desperate and pressing ...

Peer-to-Peer: Office romance remedies

Should SME's allow budding romances to flourish in the workplace?

Peer-to-Peer: What sales strategy should I use to break into a new market?

Question “I’m trying to crack the B.C. market and am not sure whether it makes more sense to hire a full-time salesperson or to get part-time representation from someone there ...