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Originally published by the Globe and Mail Driving down the road one day in 2013, Balbir Sohi found the answer to how she could bring improved oral health to the wider population. Ms. Sohi a dental hygienist and Tor in Brampton, Ont., had recently started a business offering her hygiene and education services to people […]
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Originally published in Air Miles for Small Businesses Anyone can throw together a business plan using software or online templates, but if your intended plan needs to make big tracks with potential investors and lenders, you need to dig deep and challenge your own assumptions. For qualified advice and a bit of insider savvy, we […]
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Originally published in the Globe and Mail. As Richard Beaumont drove down the highway toward Herman Miller’s head office in Zeeland, Mich., in 2010, he felt equal parts excitement and fear. If the meeting with the office furniture giant went well, it would likely change the trajectory of his own small business, Toronto-based Green Standards […]
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You may have heard the phrase “cash is king.” In small business, cash is not king; cash is air. Without it, the business cannot survive. It is its very lifeblood. For small businesses to grow and prosper, cash must be forecast, monitored, and ideally enhanced. Big business methodologies have some value in small business, but […]
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Originally published in the Globe and Mail. Freshly crafted beer may be the star item on Yellow Dog Brewing’s product menu, but the Port Moody, B.C., microbrewery serves up much more than tasty ales. With a prime spot right across from the city’s biggest park and a backyard that includes a patio and picnic area, […]