By Candace Huntly So, you’ve decided to start a business blog. You have made a fantastic decision that you won’t regret… OK, you might regret it a bit when you are madly trying to meet your self-imposed deadlines after a busy week, but it will all be worth it in the end once you have […]
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February 18, 2016
As an entrepreneur, you have put blood, sweat, and tears (hopefully more of the latter two) into building your business. It’s an extension of you. Sometimes that leads to overprotective behaviour that could actually be harming the growth of your business in the long run. You have to learn to let go. Letting go doesn’t […]
February 11, 2016
Oh, bad habits. We all have them, even if we don’t want to admit it. The first step is admitting you have a problem. For example, I had to tear my eyeballs away from Facebook long enough to start this post. It’s 5 PM at the end of a long day that is far from […]
October 9, 2014
We have all heard the phrase, “It’s just business” and it’s usually associated with some sort of negative situation. As a professional and business owner, a recent situation got me thinking about this. Being told so often to take emotion out of the equation raises an interesting question. Is it ever “just business”? Here are […]
September 25, 2014
As a small business owner, it can be very overwhelming at times to get everything done successfully and in a timely fashion. Most of us have been in a place where there is so much to do that you have no idea where to start, so nothing gets done, yet you still feel so busy […]
July 24, 2014
A business plan is one of the most important things you will ever create for your business. As a start-up, it helps to outline your pathway to a sustained profit. As an established business, keeping your business plan up to date and revisiting it on a regular basis keeps you on track. Measure your achievements […]
June 19, 2014
Do you ever have those days where you are sitting in your office and it doesn’t matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to focus on one thing long enough to get anything accomplished? I am not one to use sports references much, but I see it as being pretty much the same […]