Most Canadian businesses are required to register for GST.  The exception being some small suppliers – sole proprietorships, partnerships o...

The word "failure" has negative connotations. It is hard to think of anything positive when discussing failures. Yet, many busines...

If you are like most Canadians in business, you've probably wondered if you can ever get something back from the government, after you...

No longer can it be said that business is a man's world. Female entrepreneurs are an integral part of the business world. According to a...

If you own a retail business, you will understand exactly what the issue at hand is all about. How much of your hard-earned money goes to t...

Money makes the world go 'round. It also gets your startup business up and running. Many a new business venture has failed due to a lac...

Recent economic records this summer seem to indicate brighter days on the Canadian horizon. Earlier, analysts had predicted a $100 million s...

British Columbia has been seriously affected by the global recession. As a province with many communities heavily reliant on resource-based ...

Looking back just a little, the current recession took hold in 2007 when the inflated U.S. real estate bubble exploded. The speed with which...

The recession is in bloom. People fear for their jobs. The economic future is questionable. It may be the perfect time to start your own bus...

Government officials and economic analysts are in common agreement that Canada is headed out of the recession. While there are disagreements...

In a country that is so highly attached to Internet access and the latest high-tech gadgetry, Canadians are slow to adopt the trend of cyber...

Gone are the days when a Canadian family would hop in the car and drive down for a day to the closest city in the U.S. to do a little shoppi...

Following promises made in last fall's election campaign and, more recently, in last November's throne speech, Canadian Prime Minist...

Energy prices have truly influenced the global economy over the last couple of years. As gasoline prices have moved down in 2009, one result...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This old adage has become the modern modus operandi for many companies. As many companies ...

Summing up the recent annual conference of Canadian provincial premiers, the nation's provincial leaders called upon the Federal governm...

Believe it or not, there more to a business card than meets the eye. In the highly competitive market of job searching, a custom designed an...

Thanks to the Canadian Government's recent investments in the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) through the Business Credit Avai...

At the end of the day, your product may be outstanding and you may provide terrific value, but, let's face it, times are tough for small...