Category: Small Businesses

What is The SR&ED Program?

Canadian Manufacturing companies are looking for the answer to the question what is the SR&ED program? The Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a tax incentive program developed by the Canadian Federal Government,…

Time to Pick a New Print MIS? 5 Expert Recommendations

I’ve worked with ERP systems for many years. During that time, I have worked with businesses in every conceivable industry. Although I was exposed to the graphics arts manufacturing through an envelope manufacturer more than…

Ideal LCBO, Modelled After The Bay, Not Costco

The Costco-model, a Toronto Star article suggests with the help of a couple of retail experts, is the antithesis of what LCBO should endeavor, if profits are the Ontario government’s objective. The stripped-down, utilitarian model…

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central for Manufacturing – A Viable ERP System?

Why Should we care if we can use Dynamics Business Central for Manufacturing? Given the disruption of the past year, a lot of businesses are investigating ways to work remotely and in a hybrid work…

How to Become a Nurse Entrepreneur And Experience Real Freedom

You know you want more freedom and flexibility but you are unsure how to get there. You have a great idea but you don’t know how to turn it into a viable business. You dream…

Canadian Banks – The "Big Five Banks"

The “Big Five Canadian Banks” term refers to the top five banking institutions in Canada. These banks are Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and Bank of Montreal. The…

Design Your Site For Your Customers

The most important person that you need to please when you design your site is your potential customer. I can not stress that enough. I have clients who have told me “I don’t like this…

Save Your Money! Why Writing Your Own ERP Is a Terrible Idea!

Write your own ERP? Are you Crazy! I have been in the ERP space for many years, and I have had more than a few customers tell me that they had written their own ERP…

Why English For Global Business?

Economic, demographic, and cultural changes have driven the establishment of English as the world’s primary language for international communication over other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, French, and German. In part this is…

4 Ways Of Adding Value To Your Business For Sale

Are you planning of selling your business? For you to sell the business at a higher price you need to increase its value. To help you out here are some of the ways in which…