Each time you hire a new employee, you likely explain where you visualize your startup going. This is perfect, a vision. In fact, this information is crucial for the new hire to be educated on. Unfortunately, as each day becomes more and more chaotic, it can be difficult to re-iterate this long-term vision on a… Read more >
Small Business
Being Efficient and Fraud Free
Written by Sarah Wiseman While there are many different kinds of corporate fraud, it is employee fraud that is the number one cause of fraud in small businesses. No business owner wants to feel that they employ untrustworthy people, however sometimes temptation or personal financial pressures can push even the hardest working, and most trusted… Read more >
Five Ways to Protect Your Information Assets
Written by Francis Liska It’s time to look forward to 2012 and think of practical steps that can be taken to make your business stronger. Protection of information assets is one area that is often overlooked until disaster strikes. While there are many things you should do to protect your organization’s information assets, my goal… Read more >
Avoiding the Summer Time Blues
Written by Francis Liska The summer season is upon us. For most of us, that means taking time away from business to enjoy some well earned vacation. Yet for some, it is almost impossible to get away. For many, even though they are on vacation, they really can’t leave the business behind for more than… Read more >
Leadercast Notes – R. MacNeill
Written by Richard MacNeill I had the privilege of participating in an incredibly motivating and inspiring event last week. It was my first time attending Chick-fil-a Leadercast, a conference featuring world-class speakers and business leaders. I took pages of notes during the day; here are a few of the things I learned: “Momentum is a… Read more >
Leadercast Notes – M. Lawrence
Written by M. Lawrence The Chick-fil-A Leadercast was a huge success that brought together many passionate and experienced speakers. The Leadercast was very interactive and brought a comical approach to business conferences. The organization before, during and after the conference was very well done, having heard how easy and efficient the sign up process was… Read more >
Leadercast Notes – A. Hurrell
Written by Andrew Hurrell As a sponsor of the event in Ottawa it was a pleasure to participate in this inspiring training event. There were many great moments and take away messages, but here are a few of my favourites from the day: Seth Godin on ART: “You are either an accountant or an artist”. … Read more >
Leadercast Notes – F. Liska
Written by Francis Liska “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change” – Dr. Wayne Dyer This quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer, an internationally recognized author and speaker on self development describes very well the value of Leadercast. Over the course of the day, eleven world renowned thought… Read more >
What’s Keeping You Awake at Night?
Written by Ron Prehogan (President, Equitas Consulting) In family owned businesses, issues arise when family interests and business needs collide.