Traditional marketing efforts have demanded high expenses and time requirements – two large barriers to entry for small businesses with limited budgets. But consumers are becoming less convinced by these traditional marketing techniques. Television commercials that would have worked well 15 years ago just aren’t having the same effect today. Why not? With the advancement…
If you are an information technology company looking to expand your human capital, the Information and Communications Technology Council’s (ICTC) Career Focus Program can help. What is it? The Career Focus Program was created to encourage the hiring of recent IT graduates by providing the employing company with a wage subsidy. The subsidy covers 1/3…
Using the two most popular government funding mechanisms for hiring (see previous blogs) to grow your business, it may appear complicated or too good to be true at first glance. But SMEs have great potential to expand our horizons. I recommend contacting our local Conestoga college and Ken Buitenhuis [kbuitenhuis@conestogac.on.ca] for support on how to provide small business owners…
Please Note: Export Market Access is now closed and not accepting further applications. For trade show grants and other forms of export support, learn more about the CanExport program. Through FEDDEV Ontario, SMEs are able to improve their position in accessing new markets to China and Hong Kong, India and the US marketplace. The EMA program will…
There are seven reasons why thousands of business owners need a business or executive coach. Results are measurable. A good coach can show you how to get more returns with less work. Profit can be monitored. Through a critical driver approach and strategic planning new decision making processes are applied. You build a stronger more…