Reduce Conflicts & Costs: Human Resource Tips for Start-Ups & Small Businesses
All businesses, including start-ups, should embrace some sort of HR management. We’ve shared our insights on some of the best practices to drive growth.
Itracks Receives $1.1M From the Business Scale-up and Productivity Program
A Saskatoon company developing market research tools was awarded $1.1M from the Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) program.
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster
The Digital Technology Supercluster, based in BC, is one of Canada’s five Innovation Superclusters. Read more about what the program supports.
Government Invests Over $1.7 Billion in the Canada Training Benefit
Beginning in 2020, the Canada Training Benefit (CTB) will help workers reduce the cost of training by up to 50%. Learn more.
Why Do We Keep Listening to Dale Carnegie?
How to Win Friends & Influence People is one of the best-selling books of all time. But is there still truth and relevancy to it in today’s modern world?
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[Webinar] February 27: Navigating ERP Implementation + Funding Support
Attend the Navigating ERP Implementation + Funding Support webinar on Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 to learn about implementing ERP software and funding programs.
Hold on to Your Marketing Team: New Research on AI and Marketing
The latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are influencing almost all aspects of business operations – including marketing.
Process Visualization: Mapping and Improving your Operations
Understanding your core processes is critical to managing the growth and development of your company. As you grow, you need to be able to understand how your company can take on additional sales (what’s your capacity, do you manage all aspects of production internally, how does the company interact with customers), develop new products (what…
Can SMART Goals Really Improve Employee Performance?
There is an abundance of research that suggests that helping employees set specific, difficult goals leads to higher performance. In an article in American Psychologist, Edwin Lock and Gary Latham indicate through their investigations on goal setting and motivation that when managers and employers help employees develop clear, challenging goals, the benefits for the organization…
Evaluating Your Marketing Approach
Over the past several years there has been a big shift in marketing. Businesses used to be able to rely on traditional outbound approaches – cold calling, mass mailers, etc. – to reach existing and prospective clients. These techniques worked in a selling environment where the customer had limited access to information and resources to…