Going to a conference or other industry event can be a great boost to your business. You learn new things, hear about future trends and network within your industry. But if you’re a solopreneur, particularly if you’re outside of a major urban centre, how do you find out about events and how do you figure […]
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Yesterday I talked about the reasons for having an exit strategy. Now I’ll look at what you need to do to create one. First, you need to identify your exit date. Obviously you’ll be doing things differently if you’re looking at exiting your business within five years than if you’re planning to continue working for
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According to the Canadian Federation for Independent Business over one third of Canadian small business owners plan to leave their business within the next five years, two thirds within the next ten. Yet only ten percent have a formal, written succession plan, 38 percent have an informal plan and 52 percent have no plan at
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This week’s host of the Blogging Boomers Carnival is Wesley over at Life Two. This week’s Carnival includes over 40 makeup tips, helping children understand the enormity of the election of Barack Obama as president, counting your blessings and much more. If you’re looking for some guidance for surviving the “middle ages”, please check out
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One of the hardest things about being an entrepreneur is not having someone to bounce ideas off of. You don’t have anyone in the next cubicle to ask “hey, how do you do …” However, if you’ve built a good social media network, you can have the next best thing. I’m currently organizing a course
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If you are planning to use social media as a marketing tool you need to keep two goals front and centre to guide all your actions. Goal One: Connect with people, don’t just collect names First you need to remember the social in social media. And you need to keep in mind social media sites
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When you think of networking you probably imagine trying to meet with potential customers, networking to increase sales. But networking with colleagues/competitors is just as productive. Just this week I fired off an email to a colleague complaining about the service I planned to use to set up my affiliate program … it wasn’t going
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With the financial markets in turmoil, gas prices in perpetual flux and the media pronouncing economic doom and gloom at every turn, it’s no wonder many people are nervous about their financial situation. Many small business owners are worried; some with good reason. My parents have noticed several businesses they have shopped with in the
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Blogging Boomers Carnival is being hosted by Fabulous After 40 this week. Written by The Glam Gals Deborah Boland of Toronto, Ontario, and JoJami Tyler, of Wilmington, Delaware, Fabulous After 40 helps women 40 plus look and feel fabulous. This week’s Carnival topics are even more varied than usual: are 50-year-old men the most romantic,
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In 2000, Harry Wagter moved to Ontario from Alberta and like many out-of-work baby boomers, he had difficulty finding in job in spite of pundits telling us employers need to court older workers. “I was a dinosaur,” says Harry. He began looking at purchasing a franchise. “I wanted to buy myself a job.” Harry was
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