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Category Archives: Tips and Advice
Assisting in the Promotion of Your Business
Our role at Halton Region Small Business Centre is to work with entrepreneurs and small business owners as they bring their business ideas to life and continue to grow those business ventures. In addition to assisting our customers through consultations, … Continue reading
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Tagged assistance, business card, consultants, entrepreneurs, facebook, Halton, help, information, network, plaque, RBC, Resources, Royal Bank, seminars, small business, Success, Twitter, Wall of Fame
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Advice for Mompreneurs: be realistic, take time to plan and have solid support networks in place
According to RBC Group, there are 821,000 self employed women contributing $18 billion to the Canadian economy. About half are mothers. A recent Toronto Star article notes that “mompreneurship” is on the rise, “helped along by an increase in women … Continue reading
Target Specifically When Tackling World Markets
When we speak with clients who are thinking of trading domestically, we advise them to choose: specific geographic regions with appropriate demographics, and psychographics that match their highest probability buyers. This allows companies to make sure they are selling products … Continue reading
The Business Number – Which One Do You Need?
Q. I’ve got work as a subcontractor and the business I’ll be working for has asked me for my business number. What do I need to do to get a business number? A. A business number is requested by the … Continue reading
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Tagged BIN, BN, Business Identification Number, business number, Canada Revenue Agency, CM RP, corporate income tax, CRA, employee, employee source deductions, export, HST, import, independent contractor, Master Business Licence, payer, Province of Ontario, receipts, registration, Revenue Canada, RM, RT, service Ontario, subcontractor
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Heed the Warnings – Icebergs Ahead!
The sinking of the Titanic seems to be on everyone’s mind lately. With the recent release of the 3D movie, the subject has been revisited and discussed from all different angles. The Titanic was called “unsinkable”, but on April 14, … Continue reading
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Tagged #D, aware, be prepared, business, competitor, disaster, don't sell, economy, Entrepreneur, Halton Small Business Centre, iceberg, lost sale, products, Public Safety Canada, Services, sink, slow, structure, Titanic, unforeseen, unsinkable, warning, what if
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Employee or Independent Contractor?
The question of whether to position yourself as an employee or an independent contractor comes up on a weekly basis at our Small Business Centre as clients try to determine their status or the status of those they are looking … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages, benefits, business centre, Canada Pension Plan, Canada Revenue Agency, CPP, deductions, disability, disadvantages, EI, employee, Employment Insurance, Halton Region Small Business Centre, hire, income tax, independent contractor, insurance, part time, RC410, risk, severance, termination, workers' compensation
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Marketing Is Not Sales. Both Need To Be Intentional.
In the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field telling him, “If you build it, he will come”. I’m confident the voice didn’t mean customers to your new small business. Getting customers … Continue reading
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Tagged brand recognition, business, business plan, CRM, Customer Relationship Management system, customers, Entrepreneur, Halton Region Small Business Centre, increase, leads, market, marketing, measure, monthly sales, planning, prospect list, sales call, software, Success, target, tradeshow
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Stay Inspired – You Can Do It!
Running a business can be a daunting task. It requires focus and flexibility. Waking up every morning with your day planned and tasks to complete helps to push you forward but there are times when you don’t feel like getting … Continue reading
Tax time tips: keep up today to avoid playing catch up tomorrow
It’s tax time. Are you relaxed? Hopefully you have already issued T4s to your employees. We’re now in that small window of time where you may not yet be feeling the pressure of the April 30 payment deadline (or your … Continue reading
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Tagged Entrepreneur, small business, tax time, taxes
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Turn your ideas into a business this summer
The Halton Small Business Centre is gearing up for another exciting summer with the Summer Company Program. Applications are coming in daily from enterprising students looking to turn their ideas into a real business with financial resources of up to $3,000 … Continue reading
