Confusion surrounds the federal privacy law that takes effect today, with many small businesses unprepared or unaware of the new rules and Quebec threatening a constitutional challenge.

CICA to be small firms' privacy aide
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants is assuming the role of mentor to small business in regard to the country's new privacy laws.

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Practices
All the world's a stage when you're the boss
Shakespeare outlined the seven ages of man in As You Like It and Warren Bennis, the University of Southern California management expert, says the same seven stages apply to leaders as they advance in their careers.


Entrepreneurs ignore sources of money
Many owners of small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses don't know how to tap existing sources of financing, a new study says.

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Taxes
12 Tax Tips To Munch On
Why do we call money dough? Everyone knows that dough tends to stick to your fingers, while money tends to slip through them. Good tax tips, on the other hand, can be a lot like doughnuts. If you try one, it could make life a lot sweeter.

Top 10 tax-filing errors to avoid
After hiring an accountant in 1998, Jim Mahon was surprised to learn how he'd failed to take full advantage for several years of all the tax deductions he was entitled to as a self-employed entrepreneur.

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Economy
Economy growing smartly, CFIB says
Small business has grown more confident in the past three months -- an indicator that the economy is growing smartly during the final quarter of the year, according to a survey released yesterday.

Immigration, energy sector seen boosting small-business growth
Ontario, Alberta will lead the pack over next five years, CIBC report says.

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