Loudon Owen and Michel Vulpe, the guys who took on Microsoft and won.

Podcast

How to protect your intellectual property

Entrepreneurs who took on Microsoft talk about the lessons learned during the fight

Panellists Mitch Joel and Amber MacArthur.

Panel discussion

Twitter, Facebook et al.: Are they worth it?

Small businesses can capitalize on social media -- or fail spectacularly

Jeff Hill, a Frogbox operating partner.

Frogbox makes your move green

A simple idea finds legs in a West Coast firm that offers plastic moving boxes

Marnie Walker sold her bus firm Student Express.

Selling your business

Even the Great One could use an exit strategy

High-octane entrepreneurs are usually too busy to consider the implications of leaving their businesses through early retirement or buyout

White Spot restaurant

Exports

Burger chain sizzles in the Far East

Vancouver’s White Spot focuses on Asia, where its new Triple O’s franchises outperform some of their Canadian counterparts

Co-founders of CanvasPop are Nazim Ahmed, left, and Adrian Salamunovic.

Web commerce

Art-on-canvas company stretches its concept

Ottawa outfit that creates images based on a customer's DNA launches a new business - transforming snapshots into wall art. The idea is to capitalize on the desire for custom everything

Economic picture still not very bright, and more layoffs are in store, manufacturers say

High dollar is also adding to their woes

Technology

3-D firm set to catch next wave in home-entertainment world

'There's a huge 3-D tsunami coming,' says chief of Montreal company

Going solo

Ready, set, thrive: How to successfully work alone

A young lawyer passionate about climate-change law meets a savvy marketing expert to discuss how best to run her company

Incentives

Job well done? Small businesses use credit-card points to reward staff

Programs are becoming a way to keep staff happy and productive

H1N1 could hamper Canada's economic recovery

Absenteeism rates could add up to a third of companies' work forces

A little venture capital goes a long way

In a Web 2.0 world, many businesses don't need a fortune to get started

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