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Grow: Mark Healy
Apps mania mimics the dot-com boom
Executives, entrepreneurs and consumers know they are going to be big, and there is consensus that we've only scratched the surface
Live, 1 p.m. ET Friday
Tech tips for business
Steve Hnatiuk will take your questions about technology and small business
Earlier discussion
Your questions answered on small-business loans
Alec Morley of TD Canada Trust joined us for an online discussion
Earlier webinar
What will be top in tech this year?
Our panel on the tools that can help small businesses get ahead
Reader pics
Here's looking at you
We asked you to share photos with us from company events. Here's a selection
Business-building podcast
Finding gold in Olympic-style big events
Small businesses can capitalize on special events if they know where to look
Report on Small Business Magazine
Featured article from the latest issue
Watch for stories and features to be rotated through this space on a regular basis, and look for a relaunch of the magazine in March, when it will be rebranded under the Your Business label
Your Business Columnists
Exit: John Warrillow
Three secrets to setting up advisory boards
A hidden advantage for business owners is the ability to play good-cop, bad-cop with a potential buyer
Start: Financing
Small businesses battle ‘risk' tag on loans
Size matters when it comes to securing financing, especially when credit streams start to dry up
Monday Manager
Five elements of a successful family business
Harvey Schachter's guide on how to handle everything from overflowing e-mail to meeting overload
Competition
Coffee chain plans to beat the odds
Vancouver's Caffè Artigiano is expanding, but it's committed to maintaining quality and defying the purists
Your Business Columnists
Start: Mark Evans
Hire smart as the freeze lifts
Companies need to put more stock in understanding and evaluating an individual's potential fit
Exit: John Warrillow
Get off the RFP hamster wheel
The final excerpt from the book Built To Sell focuses on avoiding the commoditization trap
Start: Mark Evans
Phone numbers: old school but valuable
Many customers still want to talk to a real person, so be sure to include in ‘contact' section of your website
Grow: Mia Wedgbury
Shrinking sales? Give your branding a once-over
A product change to meet new market demands is smart business, but telegraphing that effort is equally important
Grow: Narayanan Madhavan
Credit proves a risky business in India
‘There is no credit rating system in India for SMEs,' one owner says, so cash deals are still common
Your Business Columnists
Meet our seven experts
Whether your company is in the startup phase, the growth phase, or the Exit phase, we have words of advice to suit your needs.
From Report on Business
Investing
The Wealthy Barber on carrying debt
And how much should you be saving? Author David Chilton talks to Rob Carrick in our Let's Talk Investing video series
Careers
A hands-free world for workers on the road
Some employers have gone beyond government curbs on driving and talking, while employees grapple with being disconnected
Property Report
Green guts for an old office block
Retrofits can restore competitive edge to energy-hogging 1960s, 70s and 80s office buildings, reducing costs and enabling higher rents
Feature Highlights
Technology
What will be top in tech this year?
Our panel on the tools that can help small businesses get ahead
Leadership
Be an ember, Lululemon's leader says
A coach's job is to ignite the flame and nurture the team's success, retailer tells entrepreneurs
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Tip of the day
'Typically a bank will look for an entrepreneur to have some personal equity invested into the new company before lending bank funds.' -- Alec Morley, who runs Small Business Banking at TD Canada Trust
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