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Starting over (and over, and over)

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Work-life balance is a crock. Be ready to throw up from stress every morning. It's never about the money. These and other lessons, confessions and gripes from nine of Canada's leading serial entrepreneurs


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Even when it's good for you, gum's a sticky game

The Company: Bonus Gum. The Challenge: Convince consumers to buy a new brand of gum that is packed with antioxidants. The Plan: Keep price down and home in on specialty stores. The Payoff: Hook gum addicts on antioxidants.


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Dressing up a homespun bread dipping product

Cenabal Gourmet Organics: The challenge: How to get the word out when the marketing budget is tiny. The plan: Draw attention to the things that make Cenabal's product different. The payoff: Create buzz, leading to increased sales


Mary Mahoney's Irish Shop signs out

After 37 years on Toronto's Bloor Street, an institution shuts its doors


The lowly whiteboard with a digital twist

With annual sales expected to soon exceed $1-billion, Calgary's Smart Technologies eyes powerhouse position in the training sector


From stoves to scalpels, a career retooler

Leonard Lee talks with Gordon Pitts, plus exclusive video

Report on Small Business Magazine

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Expert advice on how to increase the size of your company


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The most important thing in biz

Rebecca MacDonald on the most important thing in business


Marketing

Ben Barry

Closing a sale

How to seal the deal


Public relations

Mia

Death on the web

How to avoid the three most common website mistakes


Strategy & tactics

Mark Healy

Lessons from the Favre fiasco

Want to stand out today: Be a class act

 

Friday, Sept 12, 1 p.m. (ET)

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Inside the escort business

Earlier Discussion

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Serial successes


Start Your Own 

Start your own ...: tanning salon

Shah Emily Noaman is bringing a new glow to the rich set

Start your own ...: Restaurant

Marc Chartrand sold his house, hit up his parents, and pleaded with every bank in the country. End result: he now owns a restaurant

Start your own ...: Funeral home business

When Darin Hoffman lost his job at a North American funeral home group, he didn't despair, he created his own business

Start your own ...: Tour business

Start your own ...: kitchen business

Start your own ...: Winery

Start your own...: Health food business

Start your own ...: Car dealership

Start your own ...: Liquor Store

Start your own ...: Direct marketing business

The (seemingly) ancient art of selling candles


Online Discussions 

Earlier Discussion: Boosting your sales skills

Earlier Discussion: Good deeds or green hype?

Earlier Discussion: Negotiating against the odds

Earlier Discussion: Succeeding in social media

How to capitalize on the world of Web 2.0

The location equation: John Crombie

How to find the best address for your business

Ask the coach: Jerome Shore

Winning the talent war: Geoff Thompson

How to grow a business: Janis Grantham

Launching a hit product: Chris Bower

The future of funeral homes: Darin Hoffman

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