strategy
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Exporting: The multiplier effect
Explaining how investing in one emerging market with the aim of accessing connected markets to multiply the value of a single investment.
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Nice guy managers may actually finish first
We have all had managers whose hard driving, win-at-all-costs attitude made at least a portion of our lives miserable. We accept the treatment because those managers were usually regarded as winners—tough, results oriented people who get the job done. But…
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EDC: 10 tips to manage overdue receivables
When credit is tight, more buyers try to get away with paying their bills late, and a few, without paying at all. Yet many small business owners still put off reminding their customers about overdue payments—supposedly because they’re too busy…
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14 tips for strong IT partnerships
EDMONTON: Whether you staff your IT department internally or by a Managed IT Services (MITS) Provider, here are a 14 tips to ensure you get, and keep, the right partners. Vendor’s need to understand your priorities. If they can help,…
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Canada a foreign investment hotspot
TORONTO: Canada’s outperformance versus many advanced economies is creating staying power and increasing our popularity with foreign investors, according to a new report from CIBC World Markets Inc. Canada’s fiscal advantages include: Years of fiscal outperformance and surpluses in Canada…
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Canada’s Q2 M&A activity outpaces the global trend: PwC
TORONTO: In its second quarter roundup of the Canadian merger and acquisition (M&A) market, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is reporting a 15 per cent increase in the number of announced Canadian deals and a 26 per cent increase in the aggregate value…
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10 tips for better pricing strategy
Pricing is one of the most powerful yet underutilized strategies available to businesses. A McKinsey & Co. study of the Global one200 found that if companies increased prices by just one per cent and demand remained constant, operating profits would…
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Small businesses treated like cash cows: CFIB
TORONTO: Small business owners continue to pay more than their fair share of property taxes according to a report released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The report, titled The Tale of Two Tax Rates: How Ontario…
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Knowledge is the new horsepower
OTTAWA: The pace of economic development in Asia and South America and the new economic power attached to it offer Canada a chance to lead and prosper, states a new report commissioned by the Canadian International Council. The report outlines…
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Maximize your customs duty savings
Canadian manufacturers ought to know by now that customs duty has been eliminated on a long list of manufacturing inputs imported into Canada. The 2010 Budget presented on March 4, 2010 by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty contained a long list…