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One of the most productive times of year for most businesses is the fall. We come back from summer vacations refreshed and ready to accomplish big goals. Unfortunately, it only lasts so long. Halloween comes and goes and once Remembrance [...]

When I started my own business, there was one thing I learned pretty quickly — I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I knew this was the biggest risk to my business, so I started talking to experts and essentially picking [...]

If you have read my Linkedin profile, you already know that I spent the early days of my career working at a call centre as a Recruitment Manager. I was brought in to develop a hiring strategy to tackle their whopping [...]

I grew up playing sports — every sport you can imagine. My parent’s philosophy was they didn’t care what we played, as long as we played something and had fun. Thinking back, the skill set I brought to each sport was relatively [...]

I have been listening to employees complain for over 20 years, so I know how frustrating it can be as a manager. If you have ever attended a small business or management workshop you have probably heard the saying, “We spend [...]

When assisting a small business owner with an employee issue or termination, I will usually ask to see the employee’s contract.  More often than not, I get that deer in the headlights look, followed by the confession that there is absolutely nothing in [...]