One of the primary challenges facing a small business owner is uncertainty about the future. (It is also what makes entrepreneurship exciting). We may have an amazing product or service, but we can’t be sure whether this will actually translate into a profitable business model. A budget is an exc
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How to Prepare a Business Budget
Posted by ronika under FinanceFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5109 days ago
Coworking: Why it Makes Sense and Where to Do it in Montreal
Posted by ronika under ManagementFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5113 days ago
Working from home has many benefits for small business owners, but it also has several drawbacks. It can be isolating, can lead to laziness, a lack of discipline and may not be the most professional environment in which to meet people. And it requires cleaning up (try to get a coffee stain out of
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9 Tips For Managing Your Customer Receivables
Posted by ronika under FinanceFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5118 days ago
Having Accounts Receivable i.e. amounts owing by customers is both good and bad. It's good because it means that you have sales and customers. It's bad because it is cash that you don't have now, and there is always a possibility that you won't collect. When you offer credit terms to your custom
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American Apparel's Financial and Legal Woes Continue
Posted by ronika under NewsFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5122 days ago
As evidenced by their most recent quarterly filing, American Apparel's continues to grapple with financial issues. Despite its strong brand recognition (among a host of accolades, they were named "label of the year" by The Guardian in 2008), it's reputation as a trendsetter, and it's provocative a
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Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?
Posted by ronika under StartupsFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5127 days ago
The contemplation of having your own business can be a very gratifying exercise. It allows you to create an alternate existence (sort of like what you would do if you had a million dollars) where you are your own boss and have a greater purpose than being a cog in a corporate machine. There are
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Excel for Small Business Owners (and why I love it)
Posted by ronika under FinanceFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5132 days ago
This is incredibly geeky, but there is something about large amounts of data, in a neatly organized table, that I find somewhat exciting . I suppose it has something to do with an affinity for organization combined with a love of numbers. As an accountant and financial consultant, I am constantl
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4 Metrics to Help Improve Your Small Business Cash Flow
Posted by ronika under FinanceFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5141 days ago
In a recent study by TD Bank Financial Group it was determined that one of the primary challenges facing small business was cash flow (The other two were managing clients and government red tape). This probably comes as no surprise to most small business owners, especially in the early stages. Th
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Guidance on Working from Home
Posted by ronika under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5143 days ago
Having a home based business has many advantages - there's no soul sucking commute to and from work, waking up hours are flexible and it allows us to work when we are at our most productive or creative. Also, it is tax deductible. It can, however, also present a unique set of challenges. Given
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Why the Critics are Wrong about "The Social Network"
Posted by ronika under NewsFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5146 days ago
As someone who has been wanting to see “The Social Network”, I was sceptical that it was going to be able to live up to it’s 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes – the bar seemed way too high. Also, I wasn't convinced that Aaron Sorkin, with his rapid fire, wisecracky, yet somewhat unrealistic dialogue,
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7 Qualities of Highly Desirable Clients
Posted by ronika under MarketingFrom http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5148 days ago
“I want to create a rival to Twitter. So I want it exactly the same except where it says What’s Happening? I want it to say How are you feeling?”
This pretty much sums up the type of client we don't want - unrealistic expectations, unimaginative and just plain clueless. Conversely, there are some Read More
This pretty much sums up the type of client we don't want - unrealistic expectations, unimaginative and just plain clueless. Conversely, there are some Read More
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