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As you prepare your finances for this new year, don’t forget that you might have higher taxes to pay on your investments. Read More

Every year after starting a small business you always plan to keep your accounts in order. It lasts a week or so and then it all goes wrong.

When it comes time to give your paperwork to your accountant it’s a huge chore that you put off until the last minute making it even worse. Read More

Some websites fare well. Others falter—and miserably at that. What's the difference? What do the successful websites do right and what do the failed websites do wrong? Be mindful of these 6 common website design mistakes if you want longevity in online business. Read More

When you start up a business there is so much to consider - concerns about financing, building up your team and fine-tuning your products/services can take up all of your time. bOnline's CEO explains why the website shouldn't be an afterthought. Read More

I hear about big data so much, at times it annoys me – just like other buzz words that come across my way from time to time.

However, I was on a call with Intuit President and CEO Brad Smith and it made me think in a different way about “big data’ and how powerful it is – very powerful. How it c Read More

For this year’s list, I want to dig a little deeper. Let’s assume for a second that you’ve implemented the list above or at least started the process. What’s next??

Here are some suggestions for ways to improve your marketing efforts for 2013…

Assemble your content team
Develop buyer persona Read More

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Only the under-35 age group need apply. Read More

The key to succeed with online business ideas is focusing on a niche and keeping it simple. Here are 20 of them to inspire you this 2013... Read More

The stage performance of Billy Elliot (the musical) we took in recently was more than just a dazzling display of first-rate entertainment and a hyper-politicized ode to coal and labour unions. It was also a poignant reminder of one of the reasons I am raising my girls to be generalists. Read More

If you’ve ever thought about creating and selling your own brand of retail goods, you’d know that coming up with a unique and sustainable brand is a very difficult task.

Now, what would you say if I told you that there are sustainable brands out there that require a lot less work to begin making Read More