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Okay, let me start by saying right up front, I don’t know if this shows to you what I think it shows to me. And that is that when reviews are published online in Google Maps and are available to be seen by one and all, that they are actually “true”, credible and rightous. Or are they? You tell me…and here’s the points to ponder on this for all us Canuck SMBs, eh! And a big “tip-O-the-hat” to Miriam for the finding and blogging on this late last week that got me thinking about our canuck google maps and what I’d find too, eh Read More

While Linked-in is acknowledged as the premier business-oriented social networking site, many people look at it as a simple online CV or resume. But Linked-in is greatly underrated as a place to showcase your talents, grow your capabilities, and develop new business opportunities. Read More

One of the primary themes I discovered and then wrote about in The Referral Engine was the fact that widely referred businesses are very good at fusing online and offline in a high tech, high touch sort of way Read More

My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week.

I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr Read More

There are right reasons and wrong reasons for choosing a keyword. This article will shed some light on the issue. Enjoy Read More

Why do some people opt for self-employment while others seem content to work for someone else? Are people more likely to become entrepreneurs if they grow up in certain kinds of communities? Is entrepreneurship a trait like brown eyes that is passed down genetically through DNA? A new study just released last week reveals some fascinating information Read More

How serial entrepreneur Brant Bukowsky created three companies that ended up on Inc.'s Fastest Growing Private Company list. Includes advice on being a serial entrepreneur and more. Read More

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrit Read More

We all waste time. Sometimes it’s un-avoidable, like cooling your heels in the customer’s lobby waiting to get escorted up to the decision-maker’s office. Sometimes it’s self-inflicted. Ever had “one more cup of coffee” in the break-room or check your stock portfolio during working hours? Sometimes whiling away a small chunk of the day can even be a good thing. If I blow a sales call, five or ten minutes of feeling sorry for myself somehow helps me get back on track Read More

When I started blogging at the beginning of the year my goal was to post 3 times a week, no exceptions. Well, last week I posted on Monday, and that's it. When it came time to write posts for Wednesday and Friday I just didn't have it in me. I felt like I had nothing at all to say, and I didn't want to write a boring, meaningless post just to stick to an arbitrary schedule. Read More