How to Start a Small Business at Home

Starting a new business venture isn’t easy, but these six steps will help you make much-needed progress. The first step to starting a small business is coming up with a winning business idea. Ideally, you’ll develop a business venture that interests you and meets a...

How to Create a User-Friendly E-commerce Website

When launching an e-commerce business, your website is a virtual “storefront” for your customers. Not only is it critical for your landing page to clearly articulate what products or services you offer, but it should also be functional and user-friendly. Good user...

10 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

Years ago, The Conference Board of Canada, an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization, developed Employability Skills 2000+, which lists the critical skills that employees need to succeed in the workplace. Communication skills top the list of...

Which is Better for Ecommerce: Shopify or a Custom Website?

If you’re looking to elevate your company’s online presence, you’ll need to choose how to build your ecommerce website. Many people often ask the question: “Which is better for ecommerce: Shopify or a custom website?” Since it started in 2004, Shopify quickly rose as...

Business Development Strategy: A High-Growth Approach

Your business development strategy can be key to the success or failure of your firm. In this post, we’ll explore how to create a strategy and associated plan that can propel an individual, a practice or an entire firm to new levels of growth and profitability....