Archive for the Doing Business in Canada Category
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs honoured at Douglas College Entrepreneur of the Year EYA 2011 Gala event
October 21, 2011. Every year, Douglas College Self Employment Program honors the best of its graduates at its annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award gala event held at the Executive Hotel Inn in Coquitlam, BC. Over 3,000 students graduated from th
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How to Start a Day Care Business
There has been a dramatic increase in working mothers since the last 30 years. In 2006, 73% of all Canadian women with children less than age 16 living at home were part of the employed workforce, up from 39% in 1976. This means that more moth
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What products to sell online?
According to the 2008 global survey conducted by The Nielsen Company, over 85 percent of the world’s online population has used the Internet to make a purchase, up 40 percent from 2006, and more than half of Internet users are regular online shoppe
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Start your own Online Internet Business
Three downloadable Ebooks on how to get your Internet Business running right. Simply choose from the list of three Ebooks below or choose all three. With today's technology and social media tools, it is never been easier to start your own online
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Thrift Stores – a recession proof business
With the increasing trend in eco-friendly ideas of saving the planet, recycling, re-using and re-purposing, thrift stores are becoming viable businesses to run. In a recent newsletter, NARTS - a USA based association of used good retailers points o
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Canada ranks 7th in the world for ease of doing business
Canada offers an exceptional business climate including ease of doing business, free trade with the rest of North-America, competitive business costs, fiscal incentives for innovation, low cost energy, exceptional quality of life, dynamic economy
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Canada leading G7 nations in economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund's latest economic outlook has Canada leading G7 countries in economic growth this year and next, while the organization's global forecast was upgraded due to a quicker-than-expected recovery from recession. The IMF
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Self Employment- fastest growing segment in Canada’s economy
The current recession is sparking a new wave of small business startups in Canada as more and more Canadians who were laid-off from work are taking pro-active steps in reorganizing their affairs. This new breed of entrepreneurs resultin
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Canada’s Top 100 Employers for New Canadians
Launched in 2007, the Best Employers for New Canadians competition (funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program) recognizes the Canada's best employers for recent immigrants. Primarily, employers are recognized for
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20 Low Cost Marketing Ideas and Promotions
(1) Give Away Free Promotion Items With Your Business’s Name and Contact Information. Go to where your target customers hang out and set up a booth or table. Give out some freebies and a flyer or leaflet as well. Some examples of freebies includ
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Promoting Tourism and Travel between Canada and China
As a prosperous nation, Canada boasts a large domestic and foreign tourist industry. The second largest country in the world, Canada's incredible geographical variety is a significant tourist attracter. Canada's three largest cities, Toronto, Vancouv
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Canadian Small Business contributes to growth in Service Industry
The definition of small business is a company with less than 50 employees or $5 million in revenues. More than half (55 per cent) of all businesses in the province were run by self-employed individuals with no paid help. As of December 2007, there
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Common Barriers To Business Entry
Barriers to entry is defined as obstacles that will stop a new competitor into entering a particular type of business. Every business has some degrees of difficulty to start. Some businesses have low barriers to entry, while others have high bar
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