Business Insight

Canada’s largest venture fair suggests that opportunity abounds for angel investors and Web 2.0 firms—especially if they work together.

A startup entrepreneur’s guide to key sources of capital.

Peer-to-peer lending websites could supply Canadian entrepreneurs with much-needed cash — if only regulators would let them.

Love it or hate it, the teachings of the billion-dollar-a-year TV franchise should be music to every entrepreneur’s ear.

If you want to be more successful in business, then to be a better leader should be near the top of your wish list.

Courier companies boost services to trim delivery times

Success in business boils down to sales. Sell lots, and you at least have a chance to profit. Sell nothing, and you die.

Five proven secrets to ranking high on Google from an entrepreneur who took search- engine optimization into his own hands.

PROFIT’s story on one entrepreneur’s search-engine optimization techniques drew so many kudos that we just had to publish another one. So, here are five more killer ways to boost your Google rankings.

Why showing poor performers the door is vital to your firm’s success.

Time to part company? A guide to easing the pain while protecting yourself.

Letting go of a coworker and friend without burning a personal bridge.

The growth of home-based businesses in North America has led to more offices being carved out of residential space.

Is your home office crippling you? Try these easy fixes.

Born in droves during the optimistic post-war era, it didn’t take long for the boomers to realize they could use their numbers to influence traditional systems, which they did by leading the civil rights, feminist and anti-Vietnam War movements while experimenting with illicit drugs and premarital sex.

This relatively small cohort of Canadians grew up in the shadow of the boomers, where they “did not receive the same level of attention [from] the media, the marketers or the government,” write Kovary and Buahene.

Advice on boosting employee performance through mentoring, from Coaching and Mentoring: How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance, a Harvard Business Essentials guidebook.

Sell more! Let our 2008 sales guide show you how to find great salespeople, generate better leads and close more profitable business deals.

How one company wows customers by delivering on a simple pledge.

You can’t define your competitive advantage until you figure out the role your firm plays in your customers’ lives from their point of view, not yours. That can be tough if you’re meeting an emotional need even they don’t realize they have.

W100 entrepreneurs face a dilemma shared by most business owners: taking on new technology when you’re not a nerd. Here’s how they’ve harnessed the digital beast.

Mitigate Preventable Risks - Be Proactive — Plan For HVAC Failure

Thanks to Amazon.com, never again will you need to endure the agony of losing an important computer file.