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Business Strategy:What's Your Competitive Advantage?
Competitive advantage…What do you think your business’s competitive advantage is? What kind of strategy does your company employ?
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Are Interest Rates The Most Critical Aspect of Financing?
During my career as a banker and subsequently as a business consultant, it amazes me the criteria that applicants consider when choosing...
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Need Money for Your Business: 5 Things to Think About Before You Decide on Who You Should Approach
You will often hear this adage: Don’t use your own money, use other peoples. Is this good or bad advice? We have been trained by the...
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Is Going Cheaper the Better Option?
Recently, I was talking to a business person and the topic came up about the cost of marketing. The comment that came back was the...
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Planning for the Future
Unfortunately, Covid 19 is not the last crisis that businesses will have to face. Crises are becoming just one of the many factors that...
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Survival of the Fittest
Covid 19 has highlighted the vulnerability of small and medium businesses and subjected them to the principles of Darwinism. The fit...
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3 Business Resources That Are Alberta's Best Kept Secrets
Whether you are a start-up try to get your business off the ground or an existing business looking to develop its market, these 3...
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Assessing Your Current Product/Service Offering: Question 3
Question 3: Do you know what stage in the life cycle your product or service is in? All products and services follow the product life...
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Assessing Your Current Product/Service Offering Series
Question 1: Do you know the contribution that each product or service that you offer makes to your overall profitability? The total sales...
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Why Did So Many Small Businesses Get Into Trouble So Fast At The Start Of The Covid – 19 Pandemic
Sitting here waiting for life to get back to normal or at least whatever the new normal is, I find I have a lot of time to contemplate...
