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How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
With January well underway, and the holiday season officially over, it’s back to reality. Implementing new, daily habits to successfully see through our New Year’s Resolutions begin to sink in. Every year around this time, the New Year brings with it a renewed sense of hope and optimism. And every year, a lot of those…
Ontario’s minimum wage halted until 2020. Here’s how to prepare
Bullfrog Insurance | 5 ways to prepare for Ontario’s minimum wage increase Under Bill 47, the minimum wage will no longer increase to $15/hour on January 1, 2019. Instead, the minimum wage will be held at $14/hour until 2020, at which point it will rise on an ongoing basis with inflation. The revised legislation is in response to pushback from…
How to Stand Out with Your Holiday Messaging
How can you ensure your holiday messaging leaps out from a crowd or overfilled newsfeed? Here are some suggestions.
Accepting Credit Card Payments as a Small Business
If you hope to be competitive in the current marketplace of 2018, you have to start accepting credit card payments. However, a lot of small businesses aren’t as prepared as they should be in order to manage this function. If you know how to accept credit card payments in a safe and efficient way, this…
Drake and Michael Jackson Controversy
Drake’s new double-album “Scorpion”, released on June 29th, amassed over one million album equivalent units, promptly earning their platinum distinction the same day as its release. Apple Music had 170 million streams and the album also broke Spotify’s opening day global record, with over 130 million total streams on June 29th. “Scorpion” features 25…
Elevator pitches defined and demystified
Breaking down elevator pitches to help you breakthrough with sales Imagine if you could turn a conversation with your seatmate on an airplane or train into the most fruitful business opportunity you’ve ever had. Wen done right, at any time, any social interaction happening anywhere could be the start of a business opportunity for an…
Labor Day Weekend – Creative Out Of Office Replies
Summer is coming to an end and with the long weekend approaching its nearing time to ring the starting bell of vacation; the out of office reply. It’s a signal that work can wait and fun cannot! The standard out of office reply is boring, and for many it’s a missed opportunity. The standard “Hi there,…
Let’s Go To The Ex!
Let’s go to the Ex! The Canadian National Exhibition – the Ex — is a Toronto tradition that began in 1879 under the name Toronto Industrial Exhibition. Over the years the Ex has evolved but maintained it’s reputation as the place to see the best and brightest performers, technological innovations, commercial products, and to enjoy…
Canada Post Strike – Is Your Business Ready?
Talks Between Canada Post and the 51,000 Postal Union Members have stalled – is your business prepared? Just when you thought it was safe to ship those time-sensitive documents, the headlines have begun to emerge. Canada Post talks between management and the 51,000 postal union members have stalled suggesting that a strike may be approaching. …
Does Your Business Have a Fire Safety Plan?
Does Your Business Have a Fire Safety Plan? In the last year we’ve all seen stories on the news about the destruction which can be caused by fire. Fires can happen anywhere and anytime so its important to be aware of fire hazards and have a safety plan in place to mitigate risks, injuries and…