Business Tips

By David McCormick, Entrepreneur Development and Economic Relations Officer

2009/12/9 - 10:16:49

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout and I’m telling you why. I’ve made a list. I’ve checked it twice. Here’s this year’s Naughty and Nice:

What's Your Outlook?

2009/11/16 - 14:54:06

Bonjour tout la monde! I’m back from another great vacation among our charming and zestful friends in “la belle province.” Maybe it’s the food. Maybe it’s the wine. Maybe it’s the late nights. Maybe it’s the culture and history but les Quebecoise certainly do have a certain joie de vivre.

Steps to Starting a Business

2009/10/5 - 14:52:43

For about two and a half years I’ve written a variety of articles focusing on a number of specific business-related topics. Given various factors in our economy and a general trend in the desire to achieve self-determination I’ve been meeting a lot of people who are interested in the steps they need to take to start a small business of their own.

Fresh Start

2009/9/8 - 9:33:25

New Year’s resolutions and Spring Cleaning are often seen as times to make a fresh start or create new beginnings. Yet, for most of us the real work and commitment to exploring new opportunities comes with the start of the school year.

“It’s 90% mental. The other half is physical”

2009/8/4 - 9:44:01

People that know me well know that, like Bo, I know my sports. If you don’t get that “Bo Knows” reference then you’re not unlike some unsuspecting people that come to me for advice only to be confounded by my use of sports examples, metaphors and clichés to help explain business issues and solutions.