“I know it’s here somewhere.” “I’ll have to get back to you about that.” “Where’s that _____?” Sound familiar? If so, chaos has crept into your small business – and is probably busy spreading throughout your organization like a virus. Disorganization and confusion are irritating, but they’re also just plain bad for business. Think of [...]
One of the easiest ways to get intimate with your target market is to engage via social media, and Twitter is the ideal tool to help you do so. Be honest, provocative, engaging and open. Start conversations. Post tips and hints that apply to your niche. Engage with others via retweeting and replying. Don’t be [...]
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If your office does a lot of single-sided printing, make use of papers that are destined for recycling. Our family uses leftover paper for kid’s drawings, I use it for Sudoku and printing maps from Google and we use it for draft documents for school projects. Reduce, reuse, recycle
If you are filing by NETFILE, you have an extension for filing your income tax return to midnight local time. The CRA site has apparently been having issues – it’s slow as molasses! Go to the CRA site for more info on small business filing rules
There is an on-going debate in the Virtual Assistant community about potential clients asking for references. Some are offended; some don
