Providing potential customers with a way to contact you is as important as having a business plan, an email address and a domain name. Here’s how to pick the phone service that best meets your start-up’s needs.

Even profitable business can fail due to poor cash flow management. Therefore, taking the steps to maximize cash flow is key.

Before jumping straight into opening a restaurant, every aspiring restaurant owner needs to know the fundamental costs of starting one. But just knowing isn’t enough. In this article, the team at Oddle explores the typical expenses restaurant start-ups face, uncovers the areas frequently overspent on and reveals tricks on how to prevent the mindless splurging.When it comes to […]

Creating and hiring for a new role can be a daunting task, so it’s important to remember that the process is a learning experience. Here are three ways to set yourself up for success.

When implementing your first employee benefits plan, like everything in a start-up, you have to be strategic and resourceful.

(Français) Should you start your own company or take over the family business? Both come with their own sets of pros and cons.

Many of our mentors say that they learn as much from their mentees as their mentees learn from them. Frederic Moreau, founder of FACILE.CO, a community of facilitators in business transformation, is one of these mentors.

Written by: Claire Francis, Freelance WriterOn May 30th in Toronto, Startup and Slay took place at Spaces, a venue in downtown Toronto. Hosted by Emily Mills via How She Hustles,a network that is tuned into the needs of today’s female entrepreneur, this event’s focus was a panel discussion in which 5 diverse women dispensed wisdom […]

With her passion for science, Lisa LeShane of St. Johns, Newfoundland has always liked experimenting.But it wasn’t until she started working in restaurants in university that her interests shifted from the lab to the kitchen.She began working in the food industry during her undergrad as a bartender and server. Eventually, she moved into the kitchen […]

The role of Human Resources goes beyond just hiring and retaining talent. If you want to be ahead of the curve, here are five HR processes you can automate right now.

List content and backlinks (among others) are important factors that affect your website’s overall search engine rankings. Here’s how to increase the ROI of your outreach link-building strategy.

Sherabo Organics is a sole proprietorship that retails, wholesales and distributes fair trade certified organic unrefined Ugandan Nilotica Shea butter and Shea Oil. Products include body butters, hair moisturizers and hand creams.

We all know the benefits of starting your own business. The flexibility, the financial independence and the opportunity to follow your passion are all huge reasons why many people become entrepreneurs.However, we don’t always talk about the barriers. And if you’re a recent immigrant, there can be even more challenges.Of course, nobody becomes an entrepreneur […]

As the digital world grows and evolves, the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches grows with it. TruShield’s Cyber Insurance Package helps protect your small business from certain expenses associated with cyber risk occurrences.

Whenever you meet new clients in person, ensure they feel welcomed and important by training your team members to maximize first impressions.

If you can offer a great experience to go along with a quality product or service, you can expect your customers to come back. Here’s how to anticipate customer needs.

It takes a lot to stand out in Toronto’s food scene. Fortunately for new Toronto hotspot El Habanero and Churrobar, they have all that and then some. The Cuban restaurant serves up traditional dishes and gourmet churros like no-one else.

The quantity and specificity of marketing data available has revolutionized the industry. Given the abundance of ways in which it is used by marketers and the frequency of use, there are different perceptions of data.