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Finding Your Business Niche

Where do you fit in the market? How are you different? Who are you looking to attract?

Finding a business niche can be a great way to start your own business. Here are some tips to help you get started!

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4 Ways to Increase Efficiency

By optimizing your processes and leveraging the right strategies, you can enhance productivity, reduce costs, and ultimately maximize your profits. Here are 4 effective ways to increase efficiency in your business.

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How to Start a Business in Canada Checklist, 2022

Although the process will differ depending on the type of business you want to start, some steps of starting a new business in Canada remain fundamentally the same. We created this resource for Canadian Businesses and entrepreneurs who are looking for guidance through the startup phase of business.

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Business Owner Burnout and How to Avoid it!

Business Owner Burnout: how to recognize the signs, and what you can do about it. Here we share three practical strategies that will help you tackle the burnout that can happen to any business owner.

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How Does Vacation Pay Work In Canada?

A question that I get asked often by business owners who are hiring their first employee is: how does vacation pay work? Does it get paid out? Do I have to do it? Short answer is yes, all Canadian employers are required to pay at least two weeks of vacation for “every completed year of employment,” CRA. What’s a completed year? It’s twelve consecutive months from the start date of employment. If you hire someone on February 18th, 2021, you will be required to start paying or giving paid time off on February 19, 2022 .

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Hourly Or Salary? A High-Level Overview

When hiring people for your business, one of the biggest questions a business owner may have is if they should pay either hourly or have them on salary.

I am writing this blog to help you decide which is best for your business and your employees.

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Working From Home: Deductibles for Business Owners

If you run a business, one of the first things you might think about when tax season rolls around is your deductibles. If you run a business from home, there’s, even more, you can deduct from your taxes, but how do you figure out what’s a deductible and what’s not?

We’re here to help! So what can Canadian business owners deduct from their taxes when they run their business from home?

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