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BGC Canada – Developing a Sense of Purpose in Canada’s Youth
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Wendy Law: Empowering Others
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NFTs and Blockchain
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Kendall Ansell: Building Gender Equality in the Trades
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Ryerson’s DMZ Black Innovation Fellowship: Countering Underrepresentation in the Start-up World
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Leadership Lessons from The Past That Political and Business Leaders Can Take Into 2021
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How to Level Up Your Business with Gamification and Engagement
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Mary Ito has been a broadcast journalist in Toronto for more than 30 years, best known as the host of CBC Radio One’s Fresh Air
Establishing a Charitable Organization for Your Business
Setting up a charity makes good business sense. While many business owners and entrepreneurs often make charitable contributions throughout the year, setting up your
Is Virtual Reality the Future of Education?
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Navigating a Change in Leadership
Leadership is an organization’s driving force. It dictates culture and productivity, and everything should trickle from the top down. But what happens when an owner retires, or a new CEO is brought on board? These shifts can feel seismic to the employees who are often left worrying that a change in leadership will negatively impact their role. A new leader
The Benefits of Investing in Continuing Education for Employees
As businesses continue to strategize about growing in size and strength, finding and retaining employees is a crucial factor. Many companies look at hiring staff as investing in their potential. An entry-level position, if the successful candidate should stay with the organization for many years, can yield significant long-term benefits for both parties. Some staff may start out in
Choosing the Right School to Earn Your MBA
An MBA offers sound theoretical and practical preparation for a confident entry into the business world. First, you need to decide on a business school. Here are four factors to consider.
Javed S. Khan: Branding and Marketing Empresario
Javed S. Khan, who leads EMpression: A Marketing Services Company, has helped entrepreneurial and corporate clients build their ideas innovatively, by guiding their vision and marketing plans. Clients seek out his company’s expertise in digital content, online presence, identity brand management, and marketing, not just to fill the gap, but to take their messaging to the next level. Startups,
How to Overcome Your Fear of Selling
In Death of a Salesman, the classic play by Arthur Miller, the story centres on Willy Loman, family breadwinner and failing salesman. His character is unstable, insecure, and self-deluded. He can’t seem to stop revisiting his formerly successful past and simply live in the present, and his inability to adapt to change results in his firing. It’s a sobering
The Importance of Financial Literacy
The basics of financial literacy refer to a general understanding of how money works, measured through a skillset that allows a person to make effective choices while maximizing their financial resources. But just as common sense is not that common, neither is financial literacy. The Journal of Consumer Affairs states that fewer than one-third of young adults possess basic
The Business of Legal Cannabis in Canada
As of October 17, 2018, recreational use of cannabis will be legal in Canada, apart from minor regulations similar to laws governing alcohol consumption. With these changes comes numerous questions and concerns: Where will it be sold? How will it be restricted? How will legalization effect local economies? The answers to some of these questions will vary provincially, but it’s
The Smartest of Watches
These days, watches are for more than simply telling time. There are some camps that feel the Apple Watch or Samsung Gear are nothing more than cool or gimmicky gadgets. The smart, forward-thinking small business owner sees the at-your-fingertips potential and steers clear of those camps. Mobile Portability Mobile is no longer solely an adjective. It has evolved into
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Setting up a charity makes good business sense. While many business owners and entrepreneurs often make charitable contributions throughout the year, setting up your
The Science of Self-Confidence
Confidence is contagious. When you’re self-confident, you inspire everyone around you. People see that they can rely on you. And self-confidence is something you
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It started with an idea, and now that it’s grown into something bigger, you’re finally on your way to becoming a business mogul. Along
Rich Donovan: Unleashing Different, Achieving Success
Rich Donovan is the founder and CEO of Return on Disability Group, a company dedicated to helping companies strategize how to engage with customers and
Companies Refusing to Evolve
Disrupt or be disrupted? A simple glance at some of the most forward-thinking brands today – including Apple, Amazon, and Spotify – proves that change
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By 10:09 am on January 2, 2020 Canada’s highest paid CEOs had made as much money as the average Canadian will earn all year, according to
