| 2011 Business Start Ups Articles |
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| Social Media Blunders Of 2011 |
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Joanna L. Krotz is the founder of the Women's Giving Institute, a contributing columnist at the MSN Small Business portal and owner of Muse2Muse Productions Inc. In the article: 7 biggest mistakes of business startups, Joanna mentions some of the biggest mistakes a startup can make.
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 | Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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| Dominating The Social Media Sphere |
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This month I was lucky enough to meet with Tim Doyle, avid foursquare user and Vice President, Editor in Chief, New Media of Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia Network Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. If you are unfamiliar with Postmedia you are likely familiar with a number of web properties within their network, which includes the National Post, Canada.com and Dose.ca to name just a few. Through print, online, digital, and mobile platforms Postmedia reaches millions of canadians every week. As the largest publisher by circulation of paid English-language daily newspapers in Canada the organization represents some of the country's oldest and best known media brands.
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| Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
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| Reinventing a Tech Startup | Kosmix Casestudy |
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"You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed." -Paul Graham
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| Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
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| Toronto Digital Media Cluster |
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This fall George Brown College is launching a new incubator that will bring together video and digital media startups in Toronto. Set to open in September, George Brown is increasing its commitment to the digital media sector with its gaming development and design programs in a new learning environment. The new facility located at 333 King St. E. previously the headquarters of the Toronto Sun will provide ten offices, between 100 and 150 square feet, for startups and small emerging companies and 19 "hot desks" for micro-entrepreneurs and freelancers.
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| Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
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| Running a Small Business from your Smart Phone |
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Organization is an important aspect of business productivity, being organized accommodates day to day business operations leaving more time to focus on increasing profits. Accounting, inventory, delivery scheduling and business communications are a few items that no longer need to be done manually and can be done through the use of a smartphone.
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| Monday, August 1, 2011 |
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| Canadian Small Business Tax Write Offs |
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There are numerous tax write offs available for small businesses in Canada. Tax write offs can significantly reduce your business' taxable income and taxes payable. For small business owner's in Canada it is important to be aware of all the possible write offs for your business.
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| Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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| Manage You Reputation from Day One |
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In business image is everything and thus the proper image should extend through an entire business. A brand's image should reflect everything a potential customer comes across, from the logo design, web properties and even corporate letter heads to how the receptionist answers the phone and employees portray the business. One area where many organizations fail to protect their image is within search engine results. With the majority of customers engaging with your brand through Google and other search engines it is important to manage your online identity and brand and focus on reputation management.
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| Wednesday, June 1, 2011 |
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| Driving Canadian Business |
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Over the years, Canada has been actively involved in youth entrepreneurship. From initiating programs such as the youth mobility program now known as the International Experience Canada Initiative to delivering 10 million dollars over three years through the Canada Fund for Africa, initiated in 2002. Recently Canada has promised to contribute 11 million dollars over five years toward the creation of economic opportunities for young Egyptians and for the development of democratic institutions in Egypt and the broader Middle East and North Africa region.
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| Sunday, May 1, 2011 |
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| The Google For Nonprofits Program |
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Announced on October 20th, 2010 through the Official Google Blog, the search engine giant launched a viral video campaign in the form of a contest, Google Demo Slam, to advertise Google products. Video allows organizations to demonstrate their efforts and connect with people unlike any other medium. Video can also be a great way to increase search engine ranking, Google offers transcribed video, which delivers selectable readable text to search engine spiders.
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| Friday, Apr 1, 2011 |
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| From Concept To Reality In 40 Hours |
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Toronto is a promising city for digital technology. Home to Ryerson Polytechnic School and two hours away from Waterloo, where the majority of technology schools and universities are concetrated, a number of venture capital groups are watching this Canadian technology hub for new innovative technologies.
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| Tuesday, Mar 1, 2011 |
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| Why Do Business In Toronto |
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Toronto is a continental gateway for the world, ranking alongside economy powerhouses such as New York, Boston and Chicago and is the most diversified economy of any city-region in North America. Toronto is a recognized leader in innovation and ingenuity and the diverse economy allows for unlimited business opportunity. Toronto welcomes 18 million visitors per year drawing tourists to exciting attractions, cultural events, entertainment and great shopping and dining experiences.
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| Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 |
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| The Failings of Dynamic Content |
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By dynamic content I am referring to a webpage where it's content varies from one recipient to another according to a predetermined set of rules, variables or conditions, unlike a static webpage where pages retrieved by different users or at different times always provide the same content. There are a number of issues that can arise with dynamic content, from duplicate content to search engine spidering problems.
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| Saturday, Jan 1, 2011 |
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