By Candice Ragoonanan What a great start to 2015! If you missed any of our events in January, here’s a quick recap! • Our first GMM of 2015 has over 110 members and non members in attendance. Thank you again to our host venue Chartwell Retirement Residence • Politically speaking with Christine Elliott, MPP, front […]
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By Sheldon Leiba On January 28, I had the opportunity to represent MBOT at a pre-budget consultation meeting in Mississauga hosted by Ontario Minister of Finance and Mississauga South MPP, Hon. Charles Sousa. Amrit Mangat MPP Mississauga-Brampton South was also in attendance. Thirty representatives from various leading stakeholder organizations in the community had an opportunity
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By Rosa Lokaisingh The communication gap between industry and academia is so wide that it has significantly impacted the high youth under-employment rate in Mississauga and surrounding areas. After conducting several Business and Student Engagement Focus Groups over the last year through Advantage Mississauga, several challenges and issues were identified. Let me share a few
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By Devin Kreuger “Why do I live where the air hurts my face?” I saw that message on Twitter recently, and it made me smile. But it brings to mind the fact that it is cold all the time these days… The daylight is elusive… It’s dark when we wake, and dark again when we
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By Teri Kirk No matter the size of your business or your industry sector, finding funding is one of the biggest and most common challenges faced by entrepreneurs today. The problem, however, is not the availability of funds – in fact, Canada offers one of the richest arrays of government incentive programs in the OECD
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By Ben Molfetta The Times They Are A-Changin’. Bob Dylan’s famous song appropriately described the social upheaval of the 60s. It could also apply to what’s happening today with online marketing. The way we use the Internet for business development is rapidly changing – the pace of innovation is head-spinning! Here are five developments you
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Ky Joseph’s talent and business savvy are the guiding characteristics that helped her become a successful business woman in an industry previously dominated by men. Joseph was the keynote speaker at our Growth and Power Breakfast series Jan. 22, at the Port Credit Yacht Club. What a dynamo. Joseph is the Executive Vice President of
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By Lisa Kember If you use email marketing to grow your business, there are some challenges these days. Since the Canada Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) went into effect, you must get consent – either explicitly through the recipient opting in to receive your messages or implied consent through an existing relationship. That has created some concerns
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By Chris Hubbard Many entrepreneurs start marketing, become disappointed with the results, and stop. Then they get desperate and start again … and stop again. This cycle of marketing failure can be broken. With a little attention—and possibly some help and guidance—any business can be amazing at marketing. To begin with, entrepreneurs should stop making
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By Fred Pidsadny The answer to the question depends on who is being asked. The results of a major study of 1000 companies, government agencies and not-for-profits in over 50 countries, reported in Harvard Business, were rather shocking……well at least to some. Employees at 60% of those companies rated their organizations as weak when it
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