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Marketing on a Small Business Budget
Sandra Reimer Sandra Reimer

Marketing on a Small Business Budget

Need tips for promoting your Canadian small business on a budget? Find out three things you can do to avoid wasting marketing dollars. Feel more confident that you're spending your money wisely when you understand marketing basics, know the business results you want, and are clear on your marketing budget.

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Validate Value Before You Build It
Sandra Reimer Sandra Reimer

Validate Value Before You Build It

“Success is failing 100 times and finding the one thing that works for you,” says Vartika Mansavi, Senior Advisor at MaRS, Innovation Supply Chains, Re-globalisation, R&D Commercialization. Vartika founded and exited two tech companies; most recently, she sold StarkRaft.

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What It Takes for Start-Ups to Succeed: Cash
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What It Takes for Start-Ups to Succeed: Cash

“Of course, mental toughness and tenacity are important to [start-up success]. But if you don’t have enough cash, it doesn’t matter how tough you are,” says start-up and scale-up business mentor Don Thompson. As a no-nonsense engineer by training, Don helps founders…

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CoLabourNation Partners with Innovate Niagara
Sandra Reimer Sandra Reimer

CoLabourNation Partners with Innovate Niagara

CoLabourNation is partnering with Innovate Niagara. Our vetted Canadian freelancers will help their start-up founders build thriving businesses without adding headcount or payroll. Outsourcing marketing and admin tasks allows founders to tackle more critical priorities to advance their businesses. When they reach more customers sooner, they have a greater chance of success.

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Why Business Owners Hesitate to Delegate
Sandra Reimer Sandra Reimer

Why Business Owners Hesitate to Delegate

Some business owners hesitate to delegate. They’re ashamed to invite people into their messes. Hiring a Canadian freelancer to organize chaos brings relief for Canadian business owners.

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Ontario Small Businesses Struggle to Automate Operations
Sandra Reimer Sandra Reimer

Ontario Small Businesses Struggle to Automate Operations

When Ontario small businesses adopt technology, they become more productive, competitive, and resilient. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce Broken Links Report says technology adoption can be an uphill battle for small businesses that tend to be less digitally mature than larger businesses. Accessing skilled Canadian freelance talent can help solve the problem. Freelancers can help small business owners digitize and automate their busineses.

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