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Start: Mark Evans
When hiring in remote locations makes sense
Salaries can be much lower than they are in big cities, and employees end up living where they want
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What's shaping the tech world now?
Steve Hnatiuk, an expert in technology business opportunities, will take your questions
Earlier discussion
How to spot a new business need and fill it
David Craig, who quit catering six months after starting a mobile kitchen supply company, took your questions
Earlier discussion
Advice for businesses on U.S. tax laws
Cross-border taxation expert Warren Dueck took your questions on the nightmarish spider-web of rules and regulations
Earlier discussion
Your questions answered on small-business loans
Alec Morley of TD Canada Trust joined us for an online discussion
Reader pics
Here's looking at you
We asked you to share photos with us from company events. Here's a selection
Report on Small Business Magazine
Featured article from the latest issue
Watch for stories and features to be rotated through this space on a regular basis, and look for a relaunch of the magazine in March, when it will be rebranded under the Your Business label
Your Business Columnists
Grow: Mia Wedgbury
Step carefully into social media campaigns
Key is to be transparent, and remember that social media are not the same as advertising
Grow
Search terms: Canadian mobile kitchen companies
David Craig got no hits, so he quit his catering career, started a new business, and now he's served Sundance and the Super Bowl
Human resources
Queen's releases list of top employers
‘This reflects employers' attention to the ‘people side' of their enterprises during both the good and the not-so-good times'
Cost of compliance
U.S. laws present taxation nightmare
Canadian businesses can be caught off guard by the complexity of the system, with its 7,000-plus taxing jurisdictions
Sustainability
Immigrant talent adds to brewer's bottom line
Half of Steam Whistle's managers are new Canadians, who have brought a strong work ethic and broad experience at a lower cost
More of your loan questions answered
Alec Morley of TD Canada Trust responds to queries he was unable to get to during an earlier online discussion
Start: Financing
Small businesses battle ‘risk' tag on loans
Size matters when it comes to securing financing, especially when credit streams start to dry up
Your Business Columnists
Exit: John Warrillow
Is your business half pregnant?
Offering a broad set of services means a company will never be great at one thing
Start: Mark Evans
With interns, you get what you pay for
Hiring the right one can be as important as hiring a full-time employee, even though they come cheap, or even for free
Exit: John Warrillow
Three questions for private-equity seekers
If you answer ‘yes' to each of them, the move probably makes sense as an exit option
Grow: Mark Healy
Apps mania mimics the dot-com boom
Executives, entrepreneurs and consumers know they are going to be big, and there is consensus that we've only scratched the surface
Your Business Columnists
Meet our seven experts
Whether your company is in the startup phase, the growth phase, or the Exit phase, we have words of advice to suit your needs.
From Report on Business
At the Top
Heeding the drumbeat of emerging markets
Management consultant urges companies to regard their growth with a global mindset
Feature Highlights
Sustainability
Immigrant talent adds to brewer's bottom line
Half of Steam Whistle's managers are new Canadians, who bring strong work ethic and experience at lower cost
Technology
What will be top in tech this year?
Our panel on the tools that can help small businesses get ahead
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Your Business in action
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Your Business online poll
Tip of the day
'Business social responsibility should not be coerced; it is a voluntary decision that the entrepreneurial leadership of every company must make on its own.' -- John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market
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