In the brave new world of job hunting and social media's increasing role in screening job applicants, it has become essential to develop your own brand. So what is that? I know product brands – like Apple and Hershey's, but what is a personal brand? Personal branding, according to Meredith Levinson, in her blog […]
The Business Department at North York Central Library has a law collection that includes loose leaf publications that cover a variety of areas of law. Loose leaf publications are updated on a continual basis so that the information stays more current than a book. Many of these publications are geared to small business. Here is […]
Ok. The television season is over and all of your favorite shows are either in reruns or have been replaced with summer reality shows. Why not come to the library and check out a few business DVDs to prevent your brain from turning into mush this summer? Many are thought provoking and topical. A look […]
The July 1 weekend is around the corner, and for many it marks the beginning of the vacation season. If you are planning a long drive, why not pick up a few audio books to listen to in the car? Many classic business titles that you just never had time to read, could be "read" […]
The winner of the 28th annual National Business Book Awards was recently announced. Chrystia Freeland was honored for her book Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-rich and the Fall of Everyone Else. The author, who is a columnist for the Globe and Mail, as well as editor of consumer news at Thomson Reuters, […]
For many job seekers, social media has become THE place to search for a job, as well as promote yourself so potential employers can "discover" you. I came across a couple of interesting posts the other day that promoted a social media tool that I would never have thought would be used for job searching […]
Technology is moving us quickly in directions we never dreamt of. Starting a company is a challenge, but starting a company on based on a technology breakthrough and trying to stay ahead of the game provides an even bigger challenge. If your dream is starting such a company, then join us for our upcoming program: […]
The Asia Pacific area has increasingly become the largest area of the world that Canada does business with. The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, based on Statistics Canada data, reports that China continues to be one of Canada's biggest export and import partners. China (including Hong Kong), Japan and South Korea — accounted for 76% […]
With the final tax filing deadline just a day away, many people are rushing to get the job done. The majority of returns are being submitted electronically with EFILE and NETFILE. In an April 19 news release, the Canada Revenue Agency reported that they had received almost 79% of returns or 9.7 million on-line returns. […]
Are you an innovator? Or do you own a business and want to inject more energy into your operation? If so then mark your calendar. Enterprise Toronto is hosting its annual Innovation Camp this coming Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers located at […]