Photo credit: Max Pixel Summer is quickly approaching and many people are starting to plan vacations with their families and friends. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre provides advice on how to identify and protect yourself from various vacation scams. Here are a couple of the identified scams: Free or "Discounted" Vacation Scams This scam involves fraudulent offers of […]
image courtesy of http://retail.franchiseindia.com/article/multi-channel/eretail/Used-goods-open-up-fresh-opportunities-for-start-ups.a4619/ Canadians love buying stuff second-hand. At least that's what the latest Kijiji's Second-Hand Economy report says. According to the study, conducted by researchers at the Université du Québec à Montréal, 82% of Canadians participated in the second-hand economy, which translates into $29 billion. Second-hand purchases/sales or reuse involves extending the lifespan of […]
Use the library e-resource Canadian Business & Current Affairs to find information in Canadian sources about business trends. Rick Eglinton. Fast-food favorite: Hot dogs sold by Chris Blue's vendors are a hit with Torontonians and tourists alike. 1986. Toronto Public Library. E.g. for information about mobile food trucks, enter "mobile food trucks" (in quotation marks) in the […]
(image courtesy http://www.islands.com) According to a recent HSBC report on retirement, Generations and journeys, working people feel more pressure than ever to save for their retirement. The study revealed that the current generation of retirees […]
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image courtesy of bloggertipsandtricks.net The term blog comes from the combination of "web" and "log" or "weblog," which initially started in the 1990s as an online diary where people would keep personal accounts of their lives. Eventually the term was shortened to "blog," but it still remained the same in terms of format. At […]
Photo Credit: Max Pixel Are you planning to do any renovations with a contractor in the near future? If so, the Canadian Home Builder's Association offers free useful information. Renovations can be costly. Here is a brief list of three essentials to understand and follow if hiring a contractor, highlighted in a recent News […]
Between January 25th and 27th the City of Toronto and the founders of StartupFest present ResolveTO, a festival that will bring together the best of young startups and large organizations for a look at innovation, disruption and emerging markets. The emphasis will be on corporate and societal challenges that engage the startup and […]
(image courtesy of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India) Are you thinking of starting a new business in 2017 but don't have a large amount of capital to get started? The following businesses can be started inexpensively and in some cases, with almost no start-up cash at all. Each one can be started very quickly […]
2015 Global Entrepreneurship MonitorOntario Report The 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Ontario Report, a recent study produced by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Ryerson University and The Centre for Innovation Studies, analyzed the performance of entrepreneurs in Ontario in comparison with similar […]