- Gain control over your growing business
- The real power of third-party endorsements
- Keep them coming back with great service
- Use Microsoft Office to keep yourself organized
- Three magic questions that drive sales
- PowerPoint: Tips for making this tool work for you
- Get your publication prepped for a printer
- Boost your sales and profits by converting leads and tips into clients
- Tips for perfect purchasing
A tough economy and competitive markets require every company to pay less, but get more. Here are six great ways to do it.
- Advisory board: Get to know your experts
Our expert panel reveals how to get the most out of the experts who can help you sell more, grow your business and pass it along.
- Business risk: Expert advice on reducing it for small companies
Profit's executive roundtable examines how to grow your business safely and protect all that you've built.
- Building an entrepreneurial business
It takes an entrepreneur to start a company, but what makes a company entrepreneurial?
- The 30 best business practices of all time
Part four of the definitive handbook for ambitious entrepreneurs, eager execs and motivated managers.
- Diversity: It does the company good
Companies that embrace diversity have a happier and more loyal workforce, which in turn leads to better financial performance, researchers have found.
- Early adopters: Canada's are older than you think
Canada's 3.8 million early adopters are an enticing target market for anyone selling a new product.
- Canada's 30 most fabulous entrepreneurs
The examples set by Canada's coolest, smartest and most inspiring entrepreneurs point the way to business success-and demonstrate the rich potential of an entrepreneurial life.
- Ethnic Marketing: How to reach the growing but elusive customer demographic
As Canada's population becomes increasingly diverse, how should entrepreneurial companies be changing their marketing approach? Our experts weigh in.
- Business opportunities are often within a company, not outside
What impedes businesses isn't so much the outside world but internal biases and blind spots.
- PROFIT: 30 years celebrating Canadian small business
For 30 years, PROFIT has embraced its role in Canada's Entrepreneurial Revolution. Much has been done, but so much more could be achieved.
- Apps business: Allowing companies to target customers and connect
Developing your own mobile application offers an affordable way to connect with customers. Here are five ways to give them an app worth their while.
- Business exit strategy: company sold in one day
often takes years to find the right buyer for your company. In Lori Van Opstal's case, it took little more than a day last summer.
- An engaged employee is a happier, more productive employee
The trick is to hire people who are entrepreneurially inclined.
- Networking tactics to advance your business
Four tactics that are key to building a robust network.
- Planning to sell your business?
We asked three pros: "Which types of companies will be most attractive to buyers this year?"
- How critical reviews online impact your business
Consumer-review websites like Yelp are the first stop for many shoppers.
- Effective business tools to help startups keep costs low
Startups have to get by without much money. Established businesses don't want to spend much money. Whichever you run, try these tools.
- Middle managers' engagement key to company success
Curse all the trash talk about middle managers. Show them some love, and your company will love you back.
- Trading used goods-recommerce-is a growing business trend
For many consumers, trading in is the new buying. Here's how your company can get in on "recommerce."
- Bar finds a winning business formula to fill customer niche
Guilt Co. uses innovation to give 30-somethings a sophisticated but relaxed alternative in Vancouver's entertainment market.
- Business data is in high demand: how to unleash your own potential
There's exploding demand for business data, and your company could be sitting on a pile of it.
