| Firm helps small businesses go paperless
A rising U.S. dollar in the early 1990s scuttled Ray Thorpe's business selling American-built motorhomes to Canadian customers. Yes, that surely was a different era. Glancing through the newspaper one day, Thorpe spotted an ad placed by the Alberta government offering free two-week computer training courses to anyone without a job. Thorpe decided to get computer savvy. Today, his company, Less Paper Now Inc. -- www.lesspapernow.com -- sees his computerized paperless filing system in use by thousands of people in hundreds of companies on three continents, ranging from a six-person chartered accountant's office in Aurora, north of Toronto, to a corporation in Melbourne, Australia. Basically put, his system allows clients, using a very small, ultra-high-speed scanner, to computerize in seconds a seven-page document or in a very few minutes a 100-page document, then see them stacked in sequential order ready for page-turning.
Who Says Small Businesses Can't Sell Products to Big Retailers?
Small businesses that think they can't sell to big retailers now have a new resource. A new report titled "Skyrocket Your Sales by Getting Your Product on the Shelves at Target," by small business expert Margie Zable Fisher, offers a step-by-step guide to selling to Target stores. .
RIM brass redirect millions in profit
Top executives at Research In Motion plan to donate as much as $150-million worth of their stock to charity as they cash in on the dizzying ascent of the BlackBerry maker's shares. On top of the charitable donations, RIM's joint chief executive officers, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, and other top managers will boost their bank accounts by selling up to $396-million worth of shares over the next 18 months. RIM has transformed itself from a small startup to the maker of a wireless e-mail device coveted by businesses around the world, making many people at the company incredibly wealthy. Shares in what is now the country's second-most valuable company, which traded at $1.29 a decade ago, closed at $111.66 Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr.
Commission Grants Exemption
The Commerce Commission has granted Lloyd Morrison an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to his potential appointment to the board of Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL), an electricity lines business. If Mr Morrison became a Director of AIAL, an electricity lines business, it would result in a cross involvement, as Mr Morrison is already a Director of Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) and TrustPower Limited, both electricity supply businesses. .
Country Roads seminar
Networking is important for all business owners. Networking basically is people coming together to share ideas and information. For businesses, networking is a fast and easy way to achieve certain goals. Networking is typically considered a sales technique but it is valuable for more than just sales people. As The Business Link explains, networking provides an opportunity to share experiences and success and to learn from others. When you�re meeting with other small business owners you realize you�re not alone in dealing with certain challenges or issues. Business to business developing local expertise. Country Roads -- bringing people and places together -- is a networking group targeted at farm direct marketers and ag tourism operators in central Alberta. Members also include ag producers who are looking for ways to diversify into alternative agriculture.
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