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How do you measure success in your business?
 For Jinous Nouri, president of Stick-With-Us / MOOM All Natural Beauty Products, “success” is measured in many forms, beginning with happy customers. “The most satisfactory part of the business is when a customer calls or writes, expressing appreciation for our work and products – telling us they like it, will use it and recommend it to friends,” she says. “That’s what is best about my business – creating something that someone is happy with.”
Nouri notes that she also defines success through the foundation she has built for her employees, and the relationships she has forged with them. “They have employment, and make their living from our business. They call themselves ‘the MOOM family,’” she says. The importance of relationships also extends to her own family. Balancing business demands with the priorities of her husband, children and grandchildren are just as important in measuring success.
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Five good reasons for why you should write a business plan
The business plan is the blueprint for your business. Starting a business without a business plan is just as foolish. We often make the mistake of thinking of a business plan as a single, static document that you just put together when you're first starting out and then set aside.
In actuality, the business plan for any business will change over time as the business develops, and any particular business may have multiple business plans as its objectives change.
Let's clear up a few misconceptions about filing your income tax
Income tax may not be as simple as ABC, but understanding the fundamental principles is not as difficult as you might believe. For many people, it's what they have misunderstood that makes income tax seem intimidating.
Let's get down to basics and clear up a few misconceptions.
The impact on the economy, self-employment and export development
Increasing numbers of Canadians have chosen to become entrepreneurs and women are an important part of this growing trend.
In this section you'll find an overview of women entrepreneurs and their successes in the areas of economic development, self-employment and export development.
Port Clements, Haida Gwaii, Sunday March 19th, 2006
Women in business, get ready to meet and network with other women entrepreneurs, plug into the latest business trends, learn about business alliances, share business challenges and perspectives. This event is presented by Women's Enterprise Centre and Haida Gwaii Community Futures. We invite women entrepreneurs in the area to spend a day learning from engaging speakers and participating in innovating and energizing workshops. Meet women who have succeeded and learn how you can too!
Turn your strengths into successful business strategies with these four tips
In her new book, How to Run Your Business Like a Girl, Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin turns the idea of doing something "like a girl" on its head by exploring common female traits and how women entrepreneurs--and all entrepreneurs--can use them to their advantage when running a business.
In her interviews with women business owners she found that women tend to use three unique strengths more than their male counterparts: trusting their intuition, focusing on relationships, and putting more emphasis on life balance.
 Develop a plan of action for business success!
Are you ready and willing to grow your business to the next step? If you've chosen to grow consciously and deliberately, you're on the right track. With a dream in front of you, the commitment to move forward within you, and the support around you to make it happen, the results can be amazing.
This program will help you bridge the gap between your dreams and your reality; to map out specific steps to grow your business to the next level. It's a user-friendly form of developing a focused action plan for business success, specifically designed for people who own their own enterprises.
Canadian Income Tax FAQ For Small Businesses
Do you have questions about doing your business taxes or what you can or can't deduct on your Canadian income tax? Click the 'read more' button for a list of Canadian income tax questions and the answers to that income tax question.
Ten Trade Show Exhibit Best Practices
Is now a good time to spend on a trade show exhibit? Regardless of the economic conditions or competitive landscape, there are many tactics your small business can use to ensure a winning trade show. About.com for Small Business Information has assembled 10 best trade show exhibit tactics.
Like a car, your website needs a regular tune-up
'Set it and forget it," is definitely not the way to think about your business's on-line presence.
A successful commercial website, like a finely tuned engine, requires regular and routine maintenance to ensure continued peak performance. A well-maintained on-line presence is simply too important to be ignored these days.
Websites are often the first impression your company makes.
Women's Enterprise Centre
Business Loans Info Session: Learn About Your Financing
Options
March 16, 2006, anywhere in BC. Toll Free phone-in click
here
Focused Marketing:
A six-part training series for small business
April 7, 21, 28 - May 5, 12, 19 - Women’s Enterprise Centre Kelowna click here
Courses from Women's Enterprise Centre are available on demand
throughout the province. Courses are often held in partnership with community organizations such as Women in Business groups, Chambers of Commerce and Community Futures. For information email info@womensenterprise.ca
Small Business BC and eBC Seminars
Small Business BC Seminars - Vancouver
All Year. Waterfront Station 82 - 601 West Cordova, click
here
eBusiness BC Lunchbox Seminars - Vancouver
All Year Tuesdays. Waterfront Station 601 W. Cordova,
click
here
Around the Province
Free Online Small Business Workshops
Produced by The Network of Canada Business Service Centres
click here
Community Futures of S.E. International Business Development/Export Info
March 1, 2006 Cranbrook. To register, call 250-489-4356 or 1-800-661-2293
Business In Vancouver: Influential Women In Business Awards
2006
Thursday, March 2, 2006. For more information click
here
Prince Rupert: Tides of Opportunity
March 2-3, 2006. For details call: 250-624-9498 or 1-800-808-3988
Kootenay Women's Show
March 5, 2006 St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino Cranbrook click here
Minerva Foundation Presents: All About Girlfriends and Glitter
March 7, 2006 Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia St, Vancouver click here
Kelowna Women in Business, 6 Keys to Effective Marketing
March 8, 2006. presented by Women’s Enterprise Centre. click here
Smart Women Finish Rich Seminar - Hosted by Edward Jones
March 9, 2006. Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, Kelowna click here
2006 BC Aboriginal Women in Leadership Forum
March 10, 2006 Squamish Nation Recreation Centre, Vancouver click here
Connecting Vancouver Island Business Trade Show
March 16, 2006. Beban Park, Nanaimo BC For more details click here
3rd Annual Business Career Expo 2006
Friday March 17, 2006, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition
Centre click
here
Share, Learn and Grow:
A Celebration of Haida Gwaii Women Entrepreneurs
March 19, 2006 Port Clements, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC click here
Shuswap Women in Business Network Lunch Meeting
March 20, 2006 For information contact Kathy Bolton at 250-832-3921
2006 9th Annual Langley Women of Excellence Awards
March 29, 2006 Fort Langley Golf Course, Langley BC click here
3rd Annual Silicon Vineyard Innovation Awards
Thursday, March 30, 2006, Coast Capri Hotel, Kelowna click
here
Fort St. John: Northern Women’s Symposium
March 30, 2006 For information contact: CFDC, Peace Liard at 250 782-8748
Women of BC Resource Communities Conference
April 5-7, 2006, The Hills Health Ranch, 100 Mile House, BC. click here
Share, Learn, Grow:
A Celebration of Thompson Cariboo Women Entrepreneurs
April 6, 2006, Colombo Lodge (Italian Cultural Centre), Kamloops BC. click here
Business and Women’s Conference 2006 & Athena Awards
April 7, 2006, Fairwinds Centre, Vancouver Island, BC click here
Moving Up! Growing your Business Workshop Port Alberni
April 20, 2006, Contact Deb Hagard at 250-724-1241 deb.hagard@cfdcac.ca
Secrets to Success Revealed by Canada’s Top Entrepreneurs
April 20, 2006. Terminal City Club, Vancouver, BC click here
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