Small Business Trends in the Ottawa Region
Each year the Entrepreneurship Centre does a client survey to determine trends, impact and general insight into our clients' activities. The survey includes those clients who, on average, used our services approximately one year previous. This way, we give them a chance to go out and do something: start, not start, grow, etc.

To read the full story, please click here.

The 1st Annual Ottawa Small Business Forum
Want to take your business to the next level? This event will focus on supporting the success and growth of small and medium size business by offering a unique experience to gain additional tools, valuable resources and information. Participate in workshops on: RFP/Selling to Government, Financial Tune-Up, Sales/Marketing, Strategies to Grow Your Business and more!

The Luncheon Keynote Speaker will feature Ron Foxcroft, President, Fox 40 International Inc.

Friday February 18th, 2005
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ottawa Congress Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive
$75.00 (plus GST)
Includes choice of 2 Workshops & Luncheon

For complete details, please click here.

Exporting - A Question of Confidence
Confidence. It's a nice quality to have - a flattering way to hear oneself described. Often confused with that other 'C' word - charisma. In a businessperson, both qualities are advantageous. In an exporter, while charisma is nice to have, confidence is critical to one's success. This is because exporters, particularly novice exporters (but also a few seasoned veterans), need to feel confident in their ability to reach for success, negotiate the difficulties attending each project, assume the risks and have the resources to meet every level of customer satisfaction promised.

To read the full story, please click here

Up and Growing - Time to Reflect
You are now so busy with your business that you probably have had no time to think of the future. Every minute counts in the day-to-day management of your business but it is important to stop now and consider what would happen if a stranger came to see you one day with an offer to buy your business which you could not refuse. Alternatively, let us suppose that you have a seriously debilitating accident, which disables you to the extent that you cannot continue, or, worse than that, you die from the effects of the accident.

To read the full story, please click here

Trade Basics for Exporters
Why are trade finance services so important to successful importing and exporting? When buyers and sellers do not have an established trading relationship, payment instruments such as letters of credit and foreign collections can offer both parties a degree of security from commercial risk, and are governed by the conventions of international trade.

To read the full story, please click here

Guardian Angels - Angels walk amongst us
They aren't as celestial as you may have thought, nor do rays of sunshine beam down upon them making them stand out from the crowd. Of course the angels I am talking about are angel investors, wealthy individuals who invest in ideas and people as a form of hobby. Some people collect stamps, angel investors build a portfolio of ideas hoping one or two will succeed - all with after-tax, hard-earned dollars.

To read the full story, please click here

Growing Your Business Outside of Canada - Tax and Other Considerations
Many businesses eventually look outside of Canada's borders to find customers for the goods they sell and the services they provide. Canadian businesses often find themselves very competitive on the world markets - especially with our friendly neighbours to the South in the United States of America. Other businesses, however, find the thought of expanding beyond the familiar local markets to be daunting because of the unknown business and taxation implications of growing their markets abroad. Every business that is selling goods or services to customers outside of Canada must make inquiries into their obligations related to financial reporting and taxation for the foreign jurisdictions in which they are conducting business. Also, if your Canadian business is subcontracting work to non-resident individuals or corporations, there may be some hidden tax requirements for you. Here, then, is a brief summary, from the perspective of a tax accountant, of some of the things that must be considered when selling abroad or sourcing goods or services outside of Canada.

To read the full story, please click here

What's On @ the Entrepreneurship Centre

For more information on seminars and events at the Entrepreneurship Centre, visit our website at http://www.entrepreneurship.com/seminars/default.asp

EntrepreNews - January 2005
(c) Copyright 2002 - the Entrepreneurship Centre
110 Laurier Avenue West Ground Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1

To have your name removed from this mailing list please reply with the word REMOVE in the subject line or click here to unsubscribe online.