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Federal Budget 2016: Indigenous Section
A BETTER FUTURE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Budget 2016 advances the Government’s objective to renew the relationship with Indigenous peoples by making real progress on the issues most important to Indigenous people. Too many generations of Indigenous peoples have suffered from the neglect and failed policies of the federal government. There should be no reason preventing an Indigenous…
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5 Keys to Finding Great Talent
Author Randy Grieser Organizations are who they hire. Whether an organization succeeds, or even survives, ultimately comes down to the people who work there. I work hard, I am dedicated and a driven leader, but I can’t do it alone. As organizations mature and become more complex, the need for exceptional and diversified talent…
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Is Right Wing Fraser Institute on a Crusade Promoting Indigenous Racism?
Author Guy Dancause Yesterday, the Fraser Institute has published its findings on a recent study titled “Government Spending and Own-Source Revenue for Canada’s Aboriginals: A Comparative Analysis” I agree that by most measurable indicators, Canada’s Indigenous populations are suffering huge hardship. We simply have to look at comparative statistics, comparing Indigenous to non-Indigenous Canadians:…
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Engaging with B2B customers: why is it so difficult?
Author Guy Dancause “Engaging with B2B customers: why is it so difficult?” Why is it that, in our business life, our approach to engaging customers is, for most of us, different than the path we follow to engage with people in our social life? In our personal life, we meet a person in a social…
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Seizing Opportunities
Author: Guy Dancause We have all experienced at one moment or another the jitters of lacing our skates or of harnessing our snowshoes to head down a new trail reputed as challenging. But life is full of challenges, stress and opportunities. Some of us choose to see the difficulty in opportunities while others see…
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Finding Out of the Box Solutions
Author: Guy Dancause Frugal innovation is not just about doing more with less. It is especially about doing better with less and creating simple, affordable and sustainable solutions to problems. It is ideal for those problems that affect the lives and wellbeing of many people and communities with needs like access to clean water, to…
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Breaking Down Communication Barriers in the Workplace
Author Mark Miller Communication barriers in the workplace are an inevitability. Just think about your office… and about how people work. I’ll bet the first person you think about works completely differently than you do. There’s a reason why you don’t think instantly about the person who approaches work in the same way you do—…
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Creating your Marketing Plan
Michael Milanese – CEO, Director of Sales with Aboriginal Link shares some simple truths about marketing yourself or your company and brings up some key factors when developing a marketing plan that will work best for any unique business.
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Better Communication with Employees and Peers
If the thought of speaking in front of an audience sends you into a cold sweat, then this Inc.com guide is for you. Communication experts and CEOs share their strategies for smooth communications with employees, making winning presentations to investors, writing and delivering speeches that get standing ovations, and much more. Here’s a great…
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What should Aspiring Entrepreneurs about Marketing
Canadian Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & former Dragon’s Den co-host Brett Wilson takes a brief moment to tell aspiring entrepreneurs about the importance of marketing to generate ideas and as a differentiator. For this serial entrepreneur marketing is where it starts.