The call comes in from reception – your interviewee just arrived. Great! You’ve had this open position for 2 months, and this person’s experience looks perfect. You are hopeful! You grab your pen and notepad and head down to the interview room. You step in, make eye contact and shake hands. So far so good. […]
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Natural disasters can wreck your business. Hurricanes, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, meteor strikes, terrorist attacks, nuclear meltdowns, viral contagions and other mishaps can cause power outages or shut down key vendors, events that can cripple small businesses. According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, 25 percent of businesses that experience a major disaster never
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You are a manager, and as a manager you have a staff. When you think of that staff what attributes would you like them to have? Your list probably includes words and phrases such as hard-working, loyal, intelligent, and trustworthy. You probably even have a vision of the ideal employee. Now turn it around. Have
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Working from a home office, there are so many perks. You have flexibility, you have a very short commute – maybe only down the hall, you don’t have to purchase a wardrobe to go to work and can even just wear your pajamas all day , you can even schedule a repair man during work
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Starting your own small business is at once exciting and threatening. Any entrepreneur spends a lot of time planning and fretting about a new venture, with alternating periods of exhilaration and despair. So much progress, but so many pitfalls! As the time comes to pull the trigger, your doubts rise and you hesitate. That’s normal,
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Have you ever had one of those days, or weeks or months where you feel so overwhelmed? You have so much to do in the office, your plate is not only full, it’s overflowing!!! Sometimes that feeling of overwhelm can feel paralyzing because you just don’t know where to start. When you face a situation
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40% year over year increase in loan originations Retail and wholesale channels demonstrate strong growth MONTRÉAL, July 20, 2015 /CNW/ – IOU Financial Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: IOU) (“IOU Financial” or the “Company”) a leading online lender to small businesses, announced today it originated US$33.8 Million in new loans in the second quarter of 2015,
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So many platforms – so little time! Let’s see. There’s only 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to get everything done that you need to do on a weekly basis for your business. And that’s right, you don’t only need to work, you also need to eat, sleep and that’s right …
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• IOU board and management poised to deliver sustainable long term shareholder value, Qwave offer puts that at risk. • Qwave’s partial offer significantly undervalues IOU’s market position, assets, brand presence, and long-term business prospects. • Qwave’s track record is unknown and they have not articulated a credible plan for IOU. Montreal, Quebec, July 10,
Montreal, Quebec, July 7, 2015 – IOU Financial Inc. (TSXV: IOU) (“IOU Financial” or the “Company”), a leading online lender to small businesses, today announces that it has commenced legal proceedings against Qwave Capital LLC (“Qwave”) and its manager Serguei Kouzmine before the Québec Superior Court. IOU Financial alleges that, in making its unsolicited partial