Location: Set yourself up for success

Business cards project your personality

BUSINESS - In the business world, a good business card is akin to a first impression.

FINANCING: Business plan key for repayments

Whether you're a new business owner, or have been in business for 10 years, if you've borrowed money to finance your business, you need to ensure you have the money to pay it back.

And this is all dependent on proper cash flow management said Mary Savona, a business professor at the...

Specific goals easier to achieve

When you own a small business, short- and long-term goals are a necessity, but there are factors that can, and should, alter your course.

And while you can change your objectives at any time, there are some circumstances that would indicate you should be doing so, said Michael Pearl, a business...

Achieving goals requires thought and action

When starting your own business, or to keep your existing business current and profitable, planning and goal-setting are the keys to success.

If you don't have attainable and concrete goals and a plan to make them happen, just like in life, no-one will make things happen for you, said Michael...

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Landmark retail site on Steeles Avenue remains undeveloped

In 2005, buyers snapped up its 500 first-phase units in less than a month.

Waste Management to establish construction waste recycling facility

ETOBICOKE - North American waste processing giant Waste Management will open a building construction and demolition waste processing facility in south Etobicoke this fall.

Etobicoke to be home to one of first Target stores in Canada

Target will open its first Canadian stores in Etobicoke, North York and East York next year.

The U.S. retailing giant reported it will open its first 24 Canadian stores throughout Ontario in March or April 2013, including these Toronto locations:

* Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke;

Residents can decide if stores can open or close on holidays

Should Christmas Day and New Year's Day in Toronto remain a time when most stores must close?

The city's Holiday Shopping bylaw forces retail businesses to close their doors on nine days each year, including on Christmas and the newest statutory holiday, Family Day.

But residents are...

Financial district is now a business improvement area

Downtown Toronto's financial district, perhaps the country's biggest economic hub, finally has a business improvement area (BIA) of its own.

The district rang in its new BIA with a splash earlier this month. At its inaugural meeting, members passed a $950,000 operating budget, far larger...

Send the right message with your holiday gifts

The spirit of giving is approaching, and employers are walking the line between benevolence and their budget constraints.

There are considerations as to what you give your employees, clients or suppliers, and you also have to make the gift-giving fit into your bottom line.

Gerlinde Herrmann...

Charity doesn't need to cost a lot to be meaningful

BUSINESS - A Toronto realtor is getting ready to fill gift baskets and fill a need for women in shelters this Christmas.

Knowledge is power when buying or selling

The key to finding the right business opportunity, according to a pair of business experts, is making sure you have enough knowledge to avoid any scary surprises.

David Gray and Claus Etzler offered some practical advice on how to circumvent the risks inherent in buying and selling businesses...