According to statistics, about 90 percent of businesses report that they have experienced fraud or theft of some kind.  Common frauds include embezzlement, cheque and credit card fraud, employee dishonesty, vendor and internet fraud. Proper accounting records, reports...

The Black Hydro One is reporting 4th quarter revenue was down 8.4% and overall profit was down almost 34 % from the previous year. The $1.7 Billion 2nd round of the Hydro One IPO got lukewarm investor reception.  Hydro One delivered ever higher electric rates and...

In business, we are always striving to do better – to improve our results and profitability – and to find that magic nugget that makes it all happen.  Sometimes this comes easily and sometimes not so much.  More often then we like to admit, there is more luck than...

And yet I live in a landlocked part of the world, with the nearest salty air and churning waves thousands of miles away. On and off over the last 15 years, my family and I have vacationed in South Carolina. While our budget does not allow us to rent a villa...

I recently read an interesting article about how inserting an element of competition to the health care system might improve customer service.  Proponents of this notion often suggest that compensating  physicians based on patient ratings would help to push health...

There is a lot of energy and public money being put into helping entrepreneurs get started in business. Innovation hubs like MaRS in Toronto and Communitech in Waterloo are focused on helping young entrepreneurs take their great ideas to market with courses, mentoring...