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For Cristy and Debbie Johnson, starting their businesses is second
nature. Full of a family of entrepreneurs, they are leading the way for
others in their family to follow suit. Both women have businesses
located in Victoria, BC, with a great network of small business
supporters.
Debbie Johnson, owner of Victoria Concierge Services was born into
business. At a young age, she was assisting in the family business – a
hotel and restaurant in Yale. Later, she taught hospitality and tourism...
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| Loyalty the Key to Business Success |
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Talk to many business people about how they approach customer service
and the majority of them will say that they are aiming to have
satisfied customers. No! What we all should be seeking is to have loyal
customers.
Research has shown that 65% of customers say they are loyal. You may be
happy with this but you shouldn’t! Satisfied customers are in a state
of nothing they are neither dissatisfied or happy; they are in between.
They will tolerate you while you are of use to them b...
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| How to Create the Ultimate Small Business Marketing System |
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Let me get right to the point. The single most powerful small business marketing tool on the planet is a marketing system.
But, when I talk about a marketing system I am not referring to those academic exercises found in college marketing books.
A marketing system by my way of thinking is a simple (in many cases one
page) document that specifically answers who you are, what you do, who
needs it, how you plan to grab them by the throat, when you plan to do
it and how you plan to ...
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| Family issues to shape a profession\'s future |
 | Abstract- The future of the accounting profession is
being shaped by changing workforce demographics. Statistics show that
the number of women and dual-career families entering the labor pool is
increasing. Like other professions, the field of accountancy has come
to recognize that the younger generation of employees are more
concerned about balancing their private and professional lives than
older workers. Accordingly, accounting organizations headed by the
AICPA and accounting firms acr...
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| Family Businesses |
 | “Through the sharing of art there is a sharing of culture”
Spirit Gallery is a warm and welcoming art gallery and gift shop
featuring First Nations artists and designers. Although the focus is on
Northwest Coast Native Art from the coast of British Columbia, we carry
work from aboriginal artists across Canada.
Spirit Gallery
Charles Sam
6408 Bay St
Horseshoe Bay, BC V7L 2H1
Tel: 604.921.8972
Fax: 604.921.8974
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| The Strategy Paradox |
 | A compelling vision. Bold leadership. Decisive action.
Unfortunately, these prerequisites of success are almost always the ingredients
of failure, too. In fact, most managers seeking to maximize their chances for
glory are often unwittingly setting themselves up for ruin. The sad truth is
that most companies have left their futures almost entirely to chance, and
don’t even realize it. The reason? Managers feel they must make choices with
far-reaching consequences today, but must base those...
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