Small Business Blog from Atlantic Canada

The Mawhinney group of companies in Saint John, NB recently closed its operations. While I have not researched it, it probably is a safe assumption that there are number of businesses out there who have ceased to operate. While most leaders cite lack of financial resources, credit crunch, etc., I keep wondering if that is the root cause of their business failures. Is it truly the paucity of funds or is the leaders’ management that forced them to cease operations?

[ August 17, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Rivers Corbett, President of The Marketing Factory, is now sharing his marketing tips in a series of “Cash Cow Marketing” seminars to be held across Atlantic Canada. The seminars will teach you how to take advantage of today’s unique marketing strategies and market a business or organization for less and break free of a reliance on “the old way” of doing advertising and marketing.

Be it presentations, providing critical feedback, selling, motivating your team or interviewing, “Mastering Communication at Work: How to Lead, Manage, and Influence - Review” offers practical suggestions on how to maximize the return on your speaking time. The book offers insights into how to build trust, credibility and relationships with everyone within and outside the organization. It is written in a conversational style and the authors make effective use of case studies and examples to drive home their point.

[ August 24, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Rivers Corbett, President of The Marketing Factory, is now sharing his marketing tips in a series of “Cash Cow Marketing” seminars to be held across Atlantic Canada. The seminars will teach you how to take advantage of today’s unique marketing strategies and market a business or organization for less and break free of a reliance on “the old way” of doing advertising and marketing.