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I am "CA" Atreya (PMP, MBA), the author of this blog. I help businesses in Atlantic Canada achieve their BHAG successfully. You may subscribe to this blog using a feed reader (RSS).

Small Business Canada @ About.com

Ignore this site at your own peril. Susan’s done a great job at collating everything you need to know to start and operate a small business.

MaRS

MaRS is a non-profit innovation centre connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, network and capital to stimulate innovation and accelerate the creation and growth of successful Canadian entrepreneurs. The blog is authored by a number of authors.

CEO Blog - time leadership

Jim Estill is the only CEO in know in Canada who blogs. He’s grown Synnex Canada into a 2 Billion dollar wholesaler of computer equipment.

Marketing Profs Daily Fix

This is also a multi-author blog on everything marketing. The blog is brought to you by Marketing Profs. There’s a wealth of information that can help small business marketing. Definitely worth subscribing.

Project Management Tips

The blog is a collaborative blog about Project Management, Collaboration, Knowledge Management, and everything in between. This is a multi-author blog and offers practical tips and tricks, how-to’s and stuff related to complex task of managing projects. I like the practical approach taken by the authors.

Small Business Trends

Small Business Trends is an award-winning comprehensive online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them.

Here are some useful other resources

Strategy & Consulting

  • : Mike offers news and commentary on all things related to corporate growth. I enjoy reading Mike’s comments on strategy and look forward to receiving his posts every day. You can set your watch to his posts. It arrives at almost the precise moment everyday. ;)
  • DavidMaister.com: David offers some amazing insights into strategy, general management, career, and client relations. Definitely worth subscribing to. His questions are not easy to answer at all. He makes you think.
  • Six Disciplines: I am a regular reader of Skip Reardon’s blog. What I like about the his blog is “there is always a bottom line” - a take away. Succinct and to the point, Skip’s blog simply motivates you.
  • All things workplace: You will know why you have to subscribe to Steve Roesler’s blog when you read this post: Ten Life Lessons from Business.

Entrepreneurship

  • Instigator Blog: The blog focuses on entrepreneurship, business, technology and marketing with a “heavy dose of humor”.
  • The Freestyle Entrepreneur: “Most business advice is for the big multi-billion-dollar, multi-national corporations like IBM or General Motors. And, quite frankly, much of it has little relevance to a business in which R & D can mean a brilliant idea in the shower, or in which a budget meeting may involve a chat around the kitchen table over ice cream. In other words, we’re pretty reality-based. We created this site to make your life easier, your business more profitable, your time more productive, and, most of all, to remind you that, yes, you may be crazy for being in business for yourself, but you’re not alone.” Well said John.
  • Selling to Small Business: Anita Campbell’s blog on selling to small business is a treasure trove.

Finance

  • : A wide collection of articles from various blogs on Finance and Entrepreneurship. The site is like reading multiple blogs in one location. Topics range from investing and personal finance to entrepreneurship and venture capital.

HR

  • Business Performance Coaching: Greg is a licensed business coach. His coaching method promotes both personal and business effectiveness. I really think you cannot divorce the two anyways. Definitely worth reading.

Marketing & Sales

  • BIG marketing for small ideas: Rajan Sodhi says, “Most entrepreneurs and small business operators are completely frustrated with their marketing. They are not quite sure why they should do it, how to do it and how to measure it while working with a shoestring budget.” I find Rajan’s blog refreshingly different from other blogs. It is worth a read.
  • : Laura’s blog has some excellent articles on strategy, business development, marketing, HR and general management - a must read.
  • Lead Optimize.com: What is the most tangible result of marketing? You got it - leads for your sales team. Chris offers a no nonsense approach to generating leads from your website. Articles in his blog are worth a read.

There are a few good quality blog carnivals. Some of them are:

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Some miscellaneous tools that might interest you:

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