Reading Time: 4 minutes StatsCan labour shortage report released May 24 compares the number of unemployed to vacant positions
Category: Quebec’s Business
Proposed measures in federal budget to increase costs for railway shippers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Extension of regulated “interswitching” distance will increase costs for railways, shippers, and consumers
The rise of the four-day work week
Reading Time: 4 minutes In trials, cutting working hours by 20 per cent did not reduce overall output
The downside of singling out top performers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why symbolic rewards may backfire
How to hand your business off to new owners
Reading Time: 3 minutes You want to leave behind a functioning, viable business
Uncover customer needs by partnering with multinationals
Reading Time: 3 minutes A multinational’s research team often uncovers a customer need it has little interest in exploiting
The challenges of successfully scaling up startups
Reading Time: 3 minutes First-time founders only have an 18 per cent chance of success
How to mitigate the risks of innovation
Reading Time: 3 minutes The importance of a compelling and quantitative value proposition
Finding disruptive technologies for company creation
Reading Time: 3 minutes No need to invent: savvy business leaders go out, find them, and connect them to a large existing market demand
What buyers are looking for when buying your business
Reading Time: 3 minutes Don’t leave preparing your business for your exit until it’s too late!