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Women in Business – Debbie Murphy Real Estate Agent

1. What is the nature of your business? I sell real-estate; but more importantly I help families and individuals attain goals and dreams for themselves and it still thrills me after 25 years each time that happens. 2. What inspired you to start your business? Survival initially.  I had a daughter to raise and needed a career that was flexible but still allowed me to earn a decent living depending

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Women in Business – Janice Martin of Magnum Consulting

1. What is the nature of your business? Straight Talk Coaching – Speaking – Sales Development – with a passion for working with independent businesses and entrepreneurs 2. What inspired you to start your business? After working for great companies throughout my career, I wanted to share what I had learned and implemented for others to use at different levels and areas of their lives and careers. 3. Do you

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Women in Business – Steph Wagner of Element Creatives

1. What is the nature of your business? I am in the business of ideas!  I help my clients market their businesses and promote their products and services with a creative edge.  The truth is, you don’t have to have a giant budget to have an effective marketing plan! I’ve also just opened up a collaborative workspace in Port Coquitlam, where entrepreneurs and freelancers alike can book a desk for

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Women in Business – Amanda Mungal – It’s Your Time

To kick off this series, Amanda Mungal our President has filled out the questionnaire. If you are a woman business owner or entrepreneur or know one who you think we should highlight have them contact us to be featured during International Women’s Month. 1. What is the nature of your business? We provide administrative support to businesses – as your on call office manager we offer full administrative solutions ranging

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Celebrating Women in Business

March is International Women’s Month and we are going to kick it off by celebrating the women we know in business.  If you know a super star woman in business let us know so we can feature her during the month. Check out this great site that lists famous Canadian Business Women and Entrepreneurs.  Do you have a favourite? Business in Vancouver is hosting the Influential Women in Business Awards

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IYTChat T4s and Tax Prep

Last night we held our first #IYTChat on T4s and Tax Prep. We thought it would be a great opportunity to provide free guidance on how to complete your T4s and what you need to prepare for filing your taxes (including some tips on how to save money on getting those taxes done. This is the time of year when we often get panicked calls from business owners and their

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Top 10 Ways to Work a Room

  The holiday season has started and likely the invitations are flowing in.  This is a great opportunity to brush up on your networking skills while having fun and enjoying yourself; rather than being freaked out or uncomfortable at the prospect of attending a “networking” event. The following are The Top 10 Ways to Work a Room as provided by Patrick von Pander the Big Picture Coach. 1. Be prepared

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Pre-planning your year financially is about so much more than just numbers

Have you ever sat down to begin planning your goals and dreams for the new year ahead (which is coming up fast – where did 2013 go?) and have wondered where your best dollars are spent growing your business and how you can track them? In order to set clear goals for the future, it’s pretty vital to have the present taken care of.  With December quickly approaching, taking care

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Is this Spam? Part 2

Last week we sent an email to our clients giving them a heads up about CryptoLocker (the latest deadly computer virus), and a new virus coming through as a .tiff file. The email was intended to be a helpful pre-emptive strike as we regularly get emails from clients asking us to look at an email they’ve received and determine if it’s spam or a virus etc.. One of our fabulous

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