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Business Christmas gift idea — start thinking about business Christmas gift ideas now, before it’s too late to place an order. As a business, you need to start thinking about the holiday season well in advance of the actual holidays. Consider the following tips. Choosing a business Christmas gift idea Steer away from "Christmas" and […]

Happy Labour Day! Well, Happy Labour Day to those in Canada and the US (okay, Happy Labor Day to you). If you’re from another country, you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about, since most of the world celebrates Labour Day in May. Canada has celebrated Labour Day on the first day of Monday since the

Our weekly Friday 5 list comes from Fast Company’s top 5 business lies.* This one rings especially true: Lie: “This is business, it isn’t personal.” The last time I heard that lie, I was in the middle of suing a deadbeat client. For some reason, people seem to think they can act like jerks, as

A reader wrote in to ask about telephone options for his consulting business. "Should I get a land line or cell phone for my home business?" Forgive me for sounding like an economist, but it depends. If you’re frequently out of your office or perhaps working from a mobile office, such as your car or

Happy Independence Day to our American readers! We already celebrated Canada Day this week, so we’re on a roll with a theme of independence. And, when you’re a consultant, independence is pretty darn important. When you work for yourself, you have both the risks and rewards of being independent. When you break free from your

It’s Canada Day here in, well, Canada and I’m enjoying a long weekend with friends and family. For those of you who live elsewhere, I’ll explain — Canada Day is our national holiday. So, instead of working on Consultant Journal, I thought I’d highlight a past article: donating a car for start-up cash (although it

One of my good friends recently saw her poetry magazine get turned down for a grant. She suggeted I write about why people should read poetry. I joked that I’d do a haiku for the blog. Here’s what I came up with: Consulting rebel musterscourage, nay groupthink.Stagnation chortles elsewhere.I think I was about 13 the

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I’m currently beta-testing categories for Consultant Journal. These should appear at the right side of your page. If you have any problems using them, please let me know. I’ve already indexed many articles but it will take some time before they’re all classified. I hope this new feature will help readers find the hundreds on

I discovered some Google search results that smack of sexism. 1. Go to Google. 2. Search for one of the following: she discovered she created she built she voted she nominated she engineered she operated she paid she invented Before delivering the results, Google will reply, “Did you mean he …..?” 3. Now repeat the