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Rusty’s Blog

Small Business Professional Toastmasters Club Forming

It’s no secret that we are big fans of Toastmasters.  In my mind–there is nothing more important for a business person to develop, than communication skills.  Up until now there hasn’t been a local club that focused entirely on Small Business.  Up Until Now That Is! Join us here in Vancouver for an organizational meeting to [...]

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5 Tips to Take Control of Your Facebook Situation

Change  is hard!  When you are used to doing something in a certain way—it’s hard to change and do it differently.  Seems like the entire free world is up in arms about the recent Facebook changes.  I’m not sure if we should be or not.  For the most part, I’m liking the new changes—maybe  that’s because, [...]

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Marketing or Networking: What is it really?

Last week we asked the question:  Is it Marketing or is it Networking.  Here’s the second part of that post….. How do you build such a network?  How have I built my network?  There’s no better way to build a relationship of trust, no faster way than to  do it in person.  Yes you can do [...]

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Is It Marketing… Or Is It Networking?

Marketing your small business these days is more important than ever.  With today’s economy, if you don’t have new business coming in, your survival is in great peril.  Many of us are spending time, often far too much time, working on the Social Networking sites.  It is an effective way to build contacts.  It seems [...]

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