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The article reports on the work of Canadian technology entrepreneur Jim Balsillie. It mentions his opposition to the urban planning intentions of Sidewalk Labs in Toronto, Ontario, the need for stronger government policy regarding high technology and intellectual property, and underinvestment in technological research.

The article offers suggestions for developing small business and steps to make the business successful and thus increased business revenue. Topics discussed include need to conduct research before setting up business; hiring of professional employees; and importance of negotiation with customers in order to improve business.

The article offers information on the innovative company retailer Canadian Tire based in Toronto, Ontario. Topics include Canadian Tire's much-hyped innovation journey trudging toward a day of reckoning with electronic e-commerce, and the marketing team of the company having cranked out 50 seven-second spots-with no sound after which it realized that the average sell-through rate with the social media site Facebook micro-advertisement was 50 percent higher.

The article talks about the top 100 Canadian entrepreneurs dealing with how their establishments reached out to the global markets and their performances. It talks about how these entrepreneurs conduct their businesses and their business ideologies. The article lists the top 100 entrepreneurs including Galen Weston, Garrett Camp, and Alain Bouchard.

The article focuses on the complaint of beverage manufacturer Gatorade Co. on the training camp run by former trainer Matt Nichol and Toronto Maple Leaf Gary Roberts and sponsored by sports beverage firm BioSteel. It mentions that enforcers of Gatorade complained to the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA), which has sponsorship licence with Gatorade. NHLPA lawyers called John Celenza, chief executive officer (CEO) of BioSteel, and told him to cease the BioSteel training camps.

The article features the Canadian companies that scored the supplier contract with the National Hockey League (NHL). They include Pro Net Sports Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario, the Sher-Wood Athletics Group Inc. in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and Sani Sport in Montreal whose cost of top-of-the line sanitizer is 20,000 dollars. Reebok-CCM in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec is also included.

The article discusses the fifty most influential business personalities in Canada for 2014. OMERS Ventures Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Ruffolo handles investments for the municipal workers' pension fund of Ontario. The labor market of Canada is being overhauled under the leadership of Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney. Operating form Pershing Square Capital in Wall Street, Bill Ackman engages with Canadian companies in friendly or hostile acquisitions.

The article focuses on Blue Ant, a Canadian multimedia company founded by Michael MacMillan and Seaton McLean in 2011. Topics discussed include the development of smartly-targeted content that is available across all media platforms, the use of cross-promotions to maximize returns, and startup capital MacMillan raised for the venture. Also mentioned are Blue Ant's focus on affluent baby boomers and millennials and the strategic importance of selling advertising across various channels.

The article focuses on the proof of greater assertiveness among U.S. clients and the country's strength and confidence as claimed by Canadian software and hardware service provider and reseller Phoenix Systems, with its foreign sales already 10 times higher in 2012 than in 2007. It mentions American's gross domestic product (GDP) topping 16 trillion dollars in summer 2013. It also discusses why joint ventures are more important to Canadian firms selling overseas.

The article presents information on the 50 most influential Canadian businesspeople and politicians, including Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz, Julie Dickson of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and Alberta Premier Alison Redford. It states that Redford was elected in 2012 and showed crisis management skills during flooding in Calgary in June of 2013. It comments on Dickson's reputation of regulating the banking sector, and talks about Poloz's bank policies.

The article examines employment in Canada. A rating of what are said to be the 50 best occupations in the country is presented as evaluated by forecast employment opportunities, expected increases in wages and salaries, and increases in employment from 2006-2012. Among the highest-rated occupations are petroleum engineer, school principal or administrator and nursing supervisors.

The article discusses the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's (RCMP's) crackdown on corporate bribery. The article focuses on the investigation of engineering company SNC-Lavalin, the country's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), and Canada's history of not enforcing the CFPOA. Griffiths Energy International (GEI) firm, former SNC-Lavalin chief executive officer (CEO) Pierre Duhaime's arrest in November 2012, and Niko Resources' fine for corrupt business practices are noted.

The article presents tips and strategies for business innovations and economic stimulus in Canada as of April 2013. Topics include the role of a chief innovation officer in creativity in corporate settings; entrepreneurial education for gifted schoolchildren; and the social responsibility of businesses to promote environmentalism.

The article examines the cash position of corporations in Canada. Criticism of companies by Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, for holding excess cash rather than reinvesting it or paying dividends is considered. It is noted that cash positions of Canadian firms are much larger than those in the U.S.. Reasons for corporations holding large cash positions are discussed including weak demand, volatile prices affecting energy industries and U.S. banking laws requiring increased liquidity.

The article discusses outlet shopping in Canada, such as a mall in Cookstown, Ontario that was purchased in 2012 by a partnership between RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and U.S. company Tanger Factory Outlet Centres. Asset management company Calloway REIT's competition with RioCan to develop outlets is discussed, as well as the history and economic aspects of Tanger's outlet model.

The article discusses the North American oil pipeline system. Particular attention is given to the town of Cushing, Oklahoma, which operates several North American crude oil tanks and acts as a pricing point for futures traders. Political debates in both the U.S. and Canada over plans to modify pipelines to resolve issues of distribution and oil surplus in Cushing are also examined. Other topics include oil prices in Canada, the international oil market, and the crude oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI).

The article discusses the increasing number of challenges being faced by those in the profession of sales. Indications that job seekers are veering away from sales positions due to the uncertainty associated with commission-driven compensation in an uncertain economy are examined. The impact of corporate changes such as consolidation, commoditization and customers' easier access to information via the Internet are also discussed.

The article focuses on increasing urban growth and infrastructure spending in Canada. It states that municipal land-use planning departments and other agencies are hiring urban planners to help manage growth linked to population increases and new infrastructure. It mentions that urban planners are called in to work on files and issues include things like managing the impact of gentrification and housing affordability and there is mixing of public planning departments and private sector.

Looks at how car buyers are forcing the auto industry to reinvent the way its vehicles are designed and sold as of July 1997. The massive dealers and auto malls that are elbowing out the smaller mom-and-pop operations in the United States; The superstores being opened by corporate-run chains; The difference in how the vehicle market operates compared with a decade age. INSETS: Live by the lease, die by the lease.;New ways to turn tire kickers into buyers..

Discusses the September 1996 collapse of Canadian retailer Consumers Distributing Inc. Its creditors as shareholders, employees, and several small Canadian suppliers; Question of why the company failed; The role that management may have played in the failure. INSET: How to buy time and influence creditors.

Features Cara Foods, which made its name with airline catering and franchises such as Harvey's and Swiss Chalet. The Canadian restaurant industry as losing ground to the grocery chains; Background information on Gabe Tsampalieros, president of Cara Foods; His involvement with Cara; Information on the franchise industry; Cara's competition with other franchisers. INSET: Getting the buzz on the competition.

Reports that Fred Sorkin, a Russian immigrant to Canada, is moving his Hummingbird Communications into the intranet market. The company's Exceed software already a success; What intranets are; Hummingbird investing heavily in developing software for them; Personal details about Sorkin; How he got into the computer business; Other details.

Presents information on the feud between franchise operator Darlene Thiele and Pizza Pizza Limited. Pizza Pizza controversy haunted Canadian franchising; Additional information on Pizza Pizza.

Focuses on the automobile accessories distributor Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.'s improving performance under chief executive officer David King. King's appointment as head of the company in January 1995; Canadian Tire's weak performance in the 1980s; American companies establishment of automobile accessory stores in Canada; Improvement in Canadian Tire's financial performance since 1992. INSETS: Dealer's choice.;Wheels of fortune.;Words to sell by..

Looks at how the combination of junk food and junk real estate is paying off for doughnut store franchisors in Canada. Tom Michalopoulos, owner of Coffee Time Donuts Inc. and Best-Seller Real Estate Ltd.; His business strategy; Growth; profits; Rival franchisors Robin's, Tim Hortons and Country Style; Speculation over Coffee Time's fast growth and future. INSETS: The maple glazed forever (numbers of fast food chains in Canada);The streets are paved with doughnuts (St. Catharines, Ontario).

Profiles John McLennan, 49, former CEO of BCE Mobile Communications Inc. who took charge of Bell Canada in January 1994. Challenges Bell faces; Competitiion; Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission decisions affecting Bell; McLennan's background and business experience; His strategy for Bell. INSETS: Psst, wanna buy some long-distance?;It's a wild, wired world (new services over phone wires).

Informs on how computers are making sales easier and more profitable. Sales force automation (SFA); Examples of contact management software; Michael Sheahan, 29, of CB Commercial Real Estate Group Canada Inc.; Prentice Hall Canada Inc. and other companies using SFA systems. INSETS: Load up and follow those leads (contact management software).;Stay in the running with sales automation..

Examines losses and layoffs at Canadian telecommunications equipment leader Northern Telecom Ltd., and asks whether CEO Jean Monty can put the pieces back together again. Monty's background; His strategy to fix Northern's formidable problems; Monty's comments on competition; Details. INSETS: The cure for the common code, by Ian McGugan.;The switches, the hitters (Telecom products and executives)..

Looks at how Canada's private-sector labor movement is reprogramming itself to deal with the realities of the new economy. Traditional unionism with its emphasis on wage increases and adversarialism; The formation of new alliances between unions and management; Example of reorganization at Inglis Ltd. and other companies; Developments in collective bargaining; More.

Focuses on Canadian companies which are providing goods and services (many oil-related) in the former Soviet Union. Bill Gordica, head of Beta Well Service Inc.; Revenue generated by Beta's Russian contract; How the repairs are helping stimulate Russian economy; Other Canadian service firms involved in the former Soviet Union including Bitech Corp., Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., Norcen Energy Resources Ltd.; More.

Examines new international programs offered by Canadian business universities that are turning MBA students into globe-trotting troubleshooters. York University and the University of Ottawa's international MBA (IMBA); Simon Fraser University; Others; Specialties that focus on a region or topic; International extracurricular activities like the LEADER Project; Details of the programs.

Scrutinizes Canada's trade barriers that make selling to other Canadians a frustrating and unrewarding experience. Peter McCann, president of Great Western Brewing Co. Ltd.; Canadian Manufacturers' Association (CMA); How trade barriers restrict ability to complete; British North America Act; Interprovincial protection; Constitution Act of 1982; Regional trade pacts; Trade Minister Michael Wilson; Greyhound Canada Inc.; Construction and trucking industries; More.

Discusses problems at Ontario Hydro that have resulted in soaring rates and lost jobs. Hydro as one of the world's largest utilities; Mismanagement, overspending, and failed expectations; Hydro's $30 billion debt; Rate increases and electricity-intensive industries; The push to nuclear energy in the 1960s; Neglect of upkeep; Conflict between Hydro and other utilities; Inaccurate forecasts of power demand; More. INSETS: Bright lights, big problems.;Nuclear disasters..

Focuses on the enormous environmental cleanup bill that Canadian industry faces. Confusion over who pays for what; Ever-changing demands from regulators; Cleanup bill could exceed 20 billion dollars; Canadian economy is particularly vulnerable because of its reliance on natural resources; The Bata case. INSET: Getting the lead out.;Canada's dirty dozen and how they got that.

The article discusses the importance for wealthy families to have a succession plan to avoid future corporate battles that may arise from generational transition. Topics mentioned include why most family-owned businesses in Canada have no succession plans, as indicated in the survey conducted by the journal and professional services firm Deloitte in 2014, how family firms select their leaders, and the issue of proper governance in private firms, and its role in easing a smooth transition.

The article focuses on Teach Away Inc., a Canadian employment agency which recruits English-speaking teachers in the U.S. and Canada to work in foreign countries. The company's successful 2011 recruitment of teachers in Houston, Texas to work in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, following announcements of layoffs of Texas teachers, is used as an example of its operations.

The article profiles Oshawa, Ontario, mayor, Dan Carter, particularly focusing on his religious faith that he says helped him battle alcoholism and homelessness, his career in as a television broadcaster, and his plans for dealing with the planned closure of a General Motors (GM) assembly plant in Oshawa.

The article discusses the performance of the Canadian Post Corp. postal service, presenting forecasts as of October 14, 2013. Topics include electronic commerce, the potential privatization of postal services, cost saving initiatives, parcel delivery, and legislation concerning postal service standards.

The article profiles the Ontario-based supermarket chain Longo's. Topics include the family-owned structure of the firm, employee benefits offered by the firm, and the company's acquisition of the online grocery delivery firm Grocery Gateway. Competition between the firm and large publicly-traded supermarket firms is noted.

The article discusses the benefits of joint ventures for Canadian firms which operate overseas, especially in the U.S. It explores the success of enterprise resource planning company Phoenix Systems with its acquisition of telecommunications firm Bell Canada. Statistics are presented which show the percentages of respondents to PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of joint ventures of Canadian firms in U.S., developed and emerging markets.

The article focuses on pricing of commercial products and services. It states that companies fail to realize what consumers are willing to pay for their products. Lisa Shepherd, president at marketing strategy firm Mezzanine Group PLC, mentions that rules of engagement with customers have changed due to new competitors coming into the market. According to financial advisor McKinsey & Co.'s survey, only 15 percent firms conduct pricing research.

Reports on the progress of Bell Canada International (BCI) in entering into the international telecommunications market as of December 12, 1997. Questions about whether BCI can afford entering in a global market; Work done by Derek Burney, BCI president and chief executive officer; BCI's work in Brazil.

Assesses the powerful groupware programs that are reshaping organizations and redefining how people work together. Notes, by Lotus Development Corp.; FirstClass, by SoftArc Inc. of Scarborough, Ontario; Their impact on desktop computers; How Notes is used at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. INSET: Machines that build teams.

Informs on new technology products in the computer field. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s OmniBook 425 miniportable; Apple Computer's PowerCD disk player; Lotus Development Corp.'s Notes conferencing package; MouseMan Cordless mouse from Logitech Inc.; Others.

The article offers the authors' perspective on the hottest business opportunities in Canada for 2013 and how to tap into them. It includes social financing through crowdfunding, servicing new boomtowns, and online retail. It mentions that businesses are shifting to cloud-based services for infrastructure support, monitoring, and private cloud hosting. Dramatic rise in telecommuting is also noted.

The article offers information on the increased demand amongst Canadians for clothes made in Canada. Reports revealed that recently Harry Rosen Inc. requested a supplier to supply winter parkas manufactured by the company, Canada Goose, which is considered the best brand of Canadian winter clothes. Although, brands like Monclear and Eddie Bauer Inc. have come up as strong competitiors for Canada Goose.

The article offers information on suggestions for entrepreneurs to run their enterprises successfully. It states that, in today's era, when technology is changing rapidly, a fresh approach towards the business can help businessmen prosper and grow. They must always look upon their companies as new brands, and work enthusiastically.

The article reports on the provincial election of 2018 in Ontario and the leading candidates, Katherine Wynne and Patrick Brown. It mentions the electoral victories of Wynne's Ontario Liberal Party, how Brown and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario might win, and the approaches in campaigning taken by both parties.

The article describes the case of how Milt Reimer, founder of snowmobile and motocross clothing empire called FXR Racing, Inc., has created a successful international brand through timely marketing strategy. It talks about his expansion to U.S., his co-branding agreement with Yamaha and another snowmobile racer from Norway, and why he was forced to sever his ties with both Yamaha and the Norwegian racer. Also discussed is his partnership with warehousing and logistics firms.