Ontario building nearly 500 electric vehicle charging stations across province - Canadian...

Moving forward... http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/ontario-building-nearly-500-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-across-province/

The business of farming insects - Food In Canada

So this is kind of a cool way to look at the future of food and agriculture in North America, and is a great example of turning something you know into a much larger business. http://www.foodincanada.com/food-in-canada/business-farming-insects-134325/

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Lexpert ® | The Franchise Law Minefield

We often review franchise deals before they are signed to help protect the franchisee against a franchisor with more money and power than our client. Here's an article about how uncertain the outcome can be in Canada when there is a dispute between franchisor and franchisee: http://www.lexpert.ca/article/the-franchise-law-minefield/

Timeline Photos

Thought you guys in the restaurant biz might get a kick out of this.

Registering your business

Reminder that Canada Post has given notice of a lockout that would be effective as of Friday morning. We hope your businesses won't be too affected by this! To anyone who has incorporated with us recently and is still waiting for your Business Number to arrive from the government, this information might not arrive until after the labour dispute is settled. You might want to consider contacting Revenue Canada for your Business Number instead of waiting for it to arrive in the mail. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bn/

Digital Main Street

This is a pretty cool service offered by the City of Toronto to help small businesses get active in the digital space. Check it out! http://www.digitalmainstreet.ca/

“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” ― Simon Sinek Maybe that's why I started my own shop...

CPP deal is ‘devastating move,’ businesses warn

Big changes coming to the CPP. Let us know your thoughts about how this might affect your business. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cpp-deal-is-devastating-move-businesses-warn/article30535514/

How companies can find the success Canada Post has with startup partners

For entrepreneurs who can partner with more established businesses, there's a new kind of growth relationship. Think about working together to help you build and them to innovate. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/how-companies-can-find-the-success-canada-post-has-with-start-up-partners/article30350072/

Northern Ontario Secondary Students pitch innovative ideas | SaultOnline.com

Just found this article about an innovation competition for entrepreneurial youth in Northern Ontario. Would any of our Toronto-local small business friends be interested in working with us to create a similar event? Let us know! http://saultonline.com/2016/05/northern-ontario-secondary-students-pitch-innovative-ideas/

Putting Sudbury, North 'on the map'

Feds are investing in Northern Ontario - are you? http://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/05/26/putting-sudbury-north-on-the-map