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Outsourcing CT Imaging – Brilliant, Evil or Useless?
Yesterday, John Gormley Live featured a story about the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region requesting proposals for a third-party CT scanning center. There are currently three units in operation and a fourth unit would reduce the waiting for this treatment. Health Minister Don McMorris said that this will reduce wait times for patients. Based on the…
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Commercial Mortgage Guidelines
Commercial mortgages are broken down into two categories: Owner occupied Investment property The lending guidelines are going to be quite different for each type of mortgage but there are some similarities. An appraisal will be required in each case to establish the value of the property. Plan on spending a minimum of $2,000 for a…
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A Guide For Online Outsourcing
Online outsourcing is the practice of hiring third party vendors to provide services for your business via the internet. Without a doubt, online outsourcing can add value to your business. However, there are numerous vendors to choose from and it can be difficult to find the right outsourcing partner. Here are some outsourcing tips that…
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Understanding The Canadian Small Business Loans Financing Act (CSBFA)
The Canadian Small Business Loans Financing Act (CSBFA) is a Federal Government program that is meant to make it easier for small businesses to access the money they need to grow. This program provides a level of insurance against default by the borrower, which protects the lender. The insurance is provided by the Federal Government…
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Career day advice.
Today I gave presentations to Grade 9 and 12 students at Carlton Comprehensive High School for career day. I told them about what I do and I gave them a couple of questions to try out being a business consultant. When I was asked to do this, I thought about myself in high school and…
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Project Management Tip of the day!
Whether you’re planning a wedding, building a new house, or managing a work project your first step should be to draw out a plan. Outline your vision and clearly state your goals and objectives. Otherwise you’ll likely be unorganized and position yourself to make last minute decisions with little thought and lots of stress. It’s…
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You can’t benchmark your way to prosperity.
CDHT3SDNHRBK Organizations use benchmarking to try to achieve a number of goals. Lots seem to make sense. It seems sensible to find out how you are performing against competitors. You will find out where you are outperforming your competitors and will find where they have the jump on you. A number of companies provide this…