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Am I Getting The Bang for the Buck for My Marketing Spend?

Posted by Karen Fischer on Thursday, April 12, 2012, In : Marketing Practice 
One of the reasons small businesses struggle with spending money on marketing is because they are not sure if they are getting the bang for the buck. There is only so much money to spend, but how do you know if you are getting a return on your investment?  If you asked most business owners if the money they disbursed on marketing was well spent, they most likely could not tell you.

There are some marketing components that it will be hard to determine the actual dollar figure return because the...

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Why Are Investors Not Interested in My Business?

Posted by Karen Fischer on Monday, October 17, 2011, In : Business Practice 
I had the pleasure of attending the MoneyChase which was put on by ventureLAB in Markham a couple weeks back. There were eighteen presenters who presented to an audience of Angel Investors.  Since I am a huge fan of the Dragon’s Den, this was like a mini-version but up front and personal.

Since one of our services is working with small business and introducing investors, it was a great exercise to listen to the presentations and try to figure out myself why one company would hold an interest...

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