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(NC)—You’ve just come up with the perfect product and think you have a business idea that could be the next big thing. So what do you do now? Take your idea from the drawing board to the board room with these steps: • Write a business plan It might seem like a...
As the harvest season approaches, farmers, industry and governments are monitoring conditions closely. In parts of Ontario and Quebec, farmers are experiencing severe drought conditions and efforts are underway to assess the impacts. The Disaster Assessment/Analysis...
In today’s economy, it is even more critical to provide stellar customer service. Studies have shown that it can cost as much as five times more to attract new customers than it does to retain an existing customer.1 A quality product or service is always a serious...
The years go by, but they are never the same! Each brings its own set of challenges, and 2012 will be no different. Spring frost in fruits, excess water in the west of the country in the spring and severe drought in eastern Canada, and sharp increases in food prices...
For years, Tom Cox’s life was full of the kind of excitement you don’t get growing corn and soybeans. It started back in 2002, when he and other farmers and residents of Brant County, Ont., boldly announced they were going to raise $86 million and build an ethanol...
A lot of judges were scratching their heads when Brett Sheffield showed up at the ‘Central Canada’ finalist of a major competition for young entrepreneurs. How had a young farmer from Pilot Mound, Man., managed to beat out hundreds of entrants, including MBA students...
