Clik here to view.
The Right Relationships Can Make All The Difference
The Silk Road Spice Merchant, Calgary Joint ventures are common practice in the oil and gas sector, and they’re often measured in the billions of dollars. But for small businesses like Calgary’s Silk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When The Time Came To Succeed Her Father, Brittney Ramsay Wasn’t Ready
Britt Land Services, Calgary Back in the 1980s, Brittney Ramsay was a toddler sitting in the back seat of her dad Ray Ramsay’s pickup truck as he drove through Alberta fields, met farmers and acquired...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Small Business, Big Impact
Illustration Kyle Metcalf Small- and mid-sized businesses in Alberta have experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows, says Amber Ruddy, senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First Cut is the Deepest
Illustration Kyle Metcalf If you want to survive in the business world, you have to have the right gear, and marketing can certainly be one of the strongest tools in any business owner’s toolbox. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Prepare Your Business For The Next Boom And Bust
Illustration Kyle Metcalf Tyler Chisholm, the CEO of ClearMotive Marketing Group, says geographic diversification is a must to smooth out revenues, but his advice for others when riding boom and...
View Article5 Steps to Survival
Grand strategies and bold innovations are great. But sometimes you don’t need to philosophize – you need to act. Here are five tips from Ed Straw, Vice-President of Strategic Business Solutions at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Survey Says: What Are You Doing To Manage The Downturn?
Illustration Kyle Metcalf Riding out the turbulence has been the main objective of SMEs in Alberta in 2015. The good news is that businesses will prosper not through radical, business-altering...
View ArticleThe Digital Marketing Playbook
“When it comes to digital marketing, part of the process is to tell a really compelling story. The story comes down to figuring out who we are, here’s what we are trying to do and here’s the type of...
View ArticleMaking Your Digital Matter
The digital landscape is full of opportunities for small or medium-sized businesses. If you don’t know what you’re doing though, you could be leaving money on the table. Here are some tips from...
View ArticleHow to hire the right people — and fire those who don’t fit
https://s3.amazonaws.com/albertaventure/2016/ATB/ATB-HiringRetention.mp3 Thrive: Your Guide to Business Success, is a monthly podcast presented by ATB Financial. In this episode, Shahzia Noorally,...
View Article