Archive for April, 2010
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Business Idea #10 Foreign Student Recruitment & ESL Tutoring
International students contribute about $6.5 billion annually to the Canadian economy through the tuition they pay, living expenses, travel and family members who come to visit. Canada has 5% of the total international student market, falling beh
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Business Idea #9 Home Stay Business or Agency
Every year, tens of thousands of international students and travelers from around the world are going abroad to study and learn other languages and cultures up close. And with them, they bring economic spin-offs to local economies. Homestay is the ty
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Business Idea #8 Virtual Assistant Business
Here is a business that is actually thriving on recession. Many businesses big and small no longer has a full time receptionist or administrator. Outsourcing has become a trend in an effort to reduce office overhead expenses. As a result, the v
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Business Idea #7 Making Sweet Snacks
From the beginning of time, sweets are always a treat to humans. Cavemen were the first to enjoy a sweet treat, when they discovered honey in beehives. Recorded history has traced candy back 3,500 years to Egyptian times. During the Middle Ages,
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Business Idea #6 – Home-based gift basket service
A home-based gift basket service is a low-cost start-up business. The most important ingredients necessary to run this business are: creativity, imagination, and organization. Gift baskets can be customized to fit the individual or corporate g
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Business Idea #5 – Bed and Breakfast Inn
If you have an extra bedroom, a large home or extra space in your home, you have the necessary beginnings to start making extra income as a Bed and Breakfast Inn. All it takes is a spare bedroom, a flair for cooking, an outgoing personality and a t
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Business Idea #4 – Dating Coach Service
Dating coaches offer a wide range of services, such as electronic books and newsletters, personal coaching, small group seminars, and weekend workshops. One-on-one coaching can involve counselling and in-the-field coaching, which can involve practi
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Canada ranks 7th in the world for ease of doing business
Canada offers an exceptional business climate including ease of doing business, free trade with the rest of North-America, competitive business costs, fiscal incentives for innovation, low cost energy, exceptional quality of life, dynamic economy
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Business Idea #3 – A Mobile Chair Massage Service
Massage technicians can practice everywhere at the convenience of their clients. At the airport, spa salon, hotels, golf tournaments, retreat centers. Work stress has increased the demand for all types of massage that can soothe the nerves and co
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Business idea #2 – A Personal Chef Mobile Service
Personal chefs service offers an alternative to frozen foods, fast foods and restaurant foods. Well-trained personal chefs customize nutritious meals according to the health requirements of their clients and prepare foods at the clients' home. Th
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Business idea #1 – A mobile pet hospital or veterinary clinic
According to Statistics Canada, 2.8 million Canadians are self-employed or in their own business. That constitute about 14.7% of Canadian's total working population. So, we decided it would be timely to feature some start-up business ideas in th
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Canada leading G7 nations in economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund's latest economic outlook has Canada leading G7 countries in economic growth this year and next, while the organization's global forecast was upgraded due to a quicker-than-expected recovery from recession. The IMF
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Self Employment- fastest growing segment in Canada’s economy
The current recession is sparking a new wave of small business startups in Canada as more and more Canadians who were laid-off from work are taking pro-active steps in reorganizing their affairs. This new breed of entrepreneurs resultin
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Canada’s Top 100 Employers for New Canadians
Launched in 2007, the Best Employers for New Canadians competition (funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program) recognizes the Canada's best employers for recent immigrants. Primarily, employers are recognized for
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