Entrepreneurship

What makes Linkedin so special ?

“We connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.”   

                   – Gary Fearnall, Director of Global Marketing Solutions Linkedin.

The image below is a look at the very impressive kit that Linkedin prepared for a special marketing presentation at the Canadian National Arts Center in Ottawa yesterday. I was impressed with not only how professional and informative the event was but also with the quality of interaction and engagement. The Linkedin platform is a mature tool that can help solve many of the current issues and challenges relating to productivity and meaningful relationship building in business.  
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Canadian Freedom & Information Act

Access To Information Act 

Click Here to download the Act. 

Purpose 2. (1) The purpose of this Act is to extend the present laws of Canada to provide a right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution in accordance with the principles that government information
should be available to the public, that necessary exceptions to the right of access should be limited and specific and that decisions on the disclosure of government information should be reviewed independently of government.

The Canadian Home of The Future

Efficient energy , sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal of efforts to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are said to be the “twin pillars” of a sustainable energy policy. Both strategies must be developed concurrently in order to stabilize and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Efficient energy use is essential to slowing the energy demand growth so that rising clean energy supplies can make deep cuts in fossil fuel use. If energy use grows too rapidly, renewable energy development will chase a receding target. Likewise, unless clean energy supplies come online rapidly, slowing demand growth will only begin to reduce total carbon emissions; a reduction in the carbon content of energy sources is also needed. A sustainable energy economy thus requires major commitments to both efficiency and renewables.[29]

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New Online Research Tool

The Global Information Network

I am really happy to see a tool like Similarweb.com developed for two reasons. First it gives users an alternative to the traditional Google Analytics frame works and second it displays the information beautifully in an easy to understand format. This is a functional tool that allows any business owner, researcher, or organization the ability to gain important data and intelligence on the streams of communication that are most important for there interest. 

The Globe & Mail Website Report

Theglobeandmail.com- New website

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A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

A Pep Talk

We all need a little encouragement every now and then. Kid President, knowing this, has put together a video you can play each morning as you wake up or to share with your friend who needs a kick in the right direction. Take a moment and spread some encouragement.

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Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane?

Lecture 

Famous Milton Friedman Quotes

I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstance and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible. – Interview With John Hawkins regarding Bush Tax Cuts

When everybody owns something, nobody owns it, and nobody has a direct interest in maintaining or improving its condition. That is why buildings in the Soviet Union — like public housing in the United states — look decrepit within a year or two of their construction. – Free to Choose: A Personal Statement.

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Milton Friedman: “Capitalism and Freedom”

Rights of Workers (Q&A)

“I’m not a Conservative, a conservative is someone who wants to keep things the same as they are, I am a liberal in the truest essence of the word. The modern liberal is only liberal with other people’s money. The word liberal, means oven pertaining to freedom, a true liberal is somebody who believes in freedom.” –  Milton Friedman

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3M CEO On Innovation

George Buckley On innovation

Facing economic challenges in the West, the chief executive of 3M looks to emerging markets for new opportunities and more scientists.

What is innovation acording to Wikipedia ?

innovation and econInnovation is the development of new customers value through solutions that meet new needs, inarticulate needs, or old customer and market needs in value adding new ways.This is accomplished through more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are readily available to markets, governments, and society. Innovation differs from invention in that innovation refers to the use of a better and, as a result, novel idea or method, whereas invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method itself. Innovation differs from improvement in that innovation refers to the notion of doing something different (Lat. innovare: “to change”) rather than doing the same thing better.

National Press Club of Canada Breakfast

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It gives the impression of sincerity , honesty without rhetoric. The message is quite clear; the length of speech is about right. Any good policies require good and honest people to implement. Nova Scotia had the Nomination Program but failed and we know why. Nova Scotian wants dearly to contribute to the country. We want “real immigrants” who want to stay, work, and pay taxes and we want to assist in anyway we can. I can see Mr. Baillie was more and more comfortable and confident

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