Tag: Businesses

Balancing Work and Family: Self-Care Strategies for Creative Businesses

As I write this post, my debut picture book, Raaga’s Song, A Diwali Story, released today and I am alone with my one year old as his papa travels for business. It is overwhelming. In between performing work tasks and feeding/changing/playing with the (very active) baby, I am stretched inc...

10 Sustainable Eco-Businesses: Find A Hidden Green Tokyo

These 10 Sustainable Eco-Businesses are Just the First in a Series Sustainable businesses are important to me. They really represent the human spirit’s aspiration to materialize a better version of ourselves as individuals and societies. In particular, sustainable businesses are concerned w...

60,000 Black businesses by 2028

Jewish-owned businesses are the number one employers of Jews; however, Black-owned businesses are not the number one employers of Black people in Canada. Over the last few months, I had the pleasure of giving lectures and explaining why there should be a need for a Labour Market Needs Assessment ...

Website Development Importance: How Website Is an Asset for Businesses?

As a business owner, you must be wondering why you need to add website development to your business to give it the much-awaited boost on online platforms. The reason your online website is not doing well could be the website itself. Research has shown that it takes around 50 milliseconds for clients...

This is how the City of Vancouver is failing local businesses

There is no question that small local businesses are vital to our city. They are key employers, breed entrepreneurs, are more likely to buy local, provide necessary local services, add character and culture to a neighbourhood among many more benefits. The abundance of small businesses in a neighbour...

Hobbyists — Learn From Me, Hobbies Don’t Make Good Businesses

I hate using the word normal, but in the context of the story, I’m a normal person. I am incredibly passionate about my career. And I also have my hobbies. I watch a minimum of five hours of wrestling per week. Every day, without fail, I read articles from wrestling dirt sheets. The writers...

Childcare is Impacting the Future of American Businesses

The first article by the Wall Street Journal, Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis, in Six Charts, details why the US is facing a long-term labour shortage. This shortage is already hurting the economy, as businesses are struggling to find workers to fill open positions. The number of jo...

English as the Official Language in Japanese Businesses

An increasing number of Japanese businesses are adopting English as their official language within specialized departments, marking a significant shift from the past when it was implemented company-wide. Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing store chain, and e-commerce marketplace ...