Can I Afford to Stay Home with my Kids in Canada?

Can I Afford to Stay Home with my Kids in Canada?

Many Canadian parents would like to stay at home with their young children. The thought of sending them to daycare or leaving them with a stranger pulls at our heartstrings and causes both anxiety and guilt. On top of that, life gets very busy when you’re trying to work, raise children and look after your […]

5 Easy Ways to Improve Air Quality in Your Home Office

5 Easy Ways to Improve Air Quality in Your Home Office

We’re celebrating Clean Air Month with a few tips for improving air quality in your home office. We now spend more and more time working at home, on top of the time we spend indoors overall. In fact, the Vancouver Health Authority says Canadians spend an average of 90 percent of their time indoors. It […]

Nurse Shares 7 Health and Wellness Tips for Shift Workers

Nurse Shares 7 Health and Wellness Tips for Shift Workers

By Kike Adeleye, RN BSN Shift work is any job that falls outside the standard working hours – 8 to 5. It could be regular night and evening shifts or rotating shifts between night and daytime work. About 1.8 million Canadians are shift workers making up a good proportion of the country’s population. While these […]

6 Online Businesses for Canadian Parents

6 Online Businesses for Canadian Parents

Many online business models are perfect for working from home. However, parents of young children have unique challenges that can make it less feasible. Choosing the right home-based business can mean the difference between success and failure (and sanity or insanity).

10 Side Businesses you can Start Online

10 Side Businesses you can Start Online

It’s a scary leap to just quit your job and try to earn enough money online. Even if you’re already home with the kids, it’s tough to work on your business full time while taking care of them. A lot of people may simply need to supplement their existing income. Luckily, many online business models […]

Dropshipping: Sell Online with NO Inventory

Dropshipping:  Sell Online with NO Inventory

Drop shipping is becoming more popular in Canada, due in part to the great success Americans have with it and because more drop shippers are now available to Canadians. It’s a wonderful concept for those without a lot of investment capital (or even those who are loaded).

Minimum Wage in Canada LOWER than 1977

Minimum Wage in Canada LOWER than 1977

Did you know that with inflation adjustments, the current (2014) minimum wage in Canada is actually lower than it was in the late 1970’s?

8 Essentials to Make Business Travel a Breeze

8 Essentials to Make Business Travel a Breeze

Business travel can be demanding, both physically and mentally. Thankfully, the right business travel accessories and tools can make your next corporate jaunt a breeze. We’ve searched the net for the top recommend solutions for business travelers and brought them all together for you here.

Get that Job with FREE Online Courses!

Get that Job with FREE Online Courses!

Getting a job or promotion in Canada can be challenging, especially in this age of perpetual learning. No matter what your area of expertise is, there are free education sources online that will allow you to improve upon it. Check out these courses and get ready for the opportunities that come with being a brainier […]