Trenval Blog
Trenval is a business development corporation serving the Bay of Quinte region. The blog features important information and advice for businesses.
Home-Based and Staying Sane
If you run a home-based business you have to be good at working alone, being self-disciplined, and...
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8 Accounting Home Truths
Keeping good accounts makes sense even if you’re a home-based business or small enterprise. The...
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8 Things You Need to Know About Your Business
New business owners often launch into entrepreneurship with wild abandon, fueled by enthusiasm,...
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7 Tips to Starting a Social Enterprise
First things first - what is a social enterprise? There are many definitions but we think this one...
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6 Ways to Improve Your Financial Security
If you’re like most companies your financial strength can be excellent one month and worrying the...
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Be Thankful for Customer Complaints
A True Story Mandy had an awful customer service experience. She hired movers to help move her...
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5 Ways to Deal with Difficult or Negative Customers
There’s nothing more frustrating in business than difficult, or intransigent customers or clients....
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The 3 Phases of a Customer Buying Decision
Have you ever used all your best sales techniques with a prospect, convinced they were going to...
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Tips for Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
One of the hardest things about running a small business is building a good team of people. And,...
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We Blew It! - How to Recover from Customer Service Mistakes
No one is perfect, so chances are you will, as a company, make a mistake and upset a customer from...
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5 Tips for Marketing to Baby Boomers
I’m a baby boomer so it puzzles me how much marketing spend goes to wooing the young, the vibrant,...
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The Business Card – Old School or Still Useful?
In this digital age where everything from business products to customer advice to industry...
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Spring Cleaning Your Office
With spring just around the corner, most of us feel a tug to do some spring cleaning. Spring brings...
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5 Ways to be More Efficient in Your Home Based Business
Working from home is not for everyone, some people manage to make it work, others struggle. Some...
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Tips for Writing a Professional Bio
No one likes writing their own bio – it’s often uncomfortable talking about oneself. In fact, for...
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Mommy Mops
Mommy Mops has rolled with the pandemic punches, persevered, and successfully expanded with two new...
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Getting Started with LinkedIn
If you aren’t on LinkedIn, or haven’t investigated it yet you really should check it out. In basic...
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2022 Business Resolutions Checklist
Small business owners are entering the new year with a lot of hope. This is because many...
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What Happens if CRA Audits Your Business?
Every business owner dreads a Canada Revenue Agency audit. It’s not necessarily a fear of being...
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