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The... 2 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/8-accounting-home-truths) [Starting a Business](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/starting-a-business) ## [8 Things You Need to Know About Your Business](https://blog.trenval.ca/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-business) New business owners often launch into entrepreneurship with wild abandon, fueled by enthusiasm,... 2 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-business) [financial](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/financial), [social entreprise](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/social-entreprise) ## [7 Tips to Starting a Social Enterprise](https://blog.trenval.ca/7-tips-to-starting-a-social-enterprise) First things first - what is a social enterprise? There are many definitions but we think this one... 2 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/7-tips-to-starting-a-social-enterprise) [financial](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/financial) ## [6 Ways to Improve Your Financial Security](https://blog.trenval.ca/be-thankful-for-customer-complaints-0) If you’re like most companies your financial strength can be excellent one month and worrying the... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/be-thankful-for-customer-complaints-0) ## [Be Thankful for Customer Complaints](https://blog.trenval.ca/be-thankful-for-customer-complaints) A True Story Mandy had an awful customer service experience. She hired movers to help move her... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/be-thankful-for-customer-complaints) ## [5 Ways to Deal with Difficult or Negative Customers](https://blog.trenval.ca/5-ways-to-deal-with-difficult-or-negative-customers) There’s nothing more frustrating in business than difficult, or intransigent customers or clients.... 4 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/5-ways-to-deal-with-difficult-or-negative-customers) ## [The 3 Phases of a Customer Buying Decision](https://blog.trenval.ca/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... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/the-3-phases-of-a-customer-buying-decision) ## [Tips for Hiring and Retaining Good Employees](https://blog.trenval.ca/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,... 2 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/tips-for-hiring-and-retaining-good-employees) ## [We Blew It! - How to Recover from Customer Service Mistakes](https://blog.trenval.ca/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... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/we-blew-it-how-to-recover-from-customer-service-mistakes) ## [5 Tips for Marketing to Baby Boomers](https://blog.trenval.ca/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,... 4 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/5-tips-for-marketing-to-baby-boomers) ## [The Business Card – Old School or Still Useful?](https://blog.trenval.ca/the-business-card-old-school-or-still-useful) In this digital age where everything from business products to customer advice to industry... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/the-business-card-old-school-or-still-useful) ## [Spring Cleaning Your Office](https://blog.trenval.ca/spring-cleaning-your-office) With spring just around the corner, most of us feel a tug to do some spring cleaning. Spring brings... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/spring-cleaning-your-office) ## [5 Ways to be More Efficient in Your Home Based Business](https://blog.trenval.ca/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... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/5-ways-to-be-more-efficient-in-your-home-based-business) ## [Tips for Writing a Professional Bio](https://blog.trenval.ca/tips-for-writing-a-professional-bio) No one likes writing their own bio – it’s often uncomfortable talking about oneself. In fact, for... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/tips-for-writing-a-professional-bio) [Success Story](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/success-story) ## [Mommy Mops](https://blog.trenval.ca/mommy-mops) Mommy Mops has rolled with the pandemic punches, persevered, and successfully expanded with two new... 3 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/mommy-mops) [Starting a Business](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/starting-a-business) ## [Getting Started with LinkedIn](https://blog.trenval.ca/getting-started-with-linkedin) If you aren’t on LinkedIn, or haven’t investigated it yet you really should check it out. In basic... 2 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/getting-started-with-linkedin) [Starting a Business](https://blog.trenval.ca/tag/starting-a-business) ## [2022 Business Resolutions Checklist](https://blog.trenval.ca/2022-business-resolutions-checklist) Small business owners are entering the new year with a lot of hope. This is because many... 1 minute read [Read More](https://blog.trenval.ca/2022-business-resolutions-checklist) ## [What Happens if CRA Audits Your Business?](https://blog.trenval.ca/what-happens-if-cra-audits-your-business) Every business owner dreads a Canada Revenue Agency audit. 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