Demographics dictate that in the next 10 to 15 years as many as 80% of small business owners will either sell, or pass on their business to their heirs.

Chances are that if you have tried Internet marketing and been burned (you didn't see any increase in revenue after spending a lot of your own money) it was because whoever ran your program went out and spent a pile of YOUR money without really understanding what they were doing.
 

Canadian importers and exporters are suffering. While the economic recovery appears underway, currency volatility continues to impact the bottom line of businesses.

Are your online sales and marketing channels set up to pull customers in or are you still trying to push yourself on prospects?

The Canadian government has recently introduced Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act. Although some of the proposed changes may affect businesses operating in the high tech industry, many relate more to other industries, such as entertainment, e-commerce and internet focused businesses.

You may be breezing along in your current position, when suddenly trouble starts brewing and your career is knocked off-track. There are ample signals that warn you beforehand, if you are observant enough.

In yet another indication of the smart phone’s revolutionary impact on the wireless business, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) and Apple Inc. in the first quarter rose to the fifth and sixth positions in the global market for all types of cell phones, while Motorola Inc. fell to eighth place, according to iSuppli.

The stock markets of the world are connected and operate on a 24-hour basis through an elaborate electronic network that transacts all the time, enough to finance the entire annual volume of world trade.

There is a significant, widespread trend of increasing litigations involving the world’s leading companies in semiconductors, consumer electronics, computing, and telecom.

At EDS 2010 in Las Vegas last month, electronic components industry stakeholders came together to celebrate excellence and enjoy face-to-face time with customers and colleagues.