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Business Woman of the Month : Bella Onay
💼👩👧👦 When women support women, entire communities thrive.
After a successful 20-year career in international banking, Bella Onay saw a gap in support for mothers pursuing entrepreneurship while raising families. Instead of returning to corporate life, she created MOM2MOM BIZ®, a community-driven…
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OPA Slice of Success: How Genti Fataj Built His Pizza Nova Dream
It is a one-of-a-kind story full of struggle and hard work that went into transforming Genti Fataj from a refugee to a restaurateur. Genti Fataj and his spouse made the arduous journey from Albania to Canada in 2003, crossing borders on foot and even by boat. They carried little… Read more
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Stop working harder—start working smarter.
Many growing companies increase activity, launch campaigns, and push sales teams harder—but the real reason growth stalls is often focus, not effort.
Success starts with knowing your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)—the organizations that get the most value from your solution, adopt quickly, and stay…
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Business Woman of the Month : Chana Trudel
🌟 Empowering businesses through creativity, community, and culture.
Chana Trudel, Founder & CEO of Truly Creative Marketing, is helping women and Indigenous-owned businesses strengthen their visibility through practical, results-driven marketing solutions.
With over 14 years of experience…
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Welcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, hosted by Kripa Anand.
In this episode, Katherine Lesperance, Founder and CEO of Sensible Marketer Inc., shares practical insights on lifecycle marketing, customer retention, and building sustainable growth through smart strategy and data-driven execution.
Key Highlights:
• Beyond the “Best”…
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The Emotionally Resilient Leader
Key leadership skills are comprised of high emotional intelligence, the ability to be agile and strong strategic thinking skills. Of course there are subsets within these areas that include communication, interpersonal skills, stakeholdering, leading with influence and impact and much more.
It is interesting when…
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How prepared are Canadian businesses for the next wave of AI driven disruption?
In the latest episode of the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, host Kripa Anand sits down with Dr. Tony Bonen, Executive Director of Economic Research at Signal49 Research, to discuss how AI, labour market shifts, and global trade uncertainty are reshaping…
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Rethinking Small Business Banking in Canada
📈 The way Canadian SMEs access financing is changing rapidly.
Gone are the days of lengthy approvals and paper-heavy applications. In 2026, digital lending platforms, AI-powered underwriting, and real-time financial data are helping businesses access funding faster and more efficiently than…
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Growing Opportunities for Canada’s Titanium Manufacturing Sector
Canada is a major global producer of titanium materials, particularly ilmenite—an iron-titanium oxide sourced from the Lac Tio mine in Quebec, the world’s largest solid ilmenite deposit. Over 90% of ilmenite is refined to produce titanium dioxide, a white, highly reflective… Read more
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Welcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, hosted by Kripa Anand. Today, we explore how enterprises are moving beyond legacy file transfer methods to secure, cloud-native workflows that enable high-speed global collaboration in 2026.
Joining us is Gene Villeneuve, Chief Revenue Officer at MASV, who shares insights on scaling…
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