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3 Words to Live By: 2012

2012 is here … have you made any New Year’s resolutions?
Admittedly, I’ve started this year with the vague aspiration to help my family eat healthier and remain active … but I still hate resolutions.  Instead, as my regular readers may know, I try to choose three words to act as themes to help guide my personal and professional [...]

‘Rurban Round Up: Rural Policy Summer School, Rockin’ the Farm, Rural Small Business Trends, De Niro’s Emails, and More

While I enjoyed a slightly extended Christmas break this year, a slew of interesting items came through my inbox … read on to find out more about:

Governing for Sustainable Rural Futures:  The International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Summer School (June 21 – July 6, 2012), Quebec – Bringing together international graduate students, researchers, and practitioners to discuss relevant [...]

Recommended Holiday Reads

With a little luck, I plan to curl up in a corner with tea and cookies to enjoy some books this Christmas, even though I rarely make it through the list of titles I’ve stacked throughout the year.  Here’s a glimpse of some holiday reading … for yourself, for friends, or just for fun. 
Enjoy! 
For Entrepreneurs
Let My People Go Surfing:  The [...]

Tools You Can Use: Website Analysis, Infrastructure Deficit Calculator and Social Media Guidelines

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has developed a ‘Smart Tech’ online resource centre to help small business owners understand what information and communication technology (ICT) is and how they can apply it to their businesses.  Their FREE online assessments include a website review along with an analysis of the effectiveness of your business technology.  Recommendations are made immediately, securely, [...]

Happy Halloween 2011

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

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