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Partnerships with a Purpose to Support Young Onset Dementia
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The Importance of Leadership in Agriculture Today
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Reflections on 2018 and Our Wishes for 2019
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What Hosting the 2026 Olympics Can Mean to Calgarians and Canadians
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The Importance of a Marketing Plan
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The Fundamentals of Successful Strategic Planning
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What is Business Development?
As someone who works in the field, I am often asked “What exactly is business development?”. According to Scott Pollock, a contributor to Forbes Business Magazine, “Business development is the creation of long-term organizational value from customers, markets and relationships”.
The Fund Development Readiness Review/Audit
Businesses and individuals believe they are building their brand the most effective way, but is that true? Ask yourself, “what is your brand?” Quick answer; your brand is what Google says it is. Another way to look at it is your brand is what other people say about you when you are not in the room.
Building Your Brand
Businesses and individuals believe they are building their brand the most effective way, but is that true? Ask yourself, “what is your brand?” Quick answer; your brand is what Google says it is. Another way to look at it is your brand is what other people say about you when you are not in the room.
Facing Change
Change. We all have to deal with it. Little changes. Big change. Planned and unplanned. Internal and external. Personal and corporate.
What Do Your Customers Say About You?
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The Benefits of Energy Management
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Giving Tuesday – Engage Your Board
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