https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal Advice and information to help you support your business, your people and you. Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:51:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/31-experts-give-their-best-small-business-tips-for-standing-out-on-social-media/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/31-experts-give-their-best-small-business-tips-for-standing-out-on-social-media/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 10:55:38 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10585 Most people who own a business have come to realize how important it is to have a website to expand their reach to prospective clients.  Business owners who are still not using social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkledIn, etc. to promote and develop their business, are missing out on a very significant opportunity.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/31-experts-give-their-best-small-business-tips-for-standing-out-on-social-media/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/being-nimble-is-more-important-than-being-right-and-4-other-lessons-i-learned-building-a-successful-company/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/being-nimble-is-more-important-than-being-right-and-4-other-lessons-i-learned-building-a-successful-company/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:55:55 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10526 The early stages of a business are a careful mix of vision and flexibility, and that how you implement this mix will have a lasting impact on your business.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/being-nimble-is-more-important-than-being-right-and-4-other-lessons-i-learned-building-a-successful-company/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-key-steps-to-building-a-great-small-business-website/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-key-steps-to-building-a-great-small-business-website/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:55:02 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10462 This helpful article from Forbes was written by a webmaster who specializes in WordPress, graphic design, mobile-friendly website development and much more.  If this seems beyond your scope or comfort level, it may be worthwhile seeking out professional help in building a winning website for your business.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-key-steps-to-building-a-great-small-business-website/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/the-top-5-biggest-cyber-security-threats-that-small-businesses-face-and-how-to-stop-them/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/the-top-5-biggest-cyber-security-threats-that-small-businesses-face-and-how-to-stop-them/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:55:56 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10443 Small business is just as much at risk as larger corporations.  This important article covers the most common security threats facing businesses, and how organizations can take positive measures to protect themselves against them.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/the-top-5-biggest-cyber-security-threats-that-small-businesses-face-and-how-to-stop-them/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-retain-staff-as-your-company-grows/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-retain-staff-as-your-company-grows/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:55:29 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10401 “Building and maintaining a workplace where you value feedback, reward and recognition, learning and development, as well as diversity and inclusion, will encourage your people to stay. Money will not prevail if they do not enjoy their work or the culture.”]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-retain-staff-as-your-company-grows/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/racism-at-work-get-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/racism-at-work-get-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:55:24 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10328 The initial discomfort in discussing and facing racism head on, may lead many business owners to delay taking positive action steps.  According to experts in this article, "Leaders need to foster an open dialogue, one where people can speak freely. It’s about moving forward together, at every level of the organization."]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/racism-at-work-get-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/18-canadian-online-shopping-statistics-for-2021/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/18-canadian-online-shopping-statistics-for-2021/#respond Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:55:05 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10231 Online shopping has quickly evolved into an industry that far surpassed anything we could have ever imagined.  If you offer products for sale through e-commerce, these statistics will prove very interesting!]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/18-canadian-online-shopping-statistics-for-2021/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/types-of-diversity-in-the-workplace-you-need-to-know/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/types-of-diversity-in-the-workplace-you-need-to-know/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:55:26 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9924 A guide to 34 unique diversity characteristics.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/types-of-diversity-in-the-workplace-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-ways-to-support-local-canadian-businesses-during-self-isolation/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-ways-to-support-local-canadian-businesses-during-self-isolation/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:55:56 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10012 "Support local" is something we're hearing a lot of during this pandemic but it's always a great time to support our local businesses because they fuel our economy.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/10-ways-to-support-local-canadian-businesses-during-self-isolation/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/to-solve-big-problems-look-for-small-wins/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/to-solve-big-problems-look-for-small-wins/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 10:55:53 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9920 "It’s when things get really bad that small wins become especially vital. And change initiatives built on small wins have another virtue: When things go bad, as they often do, failure leads to modest disappointments rather than catastrophic setbacks."]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/to-solve-big-problems-look-for-small-wins/feed/ 0