In Busines$ January 2013

Your best year yet—setting goals for your business

The start of a new year is a great time to sit down with your team to set goals. A plan with ambitious targets will help you grow, confront challenges and make adjustments to changing conditions.

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Your best year yet—setting goals for your business

In this issue
	4 essential questions to ask when shopping for an acquisition
	How to find the best Internet address for your business
	9 critical skills for successful salespeople
	Management tip

Our real estate financing aims to protect your cash flow
	When you come to us with a commercial real estate project, our goal is to structure the loan to protect your cash flow with a high percentage of long-term financing and flexible repayment terms and conditions. Read more

Articles

4 essential questions to ask when shopping for an acquisition
What you need to know before buying a business.

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How to find the best Internet address for your business
How to be master of your domain name.

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9 critical skills for successful salespeople
Tips to help your salespeople turn prospects into clients.

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Business tools

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Tech corner

Improve your website, technology use and social media know-how.

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Entrepreneur brews up an award-winning business
	Shaun Fraser turned his love for beer into a successful business. Since 2004, Pump House’s beer has won 20 awards spread over multiple brewing categories. The business has also been named the Canadian Brewery of the Year. Read more