Did you learn how to manage your money when you were in school? Probably not – most schools don’t teach kids much – if anything – about personal finances. As a result, a large portion of adults feel like they don’t know much about their own money, which can be a major source of stress. […]
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High vaccinations rates and record low COVID infections signify that things will soon return to normal. This means that many people are looking forward to returning to the office – everyone except marginalized employees. In a recent survey, only 3% of Black employees look forward to coming back to the office. That’s a stark contrast […]
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In a year marked by uncertainty and concern, it is no secret that small businesses have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a voice and advocate for the business community in the Greater Kitchener Waterloo area, our mission has always been to help our local businesses succeed; when businesses succeed, our community prospers. […]
Read moreWhat we all feared has come to pass – COVID-19 case numbers are increasing and Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table confirmed that we are indeed bracing for a fourth wave of the pandemic. In many ways we’re ready for it. Ontario is better equipped to deal with the pandemic than we were at its onset. […]
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As a small business, you have a lot to do. After all, you often don’t have a large team of people to manage the different tasks associated with operating your business. As you stay on top of every detail of your business, your workload can seem demanding. One solution to this challenge is to partner […]
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Attacks from ransomware are on the rise, as reported regularly on the news. The most obvious of these attacks was the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in the United States this spring. This attack shut down deliveries of gasoline and heating oil all across the Eastern USA. A new report from Waterloo-based eSentire has found that […]
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While telework has been a part of our daily grind for many months now, an unsettling factor has latched itself to health constraints that were already oppressive: stress. Let’s go back in time, in a world where COVID-19 didn’t yet exist and most employees were enthusiastic at the idea of working from the comforts of […]
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You’re either growing or dying, and it’s the same case with your business. It is crucial to understand that in order to grow anything, you need to nurture it and put consistent focus and effort to make it happen. Exponential business growth doesn’t usually happen overnight, […]
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On May 12, 2021, the Access Student Talent Program was pleased to host Andrew Bieler, Director of Partnerships and Learning with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) in a webinar discussing resources and tools available for businesses who are interested in working with students. This post, along with the recording of the webinar (below) […]
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STEM Biomedical – Our Mission “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered, the point is to discover them” – Galileo Galilei. Research has fueled countless discoveries, and these discoveries have been applied to develop the innumerable technologies we rely on today. The importance of research can’t be stressed enough. This is especially […]
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