Time to shake habits of the past decade
By Rick Spence, January 14, 2010
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For small business owners, the "Aughts" inspired a brace of bad habits that may prove harder to divest than General Motors' international divisions. But the sooner you get these horrid habits out of your system, the sooner you can adjust to the real opportunities awaiting all of us in the '10s.
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Past Issues
Our Duty of Remembrance
By The Editor, November 10, 2009
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Editor's PickIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. - Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918)
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Cooling with crops - A hot topic
By Esme Friesen, August 12, 2009
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Editor's PickCooling the planet is an ever-increasing hot topic. As time - and fossil fuel consumption marches on, more and more global bigwigs are stoking the fire for change with respect to global warming. From the two Bills (Clinton and Gates) to the David Suzuki Foundation to the UN, many experts are urging us to take immediate steps to reduce our CO2 emissions and take action on global warming.
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The Energy Internet
By Tatiana Andronache, July 15, 2009
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Editor's PickA mere ten years after gaining solid ground in Information Technology (IT) and society, the Internet is about to spur a new and profound revolution in Energy Technology (ET). What happens when IT meets ET? The question was suggestively formulated by Thomas Friedman in his 2008 bestseller "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" and compellingly answered: The Energy Internet.
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Entrepreneurial Characteristics: Five keys to success
By Esme Friesen, July 08, 2009
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Editor's PickThere are many important characteristics and circumstances that lead to entrepreneurial success, however, there are several key characteristics that many writers and experts on the subject tend to refer to more often. Before we jump into them, let us take a moment to define what an entrepreneur is.
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