As a business owner, and especially if you happen to be a small business owner, you need to try and save on expenses and cut costs whenever possible. If your business happens to do lots of shipping, whether locally or overseas, you will definitely need to look around for a good courier and shipping service ...

The main purpose of a freight rating system is to help you choose the best carrier for each of your shipments to help you save money on freight costs. Some freight rating systems are designed specifically for shippers, carriers, or third-party logistics companies, while some can be used by the three of them. Not all ...

Across Canada, all three levels of government are offering startups and students, post-secondary institutions and philanthropic organizations innovation grants, funds that can change the world. For years, innovation grants have been able to allow individuals to pursue their ideas, objectives and avenues to improve the marketplace, help the consumer or create a live-saving device. Innovation ...

The holiday season is coming soon. For businesses that want to outperform their competitors during the season to be jolly, product packaging design is extremely important. Keep in mind that before the consumer sees the product inside, it is always the packaging that catches their eye first. If you design the custom box packaging with ...

In Canada, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) labels are utilized to help provide health hazard information to any worker who is handling dangerous materials. They have become essential in the plight to protect all workers in every single industry. This isn’t just a voluntary matter either. The federal government mandated WHMIS labels in where ...

Business owners are often stumped about how they can improve the performance of their workforce. The success of your company is dependent on the performance of your employees. If your employees aren’t working to their full potential, the resources of the company will be underutilized, which ultimately means that the company is not doing as ...

If you just walk or ride around your city, you will surely be able to see many examples of sheet metal ornaments. Metal roof shingles, metal statues, sheet metal cornices and other decorative elements are all around us. But have you ever wondered how these elements were created?

The weekend has arrived, and now is the time to grab your tool belt, put on your safety gear and proceed to work on your pet project for the next couple of days. Whatever it is, we wish you the best of luck and hope it turns out well in the end. Of course, what ...

Your plumber is here to help you resolve plumbing issues around your home and to ensure that your systems reach peak performance around the clock. But sometimes it can feel as if you’re not able to communicate on the same level with your plumber, leaving your frustrated and lacking service options. To help you get ...

If you’re not careful, change can easily override your business. Your company needs to learn how to adapt to disruptions in order to build a lasting company. This blog post looks at five fundamental suggestions you can use to help your company adapt better to change.