Trump’s stunning victory is sending shockwaves through the global business community – but what does it mean for small business owners in Canada? The implications could be significant. Trump’s protectionist rhetoric, pledges to overhaul U.S trade relations and promises to tear up NAFTA may directly impact many Canadian small businesses – what will that mean to you? Harvard Business […]
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Join us on November 23rd from 5:30 – 7:30pm at The WaterShed for hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, door prizes and an opportunity to connect with the SOHO business community. The highlight of the event will be a spirited panel of Q & A with three SOHO speakers: Jordan Bower Marc Stoiber Rebecca Kirstein Submit your question for the panel […]
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Join us this Thursday Sept 22nd, for the first event in the NEW “Brain Food Lunch & Learn” series and learn how you can improve your digital marketing activities. Get Found: Increase your Leads and Boost your Sales Experts from Yellow Pages will share their experiences and insights on the industry as well as current digital marketing trends as you feast […]
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SOHO Victoria is hosting educational business mixers with SOHO business leaders as a lead up to the main SOHO event at the Victoria Conference Centre on January 27, 2017. Join us on September 27th from 5:30 – 7:30pm at the Coastal Offices for hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, door prizes and an opportunity to connect with the […]
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We are excited to announce that not only will Alex Glassey be back to speak at SOHO in 2017, but Alex will be a keynote speaker talking about “Customer Dreams”, his first book that was just published last week. In Customer Dreams you’ll discover: Why it’s so hard for a small business to succeed. Why planning and […]
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Bootstrap Marketing: Essence, Insight, and Execution Marc Stoiber’s 8 AM opening keynote at SOHO woke up sleepy delegates with a fresh spritz of imagery. He grabbed our attention with a story about dog treats, Scaredy Cat dog treats, to be exact, and launched us into Bootstrap Marketing 101. Marc owned the stage immediately with his […]
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And just like that the first annual SOHO Victoria conference and trade show is over. I would like thank all of you that made the event possible and helped to make it a huge success! I truly appreciate your progressive attitude for taking a chance on a new event. Thank you very much to… the attendees […]
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A few years ago, I got some terrific advice from a friend when I parted ways with my employer. The friend said my first concern was to own my story. What he meant, in essence, was that I needed to create a story that described my actions in a way that anyone could understand, and […]
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Whether you already sell and want to sell more, or you think “you’re not in sales,” this will help you get laser focused on getting customers easier this year. How often have you heard that sales is a “numbers game?” Well, as much as we all have targets, budgets, and quotas to hit, sales is […]
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With small business, you may not need a 25+ page business plan but you do need to understand the elements of your strategy, tactics and operational plan. And in our opinion, write it down. Just like a Fortune 500 firm – you can’t get where you are going without a good map. Unfortunately, a lot […]
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