Business Bytes   March 18, 2008  
  Newsletter Issue #38 - 2008   www.BramptonMedia.com  
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Check Your Devices Along With Your Coat
by Joyce Hansen, Class Act Connections
What has happened to the art of listening? Do people really listen to hear or only pretend to listen to get the conversation over with so they can move on to the next item on their overcrowded agenda for the day?
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Finding the Perfect HR Job
from the team at Access Career Solutions Inc.
The good news is that work prospects for Human Resources Professionals have been upgraded from 'FAIR' to 'GOOD'. The employment growth rate is above average right now and analysts predict that organizations will need experienced HR professionals, particularly given the looming labour shortage due to retiring baby boomers.
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The WHO The WHAT The WHEN and HOW
by Gordon Newman, The Newman Learning Group Inc.
An overwhelming majority of businesses in Canada would fit into the category of small to medium size enterprises. There is nothing wrong with being in that category. Every large business started out that way. The question is how to move your business to the next level.
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Grocery Gateway responds to Marcia Barhydt's article on The Brampton News:
Read Excerpt from March 4th e-mail

Read Marcia’s article:
Customer Service - Another Good, Another Bad

Events of Interest:

Click on the events below for all the details.
19 Mar - Peel Referral Association - Brampton Chapter
25 Mar - BBoT After Business – March
25 Mar - Introduction to eBay
27 Mar - More Than Just Desserts Gala and Fashion Show
27 Mar - Looking Ahead: Business Succession Planning
28 Mar - BNRC 1st Annual Gala
28 Mar - Fly by Night or Branded Right with BBOT
29 Mar - Celebrity Chef - Men Who Cook
02 Apr - BBoT Early Morning Trade Show Gigantic Breakfast
02 Apr - Brampton Roaring Women Connect Dinner Meeting
04 Apr - Lt Gen Roméo Dallaire to Speak in Mississauga
05 Apr - Shoppers World Brampton Annual Job & Career Fair
08 Apr - Women with Vision!TM Networking Luncheon
19 Apr - 4th Annual Mayor Susan Fennell Gala
22 Apr - Thrive or Struggle? Discover the Keys to Business Success

You can now add all of your Business Events at no cost in our BMC Events Calendar BMC Events Calendar.

The Brampton News Report:
Submit articles and press releases to The Brampton News and be seen by hundreds of visitors each day.

Brampton Soccer Centre Wins Design Excellence Award
Brampton wins two awards at Canada Blooms
New Blue Box Glass Processing Plant in Brampton
4th Annual Mayor Susan Fennell Gala
Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre 1st Annual Gala
12th annual Celebrity Chef - Men Who Cook
Peel Police Employees raise $1.25 million for charity in 2007

 
Tip of the Month

How much termination pay do employees get? An employee who doesn't get the required written notice must get termination pay instead. Termination pay is a lump sum payment equal to the regular wages for a regular work week that an employee would have earned during the notice period had notice been given. Source: Ontario Ministry of Labour

 
 
Featured websites

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