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GLAM: Sheer bliss
Richly glamorous and romantic styles are key when it comes to decking yourself out for holiday parties this year.
Here are some ideas to chew on
You pick up a jar of pickle relish and wonder. Is it organic or genetically modified? What's the sodium content? Was it made in Chatham or China and most of all, is it safe?
ENTERPRISE: etags make it easy for Good Samaritans
Though their business relies on technology, the real basis of the concept started last year by Jeff Bycraft and Mark Morningstar is a belief that human nature is essentially good.
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Shopping Features |
Sally Ann kettle drive braces for greater need this season (Nov. 20, 2008)
Major Pat Phinney knows the weak economy might make it hard for people to donate to the Salvation Army's kettle campaign.
Here are some ideas to chew on (Nov. 17, 2008)
You pick up a jar of pickle relish and wonder. Is it organic or genetically modified? What's the sodium content? Was it made in Chatham or China and most of all, is it safe?
Shoppers shun forecasts (Nov. 16, 2008)
The R word hasn't hit the R world in London.
Labatt's owner ordered to sell U.S. holdings (Nov. 15, 2008)
The U.S. exports that kept Labatt's London brewery alive and growing for years could soon fizzle because of a merger deal by its parent company.
Coffee man has market vision (Nov. 14, 2008)
David Cook has been selling his premium coffee at the London's Farmers Market since it opened two years ago.
Bookstore finds home at Goodwill (Nov. 13, 2008)
More jobs, an expanded inventory and a breakthrough bookstore.
Ford St. Thomas delivers (Nov. 13, 2008)
Facing a stiff challenge to reach its $7.3-million fundraising goal this year, the United Way of London and Middlesex received a timely boost of morale and money yesterday.
Couple sets sights on sweet outcome (Nov. 13, 2008)
An Aylmer-area farming couple is heading to Calgary next week to vie for the sweetest award in their business.
Coupon use on the rise as economy weakens (Nov. 10, 2008)
Maybe Scrooge had it right.
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Enterprise/Starting Up |
ENTERPRISE: etags make it easy for Good Samaritans (Nov. 17, 2008)
Though their business relies on technology, the real basis of the concept started last year by Jeff Bycraft and Mark Morningstar is a belief that human nature is essentially good.
ENTERPRISE: Clothier reinvents business with 'wild idea' (Nov. 10, 2008)
Relationships within businesses are almost as tricky to navigate and support as relationships within marriages. Just ask someone running a family business.
ENTERPRISE: Rehab service picks through best ideas (Nov. 3, 2008)
It's been five years since Arden McGregor and her husband Russell Temple took a leap of faith and launched a business dedicated to helping people with brain injuries, chronic pain and behavioural disorders.
ENTERPRISE: Making light work of cosmetic procedures (Oct. 27, 2008)
Is there anything that lasers can't do?
ENTERPRISE: Labour of love a real delight for kids (Oct. 20, 2008)
This story she created.
STARTING UP: Lingerie shop specializes in bra, mastectomy fittings (Oct. 20, 2008)
When Canadian lingerie expert Liliana Mann decided to expand her four-store, Toronto-based specialty lingerie chain, she chose London.
ENTERPRISE: Her quilting bug shows no sign of slowing (Oct. 6, 2008)
It began as the search for a hobby. Before long, it turned into a small Internet business. From there, it changed into an actual store. Then it became something of an international destination.
ENTERPRISE: Family roots vital component for Kal Tire (Sep. 29, 2008)
Hey, when did buying tires become as complicated as finding the right replacement cartridge for an inkjet printer?
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Analyst Insight |
Experienced advisers crucial in uniquely challenging times (Sep. 8, 2008)
The value of quality, professional investment advice is often overlooked in bull markets. And when most things are rising, it's difficult to distinguish good advice from bad.
ANALYST INSIGHT: Don't spend retirement watching market index (Jun. 30, 2008)
Investors have access to more information today than at any other point in history, but are they any better off?
WEALTH MANAGER: Value strategies reward patience (Jun. 2, 2008)
Did the meteoric rise of growth stocks in the 1990s dethrone value stocks as lord of the returns?
WEALTH MANAGER: To track smart money, you can go with the flow (May. 5, 2008)
Tracking the smart money on Bay and Wall Street is a worthwhile endeavour for small and large investors.
Basic stock trading rules help avoid common mistakes (Apr. 7, 2008)
I believe successful stock trading is three parts science, two parts art and one-part luck. The science can be learned by studying. The art either comes from within or through experience. And the luck -- well, take it when it happens.
Don't limit strategies to buy-and-hold option (Mar. 24, 2008)
If I am ever called upon to reminisce about the greatest bull market on record, I will probably refer to it as the "age of indoctrination."
Overconfidence drags down investors (Mar. 10, 2008)
The field of finance is premised on two assumptions.
Hold on to cash when probabilities weigh against you (Feb. 18, 2008)
When the probability of losing money is greater than the probability of making money, the best place to be is often in cash. When cash is king, it usually means just about everything else has declined or is still declining.
Be patient, positive to collect stock rewards (Jan. 28, 2008)
The first rule of investing in volatile markets is the same as the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth: don't panic.
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Your Money |
Canadians pleased with lower pay (Sep. 11, 2008)
If you want to feel rich, it's better to be a Canadian than an American, a poll suggests.
Banking giant on mission to help small businesses grow bigger (Sep. 10, 2008)
Scotiabank's campaign to help small business owners grow their businesses literally rolled into London yesterday.
Students' optimism unshaken (Sep. 9, 2008)
When I graduated from college on the West Coast back in the early '90s, I was ready to take on the world, no matter what.
A lesson in saving cash is priceless (Sep. 3, 2008)
Driving through the city on Sunday and Monday -- through the throngs of fresh-faced frosh and academic achievers that lined Richmond Row -- I felt a twinge of nostalgia.
Buy school supplies --and survive (Aug. 30, 2008)
I've been writing a lot this week about shopping and customer service -- two things likely to come into play for many of us over this last long weekend before the kiddies head back to class.
More men shop for groceries (Aug. 28, 2008)
Shopping is a staple in every Canadian home.
Customers have had it with long wait times (Aug. 27, 2008)
Have you ever left a store or restaurant or any lineup, really, in frustration at what you perceive to be poor service?
Many Canadians anxious about their finances (Aug. 7, 2008)
If you're anxious about your personal finances -- so much so that you don't even want to talk about them -- you're not alone.
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Today's Business Law |
Copyright laws weaving a wicked web (Nov. 17, 2008)
Be careful what you wish for. In this year's U.S. and Canadian election campaigns, politicians discovered they are not immune from the laws they make.
Complaint spurred Ticketmaster change (Nov. 10, 2008)
In a recent decision, Canada's assistant privacy commissioner expressed "grave concern" after finding a major online company operating nationwide was violating federal privacy laws, years after the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) took effect.
Peer-to-peer file sharing now a fact of Internet life (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently marked the five-year anniversary of the Recording Industry of America's (RIAA) mass litigation campaign to curtail music piracy on the Internet by releasing a comprehensive review.
Use it, prove it, or lose it the law on trademarks (Oct. 27, 2008)
Many businesses rely on the branding of their products to increase profitability and secure a place in highly competitive markets.
Word processors won't help in court (Oct. 20, 2008)
Agreements are often created using standard "boilerplate" wording.
U.S. court decision big win for consumers (Oct. 6, 2008)
In a major victory for American consumers, the Washington state Supreme Court, following in the footsteps of Ontario consumer protection laws, has held AT&T cannot remove a consumer's right to file a class-action lawsuit.
Cloud computing presents real concerns over privacy issues (Sep. 29, 2008)
We are moving into "cloud" computing, where users increasingly rely on data and software residing somewhere out there on the Internet.
Ruling favours copyright holders (Sep. 15, 2008)
A recent U.S. Federal Appeals Court ruling has found that copyright laws apply to free software licences.
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Fashion |
GLAM: Sheer bliss (Nov. 18, 2008)
Richly glamorous and romantic styles are key when it comes to decking yourself out for holiday parties this year.
GLAM: Knit picking (Nov. 11, 2008)
Sweaters are in fine form this season as sweater coats, vests, ponchos and sweater dresses promise to keep you both toasty and stylish as the temperature chills.
GLAM: Purple reign (Nov. 4, 2008)
A shot of colour can lift you away from the usual neutrals of black and gray into a whole new spectrum.
Londoner launches line (Nov. 4, 2008)
Fashion designer Tonia DeBellis is launching her national tour in her hometown on Thursday.
GLAM: Wrapping up spring style (Oct. 28, 2008)
If you usually shrug your shoulders at fashion from the runways, you'll be right on trend for Spring 2009. The baring of shoulders, along with backs and legs, got maximum exposure on the runways of L'Oreal Fashion Week which ended last night in Toronto.
A pretty tough business (Oct. 27, 2008)
Being suspended inside a giant bird cage in Athens one day and posing in a flesh-coloured body-stocking in Paris the next is pretty normal work for Laurie Burns.
IN TORONTO: Fanshawe grads steal show (Oct. 25, 2008)
Five Fanshawe College fashion design program graduates were front and centre at L'Oreal Fashion Week yesterday.
IN TORONTO: First-rate second show (Oct. 24, 2008)
Project Runway winner Evan Biddell got his second chance to make a first impression at L'Oreal Fashion Week in Toronto.
IN TORONTO: Hot couture (Oct. 21, 2008)
The blood, sweat and tears of almost 50 fashion designers and hundreds of hair and make-up artists, show coordinators, fashion stylists, stage hands, choreographers, dressers, volunteers and droves of public relations experts join forces with 800 models on the runways of Canada's most recognized fashion event.
GLAM: Rocker chic (Oct. 14, 2008)
It starts with something as simple and basic as skinny black jeans or leggings and takes off from there.
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