With the soft economy putting greater strain on businesses, an emerging breed of consultants known as “business coaches” say they’re seeing increased demand for their services, especially from small-business owners who want to become more efficient

Today's economy has forced many companies to shift their directions to save costs. While many are filing for bankruptcy and shutting their doors, others are looking to solutions such as outsourcing to save money and conserve resources. Yet other fledglin

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Canadian business activity is expected to slow in April, as Ivey PMI is forecasted to slip for the second consecutive month to 54.0 from 59.0. Conditions in the Canadian economy are very mixed, as the Bank of Canada described in their Monetary Policy Repo

The economy, hobbled by higher fuel and food prices, tighter credit and a depressed housing market, is limping along at a snail's pace, a private business group said Thursday.