Young cowgirl Kashley Seitz, 6, of High River, Alta., practices her rope technique before going onstage at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday July 11, 2004.Jeff McIntosh
Here are some highlights from the past week in Your Business. Click through to the main web page to read our columnists, view archives of discussions, and connect through social media.
Data dive reveals an ocean of trends: Business intelligence and analytics software helps companies spot, dig out and digest information to pad bottom line.
Flying robot spies from the skies: Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ont., sells its small, nearly silent remote-controlled device to law enforcement worldwide.
Engaged employees can help drive revenue: Managers should invite staff to learn how they can influence the bottom line, leadership coach Andrew Reid says.
Financial questions from readers answered: Representatives from a bank, a credit union, and the BDC respond to your submissions on raising capital.
Brewery toasts success with bottle design: After misfire, Mill Street gets it right with a new look for its organic beer.
A new capitalism, coloured green: A pair of Vancouver investors use their Renewal fund to support organic food, green consumer products and green building products.
'Factoring' can deliver fast cash for firms: Process involves the outright sale of your accounts receivable to a factor company, which bears the risk of collection.
How to open door to government funding: New programs continue to be introduced as federal and provincial institutions and their social, economic and political priorities change.
Out of finance options? Try mezzanine debt: It's usually more flexible and may even provide a lower rate of interest in return for a share in the success of a company.
Bringing order to the virtual desktop: Entrepreneur's goal: to make the computer screen look and function more like a real work surface.
A new way to support charity: Better the World allows ordinary people to raise money for non-profits simply by becoming willing targets for ads.