Check out the best stories of the week of Nov. 29 from Your Business, the Globe's home for entrepreneurs. Read our columnists, view archives of discussions, and connect through social media on the Your Business homepage.
Musician inspires children to become songwriters. Frustrated by stricter U.S. border rules and longer waiting times, Lowry Olafson discovers the value of hosting songwriting workshops for children
Lights out for Canadian Christmas tree growers. A weak U.S. dollar and a rise in imported trees has some Canadian famers hanging up their axes
Cashing in on the U.S. drug craze. In 10 years, an obscure Canadian software company has transformed itself into a major player in the U.S. health care market
Company logs wood from Panama Canal. B.C. logging company turns reclaimed wood submerged in the Panama Canal into furniture and manufacturing materials
Taming a temperamental superstar employee. Who cares if they over-perform if they also drive your staff crazy?
Issues still hold cloud's future back. The dilemma of whether to jump into a still-evolving technology or risk missing the boat has given rise to new ways of thinking about the cloud
Male travellers leave macho at home. It isn't golf clubs, family pictures or the latest gadgets. What as many as one in four men admit to grabbing when heading out the door on a business trip is their teddy bear.
The mercenary vs. the missionary entrepreneur. Does your company have a purpose beyond just making money?
Lagging recovery offers home-based opportunity. Four home-based business ideas for 2011
Are iPhones ready for business use? The Achilles heel might be user education, experts say
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