Articles About Business Tools

Ownr Makes it Easy to Register Your Business

In many ways, starting your own business can feel like a lonely venture. Even the terminology around small businesses reflects this. Whether you’re “self” employed or you’re an “independent” contractor, there is always the sense that you alone are responsible for the majority of your business’s activities. While this may be true in many ways,...

Foxquilt disrupting an anachronistic legacy insurance industry

Founded in 2016 by Karim Jamal and Mark Morissette, both hailing from industry titans like Aviva and Real Matters (which debuted in one of the TSX’s largest tech IPOs), Foxquilt to date has been focused on delivering personalized, efficient solutions for businesses in their search to obtain the right (and economical) insurance coverage from leading carriers and access group purchasing power.

What Type of Small Business Funding Do You Need?

We will explore the differences between three of the most common types of lenders and the various small business funding options they offer.

Personal vs. Business Credit Scores in Canada

Personal vs. Business Credit Scores

A good credit profile makes a huge difference in the financial success of any business. How a business maintains its credit is reported to credit bureaus just like personal credit. Likewise, this information is used to create a numeric business credit score, which lenders use as an indicator of creditworthiness. A solid score also builds...

The Best Payroll Software for Small Businesses in Canada

All of the solutions in this article will offer cloud-based payroll systems with automatic tax filing features. The best payroll software for small businesses is comprehensive but uncomplicated. Let’s dive into some of the best payroll software for small businesses and examine the situations where each one might be the best fit.

The Best Vehicle Fleet Management Software

In this article, we’ll break down some of the best vehicle fleet management systems that are available today. We’ll dive into the features provided by each and cover some of the downsides that users of the software reference in their reviews to give you a complete picture.

How to Establish a Good Business Credit Score in Canada

How to Build Your Business Credit in Canada

Learn how business credit is determined, what you’ll use it for and how you can make sure your score puts you on the right footing with prospective business loan lenders.

The Best iPad POS System for Small Businesses

In this article, we’ll break down the best iPad POS systems for small businesses. We’ll analyze what each option does right, what each does wrong, and make recommendations regarding what types of businesses might find each most useful.

The Best Invoicing Software for Small Businesses in 2020

In this article, we’ll dive into the best invoicing software for small businesses, break down their features, and make recommendations regarding what types of businesses they might be most suited for.

New Small Business Relief Measures Announced: COVID-19 Update

At this point in time there is no clear indication of when we can expect business to return to some level of normalcy, and in the interim countless small business owners are at risk of going bankrupt. In addition to the measures taken by the federal government last week, there have been further developments Canadian entrepreneurs should know about.