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26 Oct
Small business in the dark about IT security
When it comes to data security and privacy risks, many small and medium-sized businesses may have their heads buried in the sand, experts say.
That’s because these companies tend to ignore the risks of a breach, believing they will never be targets, or that it will cost too much to beef up safety measures.
Website headaches? A little levity can help
Back in the 1990s, when Paul Chato was in the business of creating corporate videos, he knew he was on shaky ground during a new client pitch when the vice-president of marketing stormed into the meeting and demanded, “Who the [expletive] are you people?”
Social media can pull clients in
After exchanging greetings, the first thing I do when I get digital marketing guru Mitch Joel on the phone is fess up: I have no blog, no Facebook account, nothing beyond basic e-mail.

Andy Buyting has been in the retail industry since he was six years old. Today, he applies his entrepreneurial know-how to Green Village Home & Garden, one of Canada's most successful specialty garden stores. Green Village Home & Garden is currently expanding into multiple locations throughout eastern Canada.
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