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Article: Boost the Curb Appeal of your Business
First impressions are everything! Be your business online or a physical location, what your customers see first will often influence how they feel about you for years to come. What signals are you sending from the moment a customer interacts with your business? The adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover" doesn't always hold true. Some ideas for boosting your curb appeal:
1.     Create the best experience for your customer . Clean walkways, sparkling counters, products neatly arranged, website fully up to date, blog posts recent, links working, social media up to date.
2.     Invest in quality graphics and signage . Whether you have a physical location or a virtual location, graphics such as your logo and images needs to be compelling, professional, visible and synonymous with your brand and business.
3.     Use window displays - it's prime real estate, like your website home page! Frequently update with new products, seasonal displays, new offers and CTA's (Calls to Action) Simplify your web design. Less is more!

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Ernest Ogunleye, EON Performance Solutions

Ernest is a graduate from BACD's Second Start Program. He is the owner and principal consultant at EON Performance Solutions. His company EON Performance Solutions provides practical solutions to organizational challenges in people management, strategy and resource management.

BACD gave me some valuable advice, support and encouragement to allow my dream to become reality. They provided a safe environment where emerging businesses could learn from one another and mutually aid their efforts. BACD staff are very knowledgeable and they’re a friendly bunch as well.

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Business Fundamentals 1: Business Planning
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2017 DURHAM REGION BUSINESS SUMMIT
As children get ready to return to school and the summer months come to an end, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) team is gearing up for the fourth annual Durham Region Business Summit.

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