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Ontario is a great place to start a business. For one thing, Ontario is Canada’s richest market, with a population of 14.5 million and the country’s highest personal incomes. For another, the province makes it easy to find and access the information you need for Ontario business registration. The first part of this article will lead you through the steps of business registration for a sole proprietorship, partnership or a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in Ontario....

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A search engine is an internet program that collects and organizes content according to a user’s query. For instance, a person who performs a search engine search for “restaurants near me” would (ideally) see a list of websites that belong to restaurants in that person’s area. While search engines are extremely complex programs, it isn’t hard to understand the basic concepts that drive them. Here’s how search engines work and some examples of the most popular search engines people use....

Ice cream is a sweet treat that few can resist. Although vanilla is the most popular flavor in the U.S., there is a seemingly endless number of varieties and manufacturers. One of the best-known purveyors is Ben & Jerry’s, the brand synonymous with funky flavors like Cherry Garcia and Chunky Monkey as well as a groovy Vermont vibe. Who Owns Ben & Jerry’s? Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were childhood friends born four days apart in 1951 in Brooklyn, New York....

The largest US retail companies on the 2016 World’s Biggest Retail Chains List demonstrate the dominance of U.S. based retail chains both at home and abroad. For the first time in a decade, the first, second, and third largest retail companies in the world are all U.S. retail companies. Walmart, Costco, Kroger, are the World’s Biggest Retail Chains in terms of annual revenue. That’s according to the 2016 Global Powers of Retailing report, which is published each year by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and STORES Magazine....

You’ve already sent out your resume and cover letter and the employer has recently contacted you about scheduling an interview. Below are some tips to help ensure a successful interview, which is the next step in the internship process. By following these ten interviewing tips, you will be well on your way to having a successful interview and ultimately an internship offer. 01 of 10 Be Prepared You can prepare yourself for the interview by selecting appropriate interview attire beforehand (suits for business), researching the company, and preparing a list of questions you have for the interviewer....

Veterinary receptionists greet clients, set appointments, and process payments. They’re the first person a visitor encounters in the vet’s office, and as such should be calm and reassuring. Their tone and demeanor can help a pet owner and a pet feel less nervous about visiting the vet, which makes the experience easier for everyone. Veterinary Receptionist Duties & Responsibilities This job generally requires the ability to do the following work:...

eBay is a very large auction site with millions of members and concurrent listings. It maintains a very powerful reservoir of computer systems and network infrastructure that is up to nearly any task. From time to time, however, eBay does experience outages or problems of some kind that can cause eBay users to experience slowness on the site. To see if eBay is experiencing an outage or slowdown at any given time, check the eBay system status....

The golf club called a “spoon” was the wooden-shafted club in (primarily) pre-20th Century golf history that was most equivalent to today’s fairway woods of various lofts — 3-woods, 5-woods, 7-woods. There were various types of spoons in addition to the standard or basic one. The “baffing spoon” was a higher-lofted version, akin to a 7-wood, for use when golfers needed to loft the ball higher, on a steeper angle. Sometimes the spoon was identified by its shape, such as the “long-nosed spoon,” whose wooden clubhead was, yes, longer from heel-to-toe and more angular at the toe end; or the “bap spoon,” whose clubhead was snubbed or bulbous in shape....

Farms, ranches and other businesses that raise or house livestock may lose money if the animals are injured or die due to accidents or disease. They can protect themselves against the loss of valuable animals by purchasing livestock insurance. This insurance is typically used to cover domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses. However, it may also be used to insure more exotic creatures like bison, llamas, and alpacas....

Buildings contribute close to half of the energy use in the United States. Since energy is the number one contributor to global warming, an obvious way to mitigate climate change is to design low or no-energy use buildings. To do so means going back to basics and looking carefully at how the design of a building is optimized to the particular features of a specific site to minimize the potential of extreme energy use....

Be a mystery shopper. Take a walk in the woods. Chat up your green-thumbed neighbor. If you’re tired of paying for food, you can stop doing it. Here are 13 ways to get food for free. 01 of 13 Be a Mystery Shopper Ragnar Schmuck / Getty Images Become a mystery shopper and you can enjoy free meals out on the town, or even get paid for it. Restaurants want to know how they’re doing, so they pay people to pose as regular customers....

For many kids, there was that one Christmas where they just wished and wished for a special present … but Santa had other ideas. But the holidays were still filled with family, friends and lots of cheer. That’s the happy ending in the holiday classic, “A Christmas Story,” starring Ralphie, his brother Randy, his slew of friends, his mom and, of course, his dad — the Old Man. After you’ve worked your way through the jolliness of “Elf” and the heart-warming “It’s a Wonderful Life,” kick back for some serious nostalgia, even if you aren’t anywhere near old enough to remember the 1940s....

Tax attorneys represent clients before federal, state, and local taxing authorities, as well as individuals and businesses that are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. Other roles of a tax attorney include structuring, negotiating, and documenting business entities, and advising clients regarding the tax implications of certain financing, joint ventures, tax-exempt organizations, taxation of compensation, estates, and gifts, and the U.S. taxation of international transactions. Duties Tax attorneys advise corporations and high net worth individuals with respect to all areas of tax law on a day-to-day basis....

Beekeepers, also known as apiarists, manage and maintain colonies of honey bees that produce honey and provide pollination services. The primary duty of a beekeeper is to keep hives healthy and productive, so they can yield honey and related byproducts such as beeswax. Beekeeper Duties A beekeeper is responsible for assessing the health of the hive, checking for mite infestations, monitoring and treating the hive when health problems arise, and maintaining detailed records of health, medication administration, and honey production....

Many artists who want to paint silver objects find it to be a challenge. If you’re looking for a true silver paint, your choices are slim. Also, you’re not going to have much luck mixing ordinary acrylic or oil paints that are already in your box unless you employ the proper painting techniques. However, there are a few possible solutions that can help you paint a shiny, reflective silver surface....

When starting an online business, one of the key elements is having products to sell. So how do you get products, where do you find them, how do you know if they’ll sell, and how do you get them to customers? In the vast world of internet entrepreneurship, there are many answers to all of those questions. You could create your own products—but that can be a long and time-consuming process....

Insulation provides a home with a barrier against environmental conditions, moderating temperatures inside to provide comfort while also saving on energy costs. For insulation to do its job properly, it is important to know where it should be installed. A properly insulated building should be covered from the roof down to its foundation but we know there are instances where this is almost impossible to complete. The types of insulation you choose will be based on several factors, including where it’s being used....

Do you have your camera with you wherever you go? Are you constantly snapping pictures to add to your Instagram feed? Are you the go-to photographer at family functions? If you love taking pictures, you can turn your photo-taking interest, talent, and hobby into a home-based photography business. While you may be good at photography, before you jump in and start charging for picture taking services, research and plan your business strategy for greater success....

Whether you’re looking for work, making new networking connections, or simply trying to excel at your current job, it’s essential to know how to write and send professional email messages. This can be harder than it sounds. Many professionals have grown used to a very casual approach to email in their personal lives. While slang, emoticons, and textspeak are usually acceptable when you’re emailing close friends, they won’t fly in work correspondence....