Beyond the Rhetoric

Once upon a time, starting your own online business was largely an unconventional move. Today, attitudes are quickly shifting and that’s led to the topic for this week’s speedlink. It’s all about making money and building a career on the Internet. We start out with John Chow. You might remember an episode of Dot Com [...]

It’s a discussion that pops up from time to time: does it make sense (cents?) to stop production of the penny. The one-cent coin is virtually worthless, for most intents and purposes, so why do we keep making it? Canadians might remember the story that came out about a week ago, saying that Finance Minister [...]

Making money online can sound like a very cryptic endeavor. That’s because it is. There are so many ways that you can approach it, just as there are so many ways to get into a more traditional business. One path that you may want to consider is the buying and selling of website properties. This [...]

On the television show Dragons’ Den (the American version is called Shark Tank), entrepreneurs approach a group of investors, hoping that they can get some cash for a portion of their business. These investors (referred to as dragons/sharks) watch the presentation given by the entrepreneur and then they pepper them with questions about why they [...]

Just because a company offers you some sort of special combo does not mean that you are actually saving any money. It’s a very common misconception, really. If you see that there is a special “deal” of some kind, it has to be cheaper than regular price, right? Not exactly. Take a look at the [...]