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My friend and fellow Canadian entrepreneur Austin Hill sent me the following note: Hi Mike, I’m working on a project related to my new startup called Gifter.org and I would really appreciate you putting the word out to your friends or on your blog about it. We are going to raise $1 million dollars for …

I made a mistake – let me explain. We like to be sure to post at least one new entry to our blog every day. Often it takes over an hour to get a post up. Last week I shot Levi an email, here’s what it said: I need you to write a blog post. …

Don’t have a snowball’s chance in Hades of getting that special something delivered in time for the holidays? This is for you. Download a personalized image from this site with a nice seasonal greeting from Mr. Norris or a duo with Julio Iglasis. Pop it in a frame, wrap it in some newspaper, and hey …

I am a big believer in business intangibles contributing heavily to the success of a business.  Running a business with ethics and the community in mind are intangibles that may initially seem like a “nice-to-have”, but in many cases it will the be the X-factor for success. For a small business, this concept may be hard to prove, but we can …

It’s time for this month’s edition of ReFresh.  Last month, I posted my picks of the five most humorous blog posts. This month I will post the top 5 FreshBooks blog posts with the greatest number of comments.  If you are an active Blogger or just starting out, check out the following blog posts and see for …

When you run a small business or you work in teams, you have a lot of decisions to make. Reaching conclusions can be really challenging sometimes and exchanges can get heated. Here at FreshBooks we are consensus builders. Ideas come from anyone and everyone, and no one’s point of view is a safe from attack. …

A few weeks ago we asked people who use FreshBooks to complete a survey. Those who did, and gave us their contact details, were entered into a draw to win a $50 (USD) gift certificate to Amazon. Using a random number generator, Corky Peavy from PVco was selected as the lucky winner. Congratulations Corky! Here …

Including Sundays, there are eleven shopping days left. Worthy of James Bond: a bottle opener cleverly disguised as a computer mouse. Never run out of impluse power again. The Solio’s hybrid charger stores power from the sun so you can recharge your handhelds at any time. Small and …

Episode 8 of FreshBooks “Build Your Business” Fall teleseminar series Persuade More People to do Business on your Website (1 hour) Listen using the MP3 player below or download the podcast here. Jeffrey Eisenberg, co-founder and CEO of Future Now Inc., shows us how easy it can be to implement persuasion architecture, what crucial changes …