April 17th, 2008 
Melissa Redding 
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If you are interested in tackling the responsibilities of owning a business, you need to consider your options. Are you interested in launching your own concept or do you want to sell products that are tested and true? Do you have the time to market a new idea and invent your own business strategies? Or, would you like to follow someone else’s concepts and let them train you? Both paths involve some sort of risk, but it is the owner’s decision of how far they are willing to go.
April 15th, 2008 H.R. Mason No Comments;
There are no guarantees in life or business. In the years I’ve been a franchisor, a number of friends and acquaintances have asked me to look at various franchise and business opportunities with them and share my limited wisdom. I am happy to do that, once, twice, or in the case of one friend, a dozen or more times.
April 13th, 2008 Staff No Comments;
Calculating the costs of a new business start-up and securing the financing are important considerations when looking for the right franchise. Some options to consider are:
April 13th, 2008 Staff No Comments;
Toronto, Canada, April 13, 2008 - WSI, the world’s leading provider of Internet Solutions to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) has entered into a strategic agreement with Yahoo! Search Marketing (YSM) that will bring value-added training and services to business owners across Canada. The agreement not only allows WSI to be a reseller of Yahoo! Search Marketing services, it goes beyond to include specialized Internet marketing training for WSI’s Canadian Internet Consultants (franchisees), numbering over 100 plus offices. Furthermore, as WSI expands its customer training initiatives, the company’s Internet Marketing Summits in
Elaborating on the importance of this partnership, Ron McArthur, president, WSI says, “With increasing competition in today’s business environment, the race for success is about drawing greater qualified Web traffic and influencing online customer conversion. As business owners struggle to accomplish this, WSI Consultants offer advanced Internet marketing tools and techniques to help them realize their business goals. This latest strategic relationship with Yahoo! Search Marketing provides our Consultants with yet another feather in their cap and access to advanced Search Marketing that will add a new dimension to the Canadian business community’s cyber-success.”
“We are delighted with this agreement with WSI because it targets the small and medium business sector,” said Maor Daniel, National Marketing Director for YSM. “We look forward to working with one the world’s leading providers of services to the SMB market.”
WSI conducts SMB training workshops, educational seminars, summits and symposiums across its global network of over 1500 offices in 87 countries. These training opportunities are aimed at educating business owners on the latest trends, best practices, tips and techniques that can help them harness the full potential of the Internet. In the second half of 2008, WSI will be rolling out a series of Internet Marketing Summits for SMBs across
About WSI (We Simplify the Internet):
With a network of over 1500 offices in 87 countries, WSI is the leading provider of Internet solutions to small and medium sized businesses the world over. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, WSI provides affordable Internet related services and technologies that deliver maximum return on investment for businesses. In 2007, WSI was the proud recipient of 3 Standard of Excellence Awards at the Annual WebAwards Competition organized by the Web Marketing Association (WMA). The company has held the Number 1 spot in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 listing for over 7 years in a row. Leading US based industry business publication Success Magazine listed WSI in its ranking of “Top Ten Franchises We Love”. Europe’s leading business franchise directory, Franchise Europe ranks WSI as Number 1 under the Computer, Electronic and Internet Services category of their Top 500 Franchises list, as also amongst the coveted Top 100 franchises in Europe. For more information about WSI’s offerings and business opportunities, please visit their Web site at www.wsicorporate.com.
Contact:
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
Maribel Guiste
888-678-7588 ext. 1231
