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Newfoundland Auto Insurance Rates Suck

Barry Wheeler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:11:17 +0000

I have never hidden my dislike for banks. However, now banks have a bit of competition for companies that I truly dislike – Newfoundland Auto Insurance Companies. I’m at a loss why Newfoundland Auto Insurance rates suck. I always knew that dealing with insurances companies was not a pleasurable experience but it was a legal [...]

Canada Pension Plan Reform

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:27 +0000

It looks as if there will be an overhaul of the Canada Pension Plan but exactly what this means is yet to be determined. In recent days the Canada Pension Plan payments and contributions were up for discussion as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and his provincial counterparts worked out an agreement in principal. According to [...]

It’s Meatloaf Pizza so Shut Up and Eat It

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:34:03 +0000

“Shut up and eat it” – it’s a standing joke around my house about some of the meals prepared by my wife. “Shut up and eat it” has some of its roots in a few really “interesting” meals that have been served at our house in the 20 plus years we’ve been together. The kids [...]

Today I Revisted JohnChow.com – Same Crap, Different Day

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

After blogging about why John Chow’s Automatic Twitter Follower service was crap in January, I made a decision to stop reading some of the more notable bloggers. I dropped sites such as ShoeMoney.com, JohnChow.com and ProBlogger.net from the sites that I regularly read because these sites were simply recycling content I could easily find elsewhere. Plus [...]

Paul Chernish Brings Web 2.0 to the Job Search with JobUna.com

Barry Wheeler — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:31:37 +0000

After a chance encounter with Paul Chernish, the driving force behind JobUna.com has brought Web 2.0 to the job search market. After spending a lifetime in the recruiting world, Paul Chernish used his experience to develop JobUna and launch a site that has great potential for bringing the job seeker and potential employers together. What [...]

Corner Brook Real Estate Prices – Are They Serious?

Barry Wheeler — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:07:43 +0000

I’ve made it a point to watch the Corner Brook real estate market the last several years. I’m not looking at investing in any real estate in the Corner Brook area, my interest is purely recreational. The Corner Brook real estate market is definitely an anomaly in my opinion. I look in amazement at properties [...]

Building a Business with Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration

Barry Wheeler — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:59:21 +0000

Many businesses are in the midst of changing how they do business. Managing a business has become multifaceted, incorporating combinations of traditional and modern management models in a world that’s rapidly changing. Building a business often requires strategic partnerships and collaboration. Through many aspects of the day-to-day operation many businesses work in isolation. Companies occupying [...]

Are all My Websites Successful?

Barry Wheeler — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:02:00 +0000

After receiving several emails while away on vacation asking if all my websites are successful, I thought about the best way to answer this question. This caused me to think about everything that I’ve done online and how one would deem a website successful. Is a website successful if it receives an enormous amount of [...]

Business Coaching for the Results Oriented Business Executive

Barry Wheeler — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:10:55 +0000

Having a business coach has become commonplace for many business executives. Pressures associated with rapidly changing business environments have left many business executives struggling to achieve necessary results required to build successful businesses and advance their individual careers. What’s unique about business coaching and why has it become so popular within the business community? The [...]

Canadian Dollar Nearing Parity

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:32:26 +0000

The Canadian Dollar is nearing parity with its U.S. counterpart and there are many people on this side of the border anxiously awaiting this mark. While the Canadian Dollar reaching parity is a sign of a strong economic outlook here in Canada one shouldn’t lose sight that it’s also a testament of a very weak [...]