Welcome to 2016 and another exciting year here on Vancouver Island. With the holiday festivities behind us, it is time for this season’s collection of useful tips, reviews, and links of interest. Don’t let the title of this newsletter mislead you. The tips don’t relate to winter, snow, heavy rain or gloom, but hopefully they are of interest to local businesses and our clients. Continue reading
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Winter Tips, Tricks & Shiny Stuff
Posted in At Radar Hill, Business Website Tips, Local Events, Newsletters, Pyramid Content Management, Social Networking
Tagged CMS, cowichan, duncan, small business, victoria, victoria businesses
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December: What’s up on the Hill?
Thank you! Thank you to every one of you who made 2015 a fantastic success. We’ve had a full and productive year at Radar Hill. Now that 2015 is coming to a close, here is some news we want to share about staff and friends. Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Google, Hospice, small business, tea
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Services for Business or Home
Do you realize that small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of our economy?
According to the Small Business Profile 2013: A Profile of Small Business in British Columbia (.pdf) there are about 385,900 small businesses in British Columbia, which account for 98% of all businesses, employing over a million British Columbians. This means 1/3 of all pay cheques are earned through small business. Our region, Vancouver Island and the Coast, has 69,500 small businesses ranging from single operators to 50 employees.
Every time a small business expands, every time a small business hires, every time a small business succeeds in a new market, we all win, and we all help to stabilize our communities. This is why shop local programs are so important. Continue reading
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Tagged business owners, cowichan, duncan, internet marketing, Promotions, real estate, small business, victoria, victoria businesses, west shore
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Duncan Business Showcase
To celebrate Small Business Week, the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce held their 3rd Annual Business Showcase on Friday, October 23rd. Shawn and Jennifer attended, with a booth to encourage local business networking, as well as to showcase some of the websites Radar Hill has designed and developed for businesses throughout Duncan and the Cowichan Valley. Continue reading
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Happy Small Business Week!
Google is helping celebrate Small Business Week with 5 Days, 5 Ways To Succeed Online, with 5 ways to boost your business online during this very week.
While Google’s sweepstakes are limited to entries from the United States, Radar Hill offers services to businesses here on Vancouver Island that assist with every one of those 5 steps. Plus we’re Google certified, so you know you’re getting it done right. Continue reading
Posted in Business Website Tips, Local Business, SEO & Marketing
Tagged business owners, Google, Google Maps, small business, victoria businesses
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