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While I work away in my dusty office towards my reporting deadline on November 30th, it is nice just to sit back and enjoy young, talented artists.

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Difference between US and Canadian Health Care

I have been away giving birth to a kidney stone. I will not gross you out with the details.

I went to the emergency and had to wait my turn, a pain, but not the end of the world.

I was then admitted when it was discovered I was going through renal failure.

I then had to wait for my turn for surgery, a few days but the food was great.

After surgery I got to hang out at the hospital for another day.

Total cost to me, zero.

I did not have to mortgage my house.

I did not have to cash in securities.

Think about this.

How is it possible to take out a second mortgage for $100,000 and travel down to the US and not have to wait your turn for surgery.

The answer is that health care resources in the US are not fully utilized, but rather they sit waiting for the rich.

In Canada we do need to improve wait times, no doubt, but at least our system is fair.

Did I mention that they took very good care of me and it did not cost me a dime.

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“How do you get the word out when you have a solution to a problem people don’t know they have?”

Here is a great article about how a bricks and mortar company is successfully marketing their new product.

http://www.financialpost.com/small-business/advice/story.html?id=1767135&p=1

Notice anything familiar?

Targeted Media Campaigns

Focusing on where customers are looking

Press Releases to promote Expertise

Solution based Articles

Newsletters full of useful information

Working with Business Partners on sharing knowledge

Test everything

Target, Target, Target

80% of revenues comes from 20% of your customers

Listen to your customers

Form partnerships

This stuff really works, both offline and online, you just have to take action and actually do it.

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