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In the course of our work we sometimes come across resources that we think are exceptionally useful. As we do, we will post them on this page so that you can check them out as well.
If you have any resources that you think we should add to the list, please let us know by sending an e-mail to duffy@mainstreetmanagement.com.
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First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, Simon & Schuster, 1999
This is the best book we have seen on how managers make a difference in your business. Based on 25 years of Gallup research covering over 1,000,000 employees, 2,500 business units and 24 companies, Buckingham and Coffman show how great managers defy conventional wisdom and break all the rules to get great performance from their staff.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Business Still Don't Work and What You Can Do About Yours by Michael E. Gerber, HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1995
Michael Gerber explains how small business owners get trapped into a relentless cycle of working for their business and how, by stepping back and thinking about what they want from their business they can get it to work for them. We used Mr. Gerber's book to help us decide how to set up and run Main Street Management.
Tell us about your favourite books and how they have helped you improve your business. Send and e-mail to duffy@mainstreetmanagement.com.
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BusinessGateway.ca - Services for Canadian Business
This is the primary internet site for business information from the Canadian Federal Government. From here you can link to information about business start up, financing, taxation, regulations, business statistics and analysis, mergers/acquisitions/ bankruptcy, human resources management, exporting/importing, innovation/R&D/ technology and selling to the government/tenders. The site includes lots of legal information and links to relevant provincial sites as well. Very useful!
Human Resource Office for Employers
This is the Ontario home page for Human Resources and Development Canada. It includes information about Pay and Benefits, Recruitment, Occupational Health and Workplace Safety, Labour and Employee Relations, Layoffs and Terminations, Training and Development, HR Management Practices and Employment Standards and Practices. Very comprehensive.
Strategies
Industry Canada's information site for business. Contains company directories, trade and investment information, business information by sector, economic analysis and statistics, as well as information on research, technology and innovation, business support and financing, licences, legislation and regulations and employment and learning resources. A must visit.
Performance Plus from Industry Canada
Performance Plus is step-by-step government site, offering valuable performance benchmarks that will help aid you in the start-up and/or financial planning of your small or medium-sized business. It offers detailed financial and employment data enabling you to compare your business performance with others. In addition, the "Small Business Profile" provides valuable statistics on your industry and others that are similar.
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board - Ontario
Tons of important safety information for Ontario employers. You can give your input to new policies under development, estimate your premiums for 2001, register your company on-line and explore the Board's extensive library of on-line information about early and safe return to work programs.
Federal and Ontario Forms On-Line
Sample Law Sources
Small Business Favourites
We know there is a lot more stuff out there. Send us your nominations for the most useful sites you have found. E-mail to duffy@mainstreetmanagement.com.
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MAP Premium Calculator
If you know your claims experience for 1999, 2000 and 2001, you can use our MAP Premium calculator to estimate your WSIB premiums for 2003. Try it out.
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
This article discusses the basic process for identifying hazards, evaluating risk and controlling hazards. It is not specifically written for situations in which an employee is working alone.
Working Alone or in Isolation
This presents an example of a procedure for working alone. It is from the University of Victoria, British Columbia health and safety policy and meets the requirements of the BC working alone regulation.
Best Practices Guide for Working Alone Safely
Published by the Government of Alberta, this guide includes best practices and planning checklists.
Employer Responsibilities for Workers Who Work Alone
This is a plain language bulletin from the Government of Manitoba describing employer responsibilities under the Manitoba regulation.
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