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How can I convince local businesses to sign up on my website (for free)?

I've recently launched a website and I need to sign up as many local businesses as I can on it. The website is currently only available for local businesses in Ontario, Canada only. There are a few ...
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Should we test with the local market first?

Let's say I have a start up whose product is finished (high quality product). What do you think about first beta testing the product on the local market or going international right away? I have an ...
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How and when is sales tax calculated when payment is made with a foreign currency?

When the buyer is paying cash, how and when is sales tax calculated when payment is made with a foreign currency? Guessing it's the same as if the transaction had been paid in currency the tax is ...
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Finding clients as a local niche?

I recently (read: last week) started the following business: [Business Name] is a small business IT consulting firm. We specialize in the use of Open Source Software by small businesses. Open ...
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Local advertising strategy

I have break & fix computer business and would like to find out how to go about figuring out the best marketing medium for my advertising. There are some local magazines and news papers, radio ...
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How can I get list of businesses in a city?

I am working on a product for a specific type of business, let's say dentists for example. If I want to get a list of dentists in my city, how do I do that? Is there any gov site that gives such ...