What came first? Your brick and mortar business or your ecommerce business? Whichever one you chose, one thing is almost certain, if you have a brick and mortar location, you most likely have a way to sell your product or service online as well. You may have noticed some challenges with keeping both channels synchronised, whether its with inventory management, scheduling, or sales. In this month’s episode Al speaks with expert Jason Grossman, Senior Product Manager at Moneris about how you can better align both those channels.

Al also speaks with Mayumi Bae, Founder of The Plant Based Workshop and winner of the Visa She’s Next Grant Program. They talk about how and why she started her business and what her plans are for the grant.

Also in this episode:

• Sean McCormick, VP Business Development at Moneris Data Services shares consumer spending data.
• Matt Rovet, Senior Events Producer talks about September’s busy events calendar

Links of Interest:

• Moneris Total Commerce
• The Plant Based Workshop
• She’s Next, Empowered By Visa
• 2024 Elevate Festival
• Trellis Transit
• Glow Ritual
• Canada Fintech Forum 2024
• eCommerce North Innovator Challenge
• Toronto Oktoberfest

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

We’ve taken a look at government support for small business in Canada, but what about corporate support? Al is visited by Gerardo Welter, Vice President – Marketing & Business Insights Canada and Latin America at American Express. They talk about Amex’s Shop Small campaign, and they also share some promising trends for shopping small in Canada based on consumer shopping research.

Another great event to support small business in Canada is the Elevate Festival. Al brings you on-the-scene interviews with participants from last year’s festival to give you a taste of what you can expect this year.

Also in this episode:

• Daniel Stranges, Sr. Events & Sponsorship Specialist at Moneris cohosts.
• Sean McCormick, Director Business Development at Moneris shares consumer spending data.

Links of Interest:

• Shop Small With American Express
• 2024 Elevate Festival
• African Bronze Honey
• After 9 Inc.
• HypeDocs

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If you have a payment-related or business question you’d like to submit to one of our experts, you can email us at podcast@moneris.com.

Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

As an entrepreneur in this country you may not be aware of all the help available to your business, and frankly, who has time to research?

In this special bonus episode of Just Good Business we do the work for you. James Hicks, President and CEO of Moneris has a sit-down with the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Federal Minister of Small Business to talk about the state of small businesses in Canada, and some of the supports available to entrepreneurs and small business owners and where to find them.

Links of Interest:

• Government of Canada Benefits Finder

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Al meets with 4 members of Team Moneris. All of them have represented Canada in international competition, all of them elite athletes, and all of them are part of Moneris’ sales team.

What is it about sales that attracted them to a career in sales? What is it about their pursuit of athletic excellence that makes them good sales professionals? How can you apply this knowledge to your sales process?

Listen now to find out.

Also in this episode:

• Mallory McWirtier, Sr. Social Media Specialist at Moneris cohosts.
• Jacqueline Tsai, Head of Client Relationships at Interac talks about Moving Day in Quebec.
• Sean McCormick, Director Business Development at Moneris shares consumer spending data.
• Teagan Hollenberg, Communications Intern at Moneris talks about July's events calendar

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

June is National Indigenous History Month and to celebrate, we’re talking about Indigenous business development in Canada. Al welcomes Hosna Kadary, National Market Leader Zero Barriers to Business at BMO to talk about the support programs available for Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Canada and to share some of their success stories.

Also in this episode:

• Sydney Lupton, Marketing Intern at Moneris cohosts.
• Jessie Bell, Senior Product Manager at Moneris talks about Moneris’ latest integration with Apple Tap to Pay on iPhone.
• Sean McCormick, Director Business Development at Moneris shares consumer spending data around the 2024 NHL Playoffs

Links of Interest:

• Building trust with Indigenous businesses
• Specialty Lending: Zero Barriers to Business
• Slapshots and Spending Sprees: How the NHL Playoffs Put Canadian Cities on a Power Play

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

It’s May, and while in many parts of Canada we had a milder than usual winter, it seems Spring is taking its time getting started, but it’s here now. That means the start of tourist season.

So how can your business take full advantage of this year’s tourist season? What can we expect after a few years of rising numbers out of the pandemic? Is there still room for more growth?

Al welcomes Joe Passarelli from Discover Global Network to talk about what to expect from the upcoming tourist season and what advice he might have for businesses in tourist areas.

Also in this episode:

• Niyati Budhiraja, Blog Content Specialist at Moneris cohosts.
• Sean McCormick, Director Business Development at Moneris shares consumer spending data around tourist season.
• Sydney Lupton, Digital Marketing Intern presents the final instalment of Merchant Journey
• Daniel Stranges, Senior Events & Sponsorship Specialist talks about May’s events calendar

Links of Interest:

• Starry-Eyed Spending: The 2024 Total Eclipse doubles consumer spending in Niagara Falls and Hamilton
• Discover Global Network
• Discover Signage
• Saving Graze

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

This month we’re talking about the RC Show by Restaurants Canada. It’s Canada’s leading foodservice & hospitality expo. Al talks to Anna Pham, Director of Content & Programming at Restaurants Canada about what to expect at this year’s show and how you can make the most of your visit. Al is also joined by Maryam Saeed, Chief Risk Officer at Visa Canada to talk fraud prevention and what entrepreneurs can do to keep their business safe from fraudsters.

Also in this episode:

• René-Pier Plourde, Content Marketing Manager at UEAT cohosts.
• Sydney Lupton, Digital Marketing Intern presents the fourth instalment of Merchant Journey
• Matt Rovet, Senior Events Producer at Moneris talks about April’s busy events calendar

Links of Interest:

• eCommerce North
• RC Show
• Ecommerce Success Blueprint: Your Ultimate Guide to Marketing and Shipping
• UEAT
• Saving Graze

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Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.

This month’s episode is going to have a sport theme, but if you don’t follow sports you may want to listen anyway because it’s about how sporting events affect your business.

Last month a couple of major sporting events took place. One, we cannot legally mention—it involves American football, Taylor Swift and Usher. The other big event was the NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto.

Whenever there is a bid for a large sporting event, a new sport venue, or even a new team, you’ll hear owners and politicians talk about the positive economic impact it will have on business in the area. This month we’ll share with you some real data showing that impact. Is it real? Listen to find out.

Also in this episode:

• Sean McCormick, Director Business Development at Moneris co-hosts and takes us Behind the Numbers.
• René-Pier Plourde, Content Marketing Manager at UEAT shares restaurant data from last month’s big events.
• Sydney Lupton, Digital Marketing Intern presents the third instalment of Merchant Journey

Links of Interest:

• Saving Graze
• UEAT
• Moneris Data Services

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If you have a payment-related or business question you’d like to submit to one of our experts, you can email us at podcast@moneris.com.

Just Good Business is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.