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You and your business associates have decided that the time has finally come — your business needs a website. But conflict pervades! Your coworker Marcus is highly charismatic, excellent with the written word, and is enthusiastic about the prospect of writing the copy for the website. Cathy, however, objects strongly to this idea. “Have you seen his marketing proposals? They’re riddled with grammatical errors!” Cathy insists that she, as meticulous with spelling and grammar, is the wiser choice for copywriting.

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You’ve got a concept. You’ve got an outline. Maybe you’ve got a completed manuscript just itching to be printed. But getting it out there is a complex process and requires courage.

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Your online business is well established, with a presence that has already generated some interest. You’ve got a few reliable customers and you’re making a tidy profit off of your services. But your profit margins are either stagnant, or they’re wilting in the midst of a weak economy — despite your best marketing efforts. What can you do to help boost interest in your online company?

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Do you need a new way to market your business? Are traditional ways of advertising not getting the results you want? Is public speaking and talking to people something you enjoy doing? Then perhaps running a seminar to enhance awareness of your business and/or service is something you should consider.

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In this tough economy, we need to be especially careful with our money if we want to survive.

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After the loss of a spouse, an older parent may rely on a grown-up child to look after his or her routine banking chores. To make it is as easy as possible for the child, the parent may change a bank account that's in his or her name alone into a joint account with the child. This simple arrangement, called a joint account of convenience, can work well while the parent is alive, but what happens to the money in that joint account when the parent dies?

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Imagine for a moment you have been appointed executor of someone’s estate, and he or she passes away. Do you know what to do? Where will the deceased's things go? Where do you even start? Or, perhaps you are writing your will and you need to decide who to appoint as executor; here are some things to consider regarding this important post.

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Unlike couples of the Baby Boomer generation, where sharing a bank account was nothing out of the ordinary, young couples today have quite different financial needs and attitudes toward their accounts. According to a poll conducted by RBC in Canada near the end of 2009, only 10 percent of Gen X/Gen Y couples between 18 and 35 hold all of their financial accounts and products jointly. Is this the right way to approach couples' finances?

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cook and serve your own delicious recipes to others? Do you have a strong business ethic as well as a passion for food and events? Perhaps the catering business seems like the next big business venture that you could consider pursuing.

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I recently read articles in North American and European publications about companies offering a service of storing your passwords and other information relating to your online life, together with your instructions about their disposition if you die. Is this a good idea...