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Jalapeno Popper Chaffles with Homemade Ranch

WHERE TO GET INGREDIENTS FOR JALAPENO POPPER CHAFFLES

If you haven’t noticed, I do not allow advertising on my site.

I just didn’t agree with some of the products that were advertised. They were keto products, but they were unhealthy and I would never personally eat most of the products. It was hard to say no to blog advertisements; they pay thousands of dollars a month, but I just feel uncomfortable about having the products I didn’t recommend on my website.

Instead, I have created a shopping list where you can find all the healthy ingredients that are difficult to

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Small Business

It’s more than posting cute pictures.

One of the keys to small-business marketing is building name and brand awareness. Everyone talks about social media today, but it’s more than posting pictures and snappy quotes. Social media marketing is all about gaining a voice in a very crowded communication space, no matter what your business, industry or market segment is. The key rule of thumb is to use your content to convert searchers, readers and fans into buyers by driving them to your website where they can take your call-to-action. (CTA)

Content marketing is a marketing strategy used to attract, engage and retain an audience by creating

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Small Business

How AI is Transforming SEO for Small Businesses

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Once upon a time, the SEO game was all about keywords and backlinks. The more you have of each, the higher your site will climb on the search engine results page. But boy, how the times have changed! Today, we’re standing on the brink of an AI revolution that’s flipping the script on SEO as we know it.

Indeed, AI is whipping up a storm of transformations in the SEO world, and small businesses are finding themselves right at the heart of this tempest. In the fast-paced, ever-evolving realm of SEO, the

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Small Business

250,000 small businesses at risk of closing as CEBA loans come due

CFIB says 250,000 small businesses at risk of closure if the CEBA loan repayment deadline is not extended

Published June 07, 2023 • Last updated Jun 07, 2023 • 6 minute read

A closed sign on a store window in Ottawa
Close to 250,000, or 19 per cent of small businesses, face closure if they can’t get an extension on paying back Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans, CFIB said. Photo by Errol McGihon/Postmedia

Small businesses in Canada are running out of time to pay back government-backed pandemic-era loans, and failure to do so by the deadline could force nearly

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Small Business

Small Business Tech Roundup: Instagram Releases Its Twitter-Killer

Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?

1 – Threads – Instagram’s Twitter

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Small Business

No-Churn Keto Ice Cream – Maria Mind Body Health

Many of you know I love my keto ice cream!

I’ve made keto ice cream in many different ways and my no-churn keto ice cream is awesome for those of you who don’t have an ice cream maker!

HOW TO MAKE NO-CHURN KETO ICE CREAM

To make my no-churn keto ice cream, I used Further Food gelatin. Gelatin helps make a soft keto ice cream with a great texture!

I always stock my pantry with Further Food gelatin and collagen! They have so many different flavors of collagen that really make my recipes extra delicious! I seriously use Further Food

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Small Business

Businesses are harnessing the potential of emerging AI technologies with help from Sage

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Sage is embedding AI into several of its product and service offerings, specifically its accounting software.Supplied

As Canadian businesses rebound from the past few years of stress and uncertainty, a new report by Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), reveals SMBs across the country are experiencing a one-two punch of rising costs and a scarcity of talent. But they’re not without a way to combat these challenges.

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are helping them win the battle. “AI is a great

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