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Funding Solutions
TOPIC - Winning over investors: Need help getting your business off the ground and want to pursue angel or venture capital investment? Getting the wallet out of an investor’s pocket is not an easy task. More
Krystal Nation
TOPIC - Fear and loathing in Nova Scotia: He nods. He’s tensing. You can see it in the muscles around his mouth and cheekbones. Nothing I’ve said. It’s the subject. It’s a hot day and his light blue, long-sleeved shirt looks like it’s been worn all day and early. But this businessman is still fresh, undaunted, [...] More
Success in Sales
TOPIC - Great expectations — Ensuring what you want is achieved: Have you ever been surprised or let down by staff who didn’t deliver what you wanted on time and in the way you wanted it done? What happened and how did you decide to fix the problem? In the book “How Did That Happen?” authors Roger [...] More
Business Insight
TOPIC - Re-igniting your elevator speech: Most businesspeople have heard of the “elevator speech” and many have committed time and effort to developing their own. In a nutshell, the elevator speech reflects More
Exit Planning
TOPIC - An ounce of prevention can help seal the deal: To say that the past few years have been challenging for exiting business owners would be an understatement. There will be good years ahead but, given the numbers of businesses to be transitioned over the next 10 years, owners need to be aware that [...] More
Workplace Wellness
Dear Floria… QUESTION: I work in middle management and know that I need to be more physically active. I am about 50 and have a spare tire. However, working often long hours, traveling a lot, doing laundry, and personal things does not leave much time for physical activity. I don’t like going to the gym. How can [...] More
