Building professional relationships can be treacherous, and you always hope to put your best foot forward when meeting new colleagues, clients and partners. Luckily, this phase is similar to the...

Being a risk taker in business is not the same as being reckless. Nevertheless, the word “risk” has a negative connotation to most of us, implying danger and possible loss. For true entrepreneurs, risk is viewed as a positive,...

When I was first honing my chops as a young entrepreneur I heard a lot of advice—including the golden rule to outsource what I’m not good at. However, I was also told to never outsource marketing. At the time, I vowed that I’d...

“The owners were millionaires, but the rest of us were lucky to have jobs. Our shares were worthless,” says Abraham, who had been lured from her post in human resources at BMO by the prospect of building an entire HR system...

(Photo by Alison Headley, Flickr 2010) The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Even outside of business, everyone wants to accomplish more, while...

You know the situation. You get up at ‘silly o’clock’, get dressed and leave the house. You get to the train station, and stand on the platform with all the other grey faced, tired and weary commuters. You board the train, talk...

Create and implement an integrated cross-channel strategy that will help ensure everything looks the same – and that your content is similar – on your various platforms. One of the...

Entrepreneurs Unite!

Entrepreneurs Unite!

It’s insidious, it creeps up on you. At first you don’t notice, you brush it off as tiredness or the latent effects of a night out. You can cope, an extra cup of coffee, a Red Bull, a...

Angel investing, what is it and who are these people? Angel investing is an individual that offers capital to startups to get them up and running. Often these investors will do so in exchange...

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know public (or external) social networking is all the rage these days. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter have turned into the modern-day version of...

...it teaches lawyers how to reinvent themselves. Many lawyers, in areas like Real Estate, IP, Insurance Litigation, and Employment Law, have seen their areas of expertise either dry up, or just become far less profitable. When...

We all meet new people, in all phases of our lives. In some of those situations we may not be consciously thinking about the importance of making a good first impression; however, conscious or...

If you’re considering entrepreneurship, think about it like this: you can spend the next 10 years working for a corporation, or you can spend the next five or 10 years learning how to start...

The ways how customers choose who to purchase the products or services from are changing. The more closer you get to your customers or prospects will increase your chances of getting the sales.

First of all, spamming is illegal under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 in the United States. If you are “harvesting” email address off social media platforms to send out spam, the FTC can actually...

Our society emphasizes friends, family and co-workers as essential parts of our emotional and professional support system. Friends can offer distraction and encouragement, family members give...