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Bankruptcy: Part of the Adventure as an Entrepreneur
In the world of entrepreneurship, failure exists in a variety of shapes and forms: some lead to associates parting ways or the cease of activity, while others can pose a threat to its sustainability, its funds or growth and ultimately lead to bankruptcy. Every “flop” puts the entrepreneur’s (or the business’) limits to the test…
Video Meetings: 4 Keys to set yourself up for success
Remote meetings have become the new normal. The process seems straightforward at first glance, but after a few missteps you might feel the need to implement certain good practices before an upcoming meeting with a major partner, financers, your team, or perhaps new clients… Here are the main lines to develop. To your keyboards! In…
I’m starting a business: but where?
To begin… let’s talk about location? When getting a business off the ground, choosing a location may seem a minor issue to some project leaders, but to others, finding the ideal space can feel more like an uphill battle. The choice of location It’s actually decisive for two major reasons: the success of a business…
Hiring your first employee: our tips for doing things right! (Part 2)
Hiring your first employee is a big step. It’s exciting, stressful, and in all reality, will directly impact your company’s success. In part 1 of this article, we gave you the key elements for framing your upcoming recruitment and listed off the key steps to the process. In this second and final part, we would…
Hiring your first employee: our tips for doing things right! (Part 1)
Once your company is up and running and business is steadily growing, you will likely start thinking about bringing in reinforcements by hiring your first employee. This is a turning point for any company and comes with risks. Certain oversights can have serious consequences. So, to help you build your future dream team in…
10 questions to get you started as a social entrepreneur (part 2)
In the first part of this article, we shared a series of questions to help you assess your idea: to pinpoint risk factors and confirm (or negate) the feasibility of your project. It’s a thought process that is absolutely essential. Assessing your idea is to a startup as foundations are to a house. Here are…
What to say on Social Networks
Once you have chosen the right networks for your company’s online presence and gauged how much time you have to devote to them (with the help of my previous article1), you can at last move on to the heart of the matter: what to share! Your online presence, especially on social networks, will be assimilated…
Five Levers for Optimizing Your Cashflow in a Crisis
A crisis, whether economic, social or sanitary, is by nature a sudden occurrence capable of disrupting your company’s organization as well as its future. While there is surely no ideal approach, we have compiled a list of items to help you readjust your strategy and overcome such troubles. There is a high probability of a…
The 5 key aspects to appeal to a business angel
When pitching to business angels, startup founders need to pay attention to a number of different things. Let’s discuss these and hopefully help you separate myth from reality. Many angel investors will choose to invest in sectors that are close to their interests, and they will be more willing to give those startups a chance…