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It’s official, I’m going freelance!
At last you’re ready to make your dream a reality: standing on your own two feet, no more boss, making your own decisions, working on projects that truly interest you… you’re going freelance! At first glance, it all seems straightforward, flexible… but some more complex realities come along with the freelance status. This article lays…
6 tips for making your business more sustainable
Nowadays, sustainable development is steadily growing closer to the heart of businesses’ concerns. Global warming, overconsumption, wasting natural resources… and the list goes on. Have you ever considered your own ecological footprint and how you could improve it? We have compiled a list of actions you can implement to help make your business, big or…
Tools to make your life easier as an entrepreneur
Whether you’re just getting started or already have an established business, whether you’re self-employed, a corporate CEO or a team manager, you will need tools to assist with your daily tasks. A vast panel of software, web applications, apps, etc. have been created to help you work better and be more productive. They help maximize…
10 MOOCs to discover social entrepreneurship
Having an idea for a social impact project is a good thing. Learning how to grow and implement that idea is even better. The life of an entrepreneur (be it social or other) is complex, with lots of zigs and zags: market studies, customer validations, searching for funding… many steps are involved in getting a…
It’s official, I’m starting a business!
You’re ready, you’ve modeled and validated your business idea and want to get started in the near future, either alone or with associates. But when comes time to create your structure, your mind fills with doubts: what company type should you choose, what steps do you need to follow and what formation expenses should you…
Launching your project with minimal funds: the art of bootstrapping
Bootstrapping is not just another coinage from the entrepreneurial world… behind the term is the concept of initiating and pursuing a project with your own means, and minimal external financial assistance. The goal is actually to use the income generated from your first customers to fund each new step of your project. It might sound…
What you need to know about market studies
A market study is a crucial step in creating a business. Once your entrepreneurial idea has ripened and you feel it’s ready to pursue, a market study will allow you to examine your target market to size it up and get a better grasp of it. More specifically, a market study will allow you to:…
How can the Business Model Canvas help you test your idea?
The goal of this article is to help you begin the process of testing your entrepreneurial idea. Concretely, we will be looking at what types of questions you should be asking yourself about your potential customers; identifying hypotheses that you should verify; and defining an order in which to test these hypotheses. The starting point…
What you need to know about a business plan [part 2]
To begin, a quick recap (see Part 11): A business plan is a written document presenting a project, used to analyze and pilot the project and to convince third parties to join. A business plan is an operational roll-out of your business model, complete with figures, and is thus an iterative tool that evolves alongside…