Category Archives: Entrepreneurial advice
Enjoying Your Life
Business owners work hard and make many sacrifices. We should all remember that it’s important to enjoy the journey as well as the destination. Continue reading
Business Plan vs Business Model Canvas
A Business Model Canvas is a more visual, dynamic, action focused and activity driven tool for business owners than the traditional business plan. Continue reading
Proud of The Lean Startup Progress
The Lean Startup movement is becoming less of a fad and more of a mainstream methodology shared among business leaders. Continue reading
Value vs Time – A Tip for Business Owners
As business owners, we sometimes forget how many years of school, real life experience or both are involved in being able to share our talent, and the value given. Continue reading
Determining the Market for Your Business Versus Customer Development
Many new businesses focus on determining their market. It is better to drill down in the marketplace and discover the specific groups of customers based on their needs and frustrations. Continue reading
Dealing With Rejection – A Change in Perspective
As a business owner, have you experienced rejection? If gave up every time someone said we couldn’t do something, we would never get anywhere. Continue reading
Understanding Your Customer Segments
A business growth strategy that is focused on a particular customer segment is the opposite of the ‘one size fits all’ strategy. It’s important to learn how to define each segment. Continue reading
2013 St. Clair College Alumni of Distinction Award
It is with great pride I announce the recent accomplishment of my mom, Jill Foster, who was recently awarded the 2013 St. Clair College Alumni of Distinction Award. Continue reading
Economic Gardening – Needs More Water!
‘Economic Gardening’ is focusing the support of economic development on the existing businesses in your region that have the best chance of growth. Continue reading
Experiential Learning in Small Business and Entrepreneurship
There is a missing piece in the way small business owners acquire knowledge. Why is there not a structured and scientific experiential learning model for existing small business owners? Continue reading
