If you are a small business owner, or strive to be one – you know how difficult it is to launch a business. The lack of funding is typically one of the major hold backs for businesses to startup or grow. Most entrepreneurs aim to have some sort of funding to be able to move forward, be it personal finances, …Read Full Article
New customers…is this the only way to grow?
Every business owner from the moment his or her business launches, wants to see it grow. Entrepreneurs spend a lot of time and money trying to figure out how to grow their business, but the first rule of growth that they are missing is that there are only 3 ways a business …Read Full Article
I have a great business idea, but I just can’t tell anyone.
Just the other day I spoke to a colleague of mine who I haven’t seen for a few years, and we got to talking about what we do (for a living). He mentioned to me that he is an entrepreneur…well about to become one – with his new …Read Full Article
The basic tips are what most entrepreneurs tend to miss out on.
Starting a business is a very complicated process, especially for a new entrepreneur – but it doesn’t have to be.
As a new entrepreneur, you are most likely talking to everybody you know for business advice. Friends, family and other business owners are telling you a million things …Read Full Article
A good idea never costs a penny, but making that idea into a reality is another thing.
A good idea never costs a thing, but to put that good idea onto paper and turn it into a successful business doesn’t always come cheap. Whether you need $5,000 or $500,000 to building your business, you more often than not must pitch …Read Full Article
Banks are there to lend you money to start-up your small business, but some convincing may need to be done.
When it comes to financing your small business start-up, or expanding of your small to medium sized business, don’t take anything for granted. At banks, even though each application for financing is very unique there are a number of factors …Read Full Article
Growth can only occur when you understand what it will take to achieve.
As a business owner you are always looking for ways to grow your business. But what are actual things you can do to grow your business, and when is the right time to do so?
Growth of a business is natural and expected if all is going …Read Full Article
Making money isn’t always a reason to celebrate. Look at your business challenges and overcome them before celebrating.
Each and every single day a large number of businesses fail for a number of reasons. According to Industry Canada, a big percentage of failed small businesses end up failing within the first two years of operating, simply because of the lack …Read Full Article
Once your business plan is ready, the next step is to obtain the funding you need to get your organization to achieve success.
A business plan is the most important and critical tool you can have when trying to obtain funding for your small business. Whether this funding is coming from friends or family, banks, investors or from the Canadian …Read Full Article
“A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.”
Roy H. Williams
Learn from other business owner’s mistakes when it comes to applying to government funding agencies.
Finding government funding programs for your small business isn’t …Read Full Article