Businesses are created to solve problems. For Michael Agema the problem was hospitality staffing. Every summer in the pristine lakes and parks north of Toronto, there are literally thousands of weddings, reunion and other events. There are millions of people living in the Greater Toronto Area. But the further north you go, the more sparsely…
Very few great entrepreneurs went to business school. Almost none, in fact. Recently, Elon Musk pointed out that MBA’s tend to learn the wrong things. “They could be good at say PowerPoint presentations or something like that, and they can present well, but they don’t actually know how things work. They parachute in instead of…
Is it possible to build a local Amazon alternative? When the COVID crisis paralyzed global markets in early 2020, farmers found themselves with few options. Business from restaurants and caterers came to a sudden halt. Suddenly, the people working in the industry needed better access to local customers. Like each participant in last April’s DMZ…
Number 1? Faster isn’t always better. It’s a thing of beauty when a business starts to take off, with a product or service that is exploding in its market, and month over month growth seems to be the trend. It can also get complicated and out of hand in a hurry. Many companies in the…
Working with a mentor can help entrepreneurs see the forest AND the trees. With the buzz and bustle of the startup phase of a business, sometimes it’s difficult for an entrepreneur to see beyond the daily fires, to look at the bigger picture. This is where a mentor can be very useful. Finding a qualified…
Setting up a business can cost a lot, both in terms of time and money: make sure your idea is worth the investment. Why you should validate a business idea is simple. To find out whether or not you are solving a problem or fulfilling a need that your potential customer has. Your idea for…