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The Most Influential Entrepreneurs of the 21st Century

  Within the last couple of decades, entrepreneurship has taken off. Entrepreneurs are some of the most influential people in the world, creating businesses and inventions that can benefit people everywhere. Everyone is familiar with names like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, the inventors of Microsoft and Apple, respectively, but here are some lesser known (and some not) entrepreneurs who… Read more →

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Are You a Boss or a Leader?

  Being an effective manager can have a great impact on your organization’s employees and overall success. However, there are two types of management styles; being a boss and being a leader. A leadership management role may take more personal effort and time, while contributing to growth to the organization. Holding a role as a regular boss however, can have… Read more →

Why You’re Losing Your Best Employees

  A company is only as good as the people who work for it. If your business is losing its best employees, it is important that you know why and make changes to put a stop to it. What are some common reasons why your best people may not want to work for your company anymore?   The Company Culture… Read more →

5 Easy Ways to Make Your Middle-Market Company Green

  The term “going green” is defined as utilizing knowledge and practices that lead to more environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions, which result in the protection of the environment and the sustainability of natural resources. A green company will reap benefits that are reflected not only in the community environment but also company’s budget. Although going green may appear… Read more →

Grooming Your Successor

  Grooming your successor(s). A task that, unfortunately, most people leave until the last minute, or never think about at all. Unless you plan on living forever, (and staying in the same role in the same company for the duration) you will inevitably leave your position. If you’re young, ideally you are moving up the ladder. If you are senior… Read more →

Finding Strong Candidates For Your Board

  Does your company have a board of directors? For companies that are not publicly traded, there is no legal obligation to create a board of directors or advisory board. Often, new startups come right out of the gate with a board of directors built-in, full of mentors, advisors, and investors/VC guidance, but some middle-market and large companies are seeing… Read more →

Basic Growth Strategies for Your Business

As an established business, a growth strategy should always be in place. While maintaining current business health is a requirement for future sustainability, a clear plan for future growth and the areas in which you might grow is needed from the outset to ensure consistent growth over the long term with small steps.   Obviously some growth needs more than… Read more →

Networking: Most of Us are Doing It Wrong

Everyone knows that success in a professional career can often hinge on networking. There is no price tag that can be put on having connections in business, not just for potential job opportunities, but for feedback, support, or potential business partners or connections you may professionally want later on. Just think of it like a tightrope walker. The wider your… Read more →

Clear Communication For Better Business

As you probably already know, communication is one of the biggest common denominators between people who are successful. You can be a brilliant strategist, an expert at streamlined workflow, or the most detail-oriented person in the room, but that isn’t all it takes to be successful in business. You also need to be a confident and concise speaker. Other people… Read more →

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Leadership Goals for 2016

This list is by no means comprehensive, but focusing on these goals throughout the coming year could be pivotal to your growth and to the success of your business.               Practise diversity. Don’t just do this for your HR department quotas. Do it because in this day and age, you need all the input you can get. The more… Read more →