Startup Finance 101 Session Three is our continuing series of financial workshops specifically created to address the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs and start-ups. In this third session, we will cover the following: Top Down Vs. Bottom Up Development of … Read More »
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Financial Modeling and Valuation for Entrepreneurs
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Tagged accelerator companies, audacious results, business advice, Business in Vancouver, Dave Fong, Development of Model Assumptions, entrepreneurs, Institute B, Multiple Based Valuations, new skool business, sam perera, Start Up Finance 101 Session Three, unreasonable business
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Do Things That Are True To You
To describe Shawn Carter as a businessman is an understatement. An artist, record producer, sports agent, and entrepreneur, rapper Jay-Z is first and foremost a man of his word. In this interview, Jay-Z describes what saved him from the streets: … Read More »
Posted in Changemakers
Tagged business advice, entrepreneur, Institute B, Jay-Z, new skool business, Responsibility, Shawn Carter
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Becoming A Listener
You are in a conversation. Your customer is telling you a story and makes a wise crack as part of the story. Something is sparked in you. You have the perfect witty comeback! It will crack up the room! It … Read More »
Four Unreasonable Leadership Principles of a Navy SEAL
What do a Navy SEAL and an unreasonable entrepreneur have in common? Plenty it seems. To be successful, both have to let go of limitations that restrain innovative thinking and necessary action. Both are trained to eliminate the words “I … Read More »
Act On Your Great Idea Before It’s Too Late
Ever had a great idea, and gave up on it because you thought it was too abstract? If you were still a child, wouldn’t you have wanted to share this great idea with the world regardless of what others thought? … Read More »
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Tagged business advice, changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneur, Institute B, Vancouver
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Which Path to Success Are You On?
What kind of leader will you be? Will you succumb to temptation for fleeting success? Or will you lead your company down the path to integrity? Set your feet on our infographic adventure of entrepreneurial sins and virtues. And let … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged business advice, Business in Vancouver, entrepreneur, generosity, leadership, Sins & Virtues
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Friday Finance Weekly 83RD Edition
Greetings folks and a warm welcome to the 83RD Edition of Friday Finance Weekly. My apologies for tardy state of this newsletter. I am switching to a new system over the next several weeks and this will ensure timely delivery … Read More »
Assume Responsibility for Audacious Results
As an entrepreneur, it’s difficult to place the success or failure of your company squarely in the hands of others; it’s easier and less of a headache to prescribe a replicable formula for your employees to follow. But as Manfred’s … Read More »
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Tagged accelerator companies, audacious results, Belgium, business advice, changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneur, IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, Institute B, international expansion, Manfred Vollmer, new skool business, Responsibility, Supply Chain, vancouver business
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Purpose Beyond Profit: Brian Scudamore’s Big Hairy Audacious Goal
We managed to slow down Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? just long enough to learn how he started the business with less than $1,000. And how a simple question inspired his team to do the impossible. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is pioneering an industry … Read More »
The New Kind of Worker Every Business Needs
Who are these new workers? Perhaps they’re already part of your organization. Here are a few managerial changes you may want to consider to amplify your team’s talents and energy for greater innovation capacity and impact. By Marina Gorbis Originally … Read More »