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When we last left off, I had hinted at taking a plunge into starting the enterprise my partner and I had talked about. Excitement? Sure. Fears? Double sure. Never mind that it was over a year since we first laid out the plan, and we were curious about whether the opportunity was still as viable…

This last week saw us help volunteer at a university case competition event, where hundreds of students from a variety of institutions across the country congregate with their teams to compete in a variety of entrepreneurial formats. It had everything from fun challenges to serious debate. I loved it—everything from a rousing game of Tchoukball…

Joe was growing a successful business, at least by most measures of success. However, motion (how busy you are) and progress (how far that effort is getting you) can often be confused with one another. Like many businesses I know, Joe was busy 12 hours a day and often cash-tight. The money didn’t come in…

There are no guarantees in life and even fewer in entrepreneurship. Building a business is unbelievably daunting. Even talking about business can tire you. As I try to write this, I’ve been distracted a dozen times by those irritating pop-up thoughts. You know—the things you promised to do today but ran out of time for?…

Defining Continuity is quite simple. It means the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time, whether that be an action or a feature. However, as we see on this blog, things get more philosophical when we apply this simple term to growing your business. After exploring Capital and Capacity…

Business growth can take many forms. New heavy equipment leases, new staff, new Halloween candy guts… But not all of them are the right fit for your business (or your wardrobe). At least not each at all times. If understanding your capacity was the first step in building out a future strategy, understanding the right…

Continuing our discussion on the essential “waters of life” that will power your business, we’re looking at the next piece of the puzzle—capacity. As before, these blogs are meant to highlight the essentials of any growing operation. Without these big three (Capital, Capacity, Continuity), you’re not going to get very far, just like you wouldn’t…

In truth, there isn’t a very long list of what it takes to keep yourself alive. With air, water, food, and shelter, you’re ready to go. The rest (at least to our Buddhist friends) is window dressing. In honour of Small Business Week, I thought we would explore parallels between the human condition and the…

You probably have never thought about it (we had not) but there are a ton of business phrases that originate from our ancestors’ nautical era. Back in the day when business exploits were often done by boat, the phrases used on those junkets have wormed their way into our everyday business conversations. For example, as…