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Go Slow to Go Fast
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  • Operations
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Small Business Minute #84 – Go Slow to Go Fast

A few months ago, I finally did something that I had longed to do but just never got around to it. Not quite a bucket list item, but pretty close. That something was to drive a race prepared car on a closed road course. Calabogie Motorsports offers just such a program. The road course is just a hair over 5 kms that has 20 turns and enough of a straightaway to get you to question your sanity. But at the end of the day, I couldn’t help but draw many parallels between the days activities and running a small business. Read More
February 14, 2020
shrink to greatness
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Small Business Minute #83 – Shrink to Greatness

Shrink to greatness is a phrase I’ve often had to use when working with clients. To be honest, it’s rarely received well by those I’ve had to tell because everything we read about how to be successful in business says you must grow. So, this contrarian approach can be a little challenging for the recipient to accept as it goes against everything they’ve been led to believe. Read More
February 14, 2020
Starting Over
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Motivation
  • Podcast

Small Business Minute #82 – Starting Over

What if, you had the chance of starting over? What if you could reboot your business? What would you do differently? Theses are questions that I regularly ask small business owners, especially when I come across those that are struggling, stressed out and unhappy. The answers I get range from, “I’d hire better people” to “I would not have tried to grow so fast”. Let’s not forget the commonly heard “I was happier when I got to do the stuff I liked doing”. Depending on the individual and their speciality, that could range from selling to working in the shop. Read More
November 19, 2019
Burnout
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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Podcast
  • Self Improvement

Small Business Minute #81 – Burnout

Burnout is one of the leading causes of small business failures. The thing about burnout is that it usually gets justified as just hard work. Of course, entrepreneur knows that being self employed is going to require sacrifices and therefore, burning the candle at both ends is the price of admission to a better life. To that I say, yes and no. Yes, because there is a price to pay for getting into business. No, because it shouldn’t become a way of life and this is the problem. Too many entrepreneurs never transition from startup up mode. What is startup mode? It’s when you’re doing everything. Read More
October 28, 2019
e-transfers security
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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Operations
  • Podcast

Small Business Minute #80 – e-Transfers Security with Rob Fraser

e-Transfers have been a wonderful convenience, especially as a small business, however there are some startling security issues. So lets be honest, most of these can be traced back to lousy security habits on behalf of the person sending the e-transfer. Email systems being hacked and just plain bad passwords. The banks are backing away and not taking responsibility, Read More
October 16, 2019
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