The social-capitalist
I have always known about my position on the economic spectrum is that I am heavily on the capitalism side. I.e. I strongly value the work-financial reward relationship and that one must earn their money rightfully and get to keep it. (I consider myself the businessman type of entrepreneur. And in this blog this is [...]
Read moreMy impression of the CCSR event
I attended last evening an event that celebrated socially conscious businesses and initiatives. Perhaps the one thing I really took home from it is the fact that the people there have a very unique and -to me- hard to digest level of care and social consciousness. When I think of the businesses some of them [...]
Read moreWhy YOU Should Apply to Ottawa Community Challenge
Why You Should Be a Part of the Ottawa Community Challenge It’s not often an opportunity like this comes around. As evaluated from preliminary engagement with some key stakeholders in the city of Ottawa, there is a lot of excitement about the Ottawa Community Challenge this year, and if you’re a student or recent graduate, [...]
Read moreOttawa Community Challenge – Intro Video
What is the OCC you ask? The Ottawa Community Challenge is a social innovation challenge competition. It brings together energetic motivated post-secondary students, Ottawa based social enterprises, and corporations with a CSR mandate with one purpose: to create a local community that can deliver real solutions to social enterprises. It’s intense and its innovative – and it’s [...]
Read moreMaking company culture a priority
Based on the historical perspectives, business tends to be a serious matter. The sayings “we have to get down to business” or “it’s all business” connote a sense of seriousness, but is that the goal of business? As an aspiring entrepreneur, I don’t believe business has to be boardroom meetings and late nights all the time. After all, a [...]
Read moreThe value of a real conversation
We’ve all been there, it’s a business event, speakers are presenting their views on marketing, financing etc… . There’s people picking other people’s brains for as much info as they can to try to get their business a step ahead. Useful things happen in those situations, but there’s still that sensation that no one is [...]
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