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 moreExecute everything by yourself or delegate when starting up?
One of the questions I ask myself a lot when I am considering taking on my business venture is whether or not some of the tasks I will be executing are better off delegated by hiring or joining with a partner. There are pros and cons to having someone else take on your project as [...]
Read moreEntrepreneurs vs businessmen revisited
Last Friday at the Entrepreneurship Centre, the showdown was on! We were discussing the meaning of entrepreneur and its relationship with businessmen. And what a heated but powerful discussion it was.
Read moreThe performance review *dum dum dum!*
I’m sure some of you cringe at the thought of that one time of the year (or quarter) when you have to see the “report card” on yourselves from your superiors. After all, we were happy we were done with that in school, right? Oh but it follows you around!
Read moreSurrounding yourself with the right people
I was sick this week so I had not had many opportunities come up to write about here. But one thing I did think of and definitely and consistently believe in is that the key to happiness and success starts with the right environment you set for yourself. I can’t seem to recall the exact quote, but [...]
Read moreWorking from home
There’s a certain appeal when you first think of the idea of working from home (telecommuting) or working AT home if you run your business from there.
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