I’m going to blatantly use my blog to espouse my Policy Statement for the 2010 Election of the Board of Directors of Vancity, a 400,000 member credit union which I support in more ways than one in Vancouver.

I am a member but more than that I have promoted their loans to clients totaling about $800,000. over the last few years. Read the rest of this entry

Boy has it been difficult to get back in the saddle in 2010.

I’ve been working on my blog – a little, planning for things to come and getting people in line to work with in 2010. I’ve got an SEO specialist, a social media engineer, a mind mapping expert and a couple of professional business coaches to work out some strategies with, oh I forgot the cute animal wrangler too. Read the rest of this entry

In business one must always consider the big picture. Sure you can sit in your home office and dream or plan your way to a successful business. You can create the best product, come up with the best service or have created the ultimate mousetrap but if you don’t think big enough you won’t get out of the starting gate.

Harris Kern painted a vivid ‘big picture’ scenario in relation to business with the story of 3 bricklayers working on a scaffold. One said he was making a living, the second said he was making a wall and the third, god love him, said he was building a cathedral. Read the rest of this entry

Your Marketing Plan needs to be relevant, prioritize your opportunities, able to utilize your resources and be actionable.

1. Market Research
a.Who, what, when, where and why.

2. Positioning
a.Define your clearly defensible position in the market
b.Your pricing must meet client demands and expectations Read the rest of this entry

I dreamed of being an entrepreneur so I could manage my own life, create my own opportunities, be the man I always wanted to be and be able to work when and where I wanted.

I always wanted to have an office in my house and be independent. As recently as 1999 businesses were not really considered professional or a serious enterprise unless it was located in a retail or office environment. Read the rest of this entry