1. The Opportunity to be your own boss ( http://beyourownboss.org)
2. To get out of your dead-end job
3. To be able to work 24/7 on something you love
4. To get away from that boss that sucks the joy out of your life
5. To control your own destiny, wow, isn’t that a big one?
6. To work with people you like Read the rest of this entry

It is daunting to setup a new business from scratch. I thought I’d fire off a few items that I give my clients to account for in the strategic planning of their new start-up. Some may seem logical but many are often overlooked.

First Steps

• Choose a really, really good name for your business
• Do a name search of your new sole proprietorship or corporation (in BC its around $40)
• Once you’ve searched your business name, Register it (around $40)
• If you have a partnership, incorporate and setup shares for each partner Read the rest of this entry

I’ve been working with many entrepreneurs over the past few years trying to work out some inherent but typical problems that have brought them to me. Funny but most of them suffer from the “I think I know it all’ syndrome.  Most, though, don’t even know what they are missing or what questions to ask if they did. A lot of their problems can be easily addressed and most are systemic.

I’ve tried to provide service to a few of them with mentoring services by the month. Many people have taken my advice and a few have sought to have me acknowledge their issues and agree with them. I figured these client were determined to have me enable them and agree with their methods and agenda.  If you just want someone to agree with you don’t waste your money on me!

I was wondering if there was a better way. Read the rest of this entry

150,000+ Twitter Followers, an influence rate of 70%, number 2 Social media networker in Vancouver,  hundreds of LinkedIn and hundreds more of Facebook followers reaching 18 million people daily.  Just numbers?  Sort of, but they are MY social media numbers.

In the beginning I got caught up in the trend like everyone. Wow, what a great way to sell people things on the internet. What if I didn’t want to sell anything but wanted to engage people in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes irreverent but always heartfelt?

As my numbers grew an interesting thing happened, masses of people started coming to my blog and actually read it. Then something else happened, people started hiring for my expertise. Read the rest of this entry