I attended a Rapid Time Network* (@rapidTimeNetworks) event at Buzz Cafe the other Friday in Vancouver and my friend George Moen (@georgemoen) gave me another zinger to contemplate – hyperlocal tweeting!

George and I go a way back from Sandwich Tree, through President of Blenz Coffe chain and now Founder of Rapid Time Networks with Mark Wright. My brother Dave did some of Blenz Coffee’s original coffee designs. Lately we have been Twitter and networking friends. We both know our way around Twitter. I had 160,000 Twitter followers Read the rest of this entry

A wise man told me if you want to be a successful Startup Company you need three things:
1. An incredible product
2. Great people
3. And enough Money

The theory is, if you have any two of these three the third is easy to attain. Read the rest of this entry

Do you feel the world is moving too fast? Do you think your day is already at the bursting point? Do you have no idea how to maintain let alone implement the social media people tell you that you need?

You can take workshops about social media, you can get your junior assistant to ‘tweet’ for you or you can spend weeks or months learning about Social Media Marketing (SMM). Don’t forget the hours a day to tweet yourself. The reality is that if you are not engaging your customers with social media now your ship has left for rough seas.

Let us do the implementation and the work for you. Read the rest of this entry

FLASH- a Young man, a hero, standing up for someone on a bus was brutally murdered, the alleged perpetrator was described as black, 6’2”, with curly black hair, hardly a great description. One man, a father of 2 young children, was immediately identified as the ‘murderer’ and people threatened him on Facebook then suggested others should ‘viral’ this guy’s face and stats. He lost his job, threatened with death and vilified.

The problem? – The police immediately ruled him out as a suspect. He was playing cards miles away with friends.

The point? In a heartbeat this innocent man’s reputation and life was destroyed by social media vigilantes. Once something about you hits the web it is impossible to retrieve it and delete that which has been said to the world. Yikes!

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I was thinking about the problems newcomers to Canada face when trying to setup a business. In past articles I’ve talked about cultural differences, support groups and finding a business you can relate to probably from past experience or skills you’ve learned in your home country.

I think it is important to discuss the planning of your business, the strategies defining your market and the method in which you will approach the necessary steps in setting up your new business as an entrepreneur.

The Business Plan is your guide, your friend and sometimes your nemesis but Read the rest of this entry