As much as the “world” proposes that we are all disconnected individuals that have to fend for ourselves, we all know that we are connected. Whether at a superficial level of trusting people to stay in their own lane, or … Read More »
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What Every Entrepreneur Already Knows
“The challenge of most start-ups is just dealing with the emotional ups and downs which are like…huge.” We found this confession from Dave McClure to be comforting. As entrepreneurs, while we have all experienced our own unique breakthroughs, we all … Read More »
Types of Capital Available for Entrepreneurs
Startup Finance 101 Session Four is our continuing series of financial workshops specifically created to address the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs and start-ups. In this fourth session, we will cover the following: Government Loans/Grants Senior Bank Loans Mezzanine Debt … Read More »
Why I Advocate a Living Corporate Culture
Manfred Vollmer spent over a decade immersed in the distinctive corporate culture of one of the world’s most innovative retail brands. That experience profoundly affected his approach to business and still influences how he does things today. In today’s blog, … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged accelerator companies, assuming responsibility, changemaker, corporate culture, corporate performance, entrepreneur, humbleness, Humour, IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, Institute B, logistics, Manfred Vollmer, new skool business, Personal responsibility, retailing, Shared Values
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A Business Case For Optimism
It might not feel like it, but the world is getting better. Life expectancy is higher, infant mortality and the cost of living has decreased significantly, resource extraction and energy production is cheaper, and nearly half of the earth’s population … Read More »
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Tagged audacious results, entrepreneur, generosity, Hope, Optimism, Peter Diamandis, Ted Talks
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Hopscotch Business Planning Process – Strategy
Business schools teach how to write a business plan: thorough, specific, methodological, rational. Not very much about business is rational though. The stock market is not rational; Supplier negotiations are not rational; Company valuations are not rational; Purchase decisions are … Read More »
Truthfully, My Life is a Social Experiment
I grew up in a town just north of Montreal in a simple middle class neighbourhood. I am the youngest of five children raised on one income. My family didn’t have much money. We didn’t have stuff. Things. Our toys … Read More »
A Crash Course in Business Common Sense
Stop procrastinating, start doing. That’s something we say a lot at institute B. But take it from a twenty-nine year veteran of serial entrepreneurship: you need to have the basics down before you run out and build. Kamran Elahian sits … Read More »
Last Chance To Receive One Free Session
This is your last chance to take advantage of our bundle pricing for the ChangeMaker Accelerator. Register before Thursday, September 12 and you will save $50 on the overall cost when you book all five sessions to transform your business. … Read More »
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Tagged audacious results, Bundle Price, business, business advice, Business in Vancouver, changemaker, ChangeMaker Accelerator Series, Company Culture, Darrell Kopke, entrepreneur, Institute B, leadership, Manfred Vollmer, new skool business, Responsibility, sam perera, Vancouver
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Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen
Ever tried helping somebody only to find you made the situation worse? Perhaps it was because that act of generosity was based on your own needs, not theirs. In this article we explore how sometimes as entrepreneurs, the desire to … Read More »
Posted in Changemakers
Tagged changemaker, entrepreneur, Ernesto Sirolli, generosity, Institute B, not patrons, partners, tedx
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