The Path to Recovery
The Path to Recovery A Summary of the January, 2021 the BDC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER for ASE Clients The BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) publishes a monthly newsletter to help entrepreneurs stay informed of current economic conditions and the effect on their business. Our team at the Associated Senior Executives (ASE) thought it worthwhile to […]
Checklist for moving your business into 2021
A Checklist For Moving Your Business Into 2021 This has undoubtedly been a difficult year for most Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. You have been forced to embrace uncertainty more so than ever. There was no playbook to guide your actions and decisions in 2020. Give yourself a pat on the back for still being here […]
Developing Vision, Mission and Core -Value Statements
Developing Vision, Mission and Core -Value Statements -November2020 Newsletter To inspire an organization and bind it together with purpose and direction, business managements have developed purpose statements. They may be labeled differently in different institutions, however in this letter we will continue to call them by their most traditional names: Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. […]
Adapting to Covid
Our Story – Adapting to Covid 19 and future of ASE Covid has permanently changed our modern world. The Challenge is how do we, in business, react and change our own methods, habits, and activities to keep a sane, healthy, and financially solid life! In the short term, we were forced to focus on something […]
Getting to success
GETTING TO SUCCESS Over the years we have written about all of the below in one way or another: the importance of using tools in getting to a successful business and knocking it out of the park! It doesn’t matter what business you are in, most, if not all of the following are best stepping […]
‘SCARY TIMES’…
In the fall of 2001, just after 9/11, I attended a workshop with Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach, an exclusive program for entrepreneurs. We were still rattled by the recent events of the Twin Towers and fearful of our future. Some students there witnessed that day in New York City. Listening to their stories […]
Value of seeking experienced mentors
Small Business and the 21st Century ……. business Face to Face Value of seeking experienced mentors There is an incredible paradox about the small business environment looking into 2020. In the past 20 years or so, much of the personal contact a business owner had with customers, suppliers or other businesses, has moved from ‘face to […]
Common issues that plague businesses
WHAT ARE COMMON ISSUES FACING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS…? What do small business owners have to say are the hardest areas of being an owner-entrepreneur? The number of hours that has to be put in, to get the business moving forward [especially on start-up]. ‘Working in the business and on the business.’ Not having time to […]
Making a difference
On the 9th of October, I had the privilege of addressing a group of some 20 immigrant business startups. This event, like so many others held for newcomers to Canada, was held by ‘Job Skills’, Markham. ‘Job Skills’ coaches, prepares and connects newcomers to job and business opportunities I acknowledge, with thanks, that this two […]
The Benefits of an Advisory Board
Are you making the right decisions for your business? Are you on the most profitable path? What are your best options for success? What are your negative choices? Being in business can be lonely and exhausting. This is where a board of advisers not only becomes helpful but may be an essential part of the […]