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Five Powerful Lessons I learned early in Entrepreneurship

Five Powerful Lessons I learned early in Entrepreneurship

By Shanice Rattan, Digital Marketing Intern   No amount of ‘how to’ books, manuals or guides on entrepreneurship will suffice when it comes to your electrifying journey of entrepreneurship. Everyone’s entrepreneurial journey is unique but the lessons we learn can...

Where is the Cheese?

Where is the Cheese?

It starts with your appetite. Hunger and passion point to the potential to solve problems differently. You can possibly start a business with (almost) no help, some funds and a whole lot of passion and perseverance. However, you can’t scale a business in the same way,...

The 7 important, invisible skills you must have.

The 7 important, invisible skills you must have.

“No amount of money ever bought a second of time.” – Tony Stark, Avengers: Endgame Networking and relationships are powerful levers when starting and growing your business. It’s not just your skills or your resume that make for a successful venture. Little workplace...

Why do questions matter in entrepreneurship?

Why do questions matter in entrepreneurship?

Do you engage with questions or statements? Do questions give you an opportunity to respond? When starting a business, do you begin with questions or statements? Do you conduct market research to understand (prospects’) preferences and feedback or begin with the...

Mindset Matters Most – 10 Ways to Build Your Mindset

Mindset Matters Most – 10 Ways to Build Your Mindset

Who are the standout entrepreneurs you admire? No doubt, when you look at successful entrepreneurs, you will find that all of them have the right mindset. When you are in the cut and thrust of building a new business, mindset matters most. It can help you be resilient...

Cash Flow Management Tips

Cash Flow Management Tips

Lack of cash is one of the biggest reasons small businesses fail. To avoid a cash flow emergency, consider implementing the following: 1.     Control inventory. Inventory that sits on the shelves too long or never gets sold, can tie up cash....

Five Business Milestones in the First Five Years of Your Business

Five Business Milestones in the First Five Years of Your Business

In our experience, starting a business is not that difficult; it just takes doing. Growing a business is not that difficult; it just requires discipline. Whether you are based in the Caribbean, North America, Africa, Asia or elsewhere, doing, commitment to development...

Six stages in Life and Business: Sailing or Sinking?

Six stages in Life and Business: Sailing or Sinking?

Don't waste your pain. Your pain is your platform. Creative opportunity recognition is the hallmark of an entrepreneur, but it does not stop there. Over the past 10 years, our team has trained, coached and mentored over 500 entrepreneurs (conservative estimate)...

How do we innovate in a crisis?

How do we innovate in a crisis?

As we navigate the challenges of Covid-19, a virus we don't yet fully understand, we continue to adjust our lives, our routines, our plans, our finances, our businesses and even the way we educate our children. One day we will talk about pre-Covid and post-Covid, a...