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Category Archives: Chamber of Commerce
What will it take?
Working with entrepreneurs is fascinating! Some have had an idea percolating for years before they decide to put it into action. Others have so many ideas and no focus that allows them to start. Some don’t know they have an … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Marketing, self-employment
Tagged BDC, Board Development, British Columbia, Business, Business Development Bank of Canada, Coaching, community, Community Futures, Employment, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Entrepreneurs, Jobs, Knowledge, Marketing, Product, self-employment, smallbusinessbc, SOHOVictoria
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A Hand Up
Small business is the backbone of British Columbia employing 1 million workers or 40% of the working population and accounts for 33% of the GDP. By definition small business is a business of fewer than 50 employees. In 2015, 79% … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Training
Tagged British Columbia, British Columbia Economy, Business, Coaching, community, Economy, EI, Employment, Employment Insurance, Entrepreneurs, Mentoring, Organizational development, Organizational training, Small Business, Trades Training, Training, WorkBC, Workshops
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Find Your Voice
It is interesting how we, as the public, have become numbed to what is happening around us. Mass shootings, changes to tax laws affecting small business, massive hydro increases, auto insurance increases, and unnecessary spending at all levels of government. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Leadership, Lifestyle, organizational change
Tagged Business, Change, Change Management, Communication, Democracy, Elected Representative, Federal Government, Municipal Government, Political System, Provincial Government
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Paying Attention!
Ever wonder how some businesses seem to always be on the cutting edge? It is not really that much of a surprise. It usually is a combination of networking and observation. Networking will connect you with the information in the … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Chamber of Commerce, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Networking, Relationships, self-employment
Tagged Building Permits, Business, Business Examiner, Chamber of Commerce, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Major Projects Inventory, Networking, Observation, Opportunity, Small Business, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, VIEA
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How to Dance
We hear it from many communities. “They take so long to process applications for building permits”, “The Regional District doesn’t understand the needs of the municipalities”, “Where is Economic Development coming from, that is our main source of income and … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Communication, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Listening, Networking, Relationships
Tagged Building Permits, Communication, community, Construction, Economic Development, Education, Municipal Government, Regional Government, relationships, Tourism
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Fail to Plan – Plan to Fail
Many of us dream about being independent, having our own business and being in charge. Sometimes it is because we think we can do it better. We might want flexibility in our work day. There might be an opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, self-employment
Tagged BDC, Business, Business plan, community, Community Futures, Market Research, Marketing Plan, Product, Service, Target Market
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Business Visibility
How your business is seen by others can make the difference between success and failure. I once complimented a friend who had a restoration company on how clean he kept his trucks. They were white with company graphics and never … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Life coaching, LinkedIn, Marketing, Networking, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customer base, Customer Service, Employees, Life coach, Organizational training, relationships, Teams, Visibility
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