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Category Archives: Community Futures
Last Blog Post ……..for now
Over the past eight plus years I have written 335 blog posts, this being my 336th. It did not start easily, nor frequently, but in the last few years it has been weekly. Some came quickly, some not so quick. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Internet, Leadership, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, Managing stress, Marketing, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Blog, Board Development, Business, Career transition, Change Management, Communication, community, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Journey, Last Blog, Leadership, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality type, Preferences, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Soft skills, team building, Vancouver Island, Writing
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Angels
There are hundreds, probably thousands of good business ideas out there. Some totally new, some because the community has grown into them. Many, if not most, have the same challenge … adequate funding. Not all entrepreneurs, especially the younger ones, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Networking, self-employment
Tagged Angel Investors, Business, Business Ideas, Coaching, Collateral, Community Futures, Dragon's Den, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Risk, Shark Tank, Vancouver Island
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Why Start a Business?
Central Vancouver Island has a few thousand businesses. Some do well, others survive. If you asked all of them why they started the business, you may be surprised at the myriad of answers that you hear. Some start it for … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Young Professionals
Tagged Business, Cash Flow Projection, Central Vancouver Island, community, Community Futures, Customer Service, Employment Insurance, Entrepreneur, Nanaimo, Opportunity, Vancouver Island, Work Environment, WorkBC Employment Centre
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Measuring ‘Best’
I just finished reading an article on the biggest companies in British Columbia, ranked in order. Impressive, to say the least! Interesting to see the changes from a year ago and the newcomers to the top 100. Personally, biggest doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Lifestyle
Tagged Arts, Best Companies, Biggest Companies, British Columbia, Business, Charities, community, Corporate Taxes, Employees, Environment, Good Corporate Citizen, Social Footprint, Sponsorship, Youth Activities
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Best Laid Plans ……….
What factor do you build into a project or life for unforeseen challenges? Things beyond your control do happen, in spite of the best planning. A project close to home has had its share of delays. First an unusual lengthy … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Managing stress, self-employment
Tagged Business, Change Management, Coaching, Construction, Contractor, Failure, Human Resources, Life coach, Project, Stress, Success, Winston Churchill
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Starting Off on the Right Foot
I guess there is such a thing as falling into a business, after all, people do fall into jobs. It does get a little more complicated when it is a business. If one wants the business to succeed there are … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, self-employment
Tagged Business, Cash Flow, Cash Flow Worksheet, Community Futures, Competitors, Customers, Home-based, manufacturing, Market Area, Organizational development, Product, Sales and Expenses, Service, Store-front, Target Market
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Labour Shortage
We have no excuse, we were warned in 1996 by David Foot in his best selling book, “Boom, Bust & Echo that this was coming. Twenty-three years later some employers are just waking up to the fact that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Community Futures, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Human resources, Leadership, Older Worker, Team development, Training
Tagged Boom, British Columbia, Business, Businesses, Bust & Echo, David Foot, Disability, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Jobs, Labour Shortage, Organizational development, Professions, Recruitment and Retention, team building, Teams, Training, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate
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The Network – Part Two
After seeing last weeks post, I know you’re wondering if this old guy has heard of Social Media? Yes, in today’s world it is an important part of networking. But, bar none, there is nothing that can match face-to-face, personal … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Diversity, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Networking, Relationships, Sales, Social Media, Team development
Tagged Business, Coaching, Communication, Contacts, Customer Service, Customers, Employees, Networking, Organizational training, relationships, Social Media, Staff Training
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The Network
Whether you are in business, starting a business, or looking for employment, you need a network. If you are in business, you need a network that will tell you what competitors have emerged from the woodwork and what they are … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Community Futures, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Marketing, Networking, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Career, Chambers of Commerce, Clients, community, Community Futures, Competitors, Customers, demographics, Economy, Employer, Employment, Market Share, Network, Networking, Organizational development, self-employment, Service Clubs, Volunteering, Wage Subsidy, WorkBC Employment Centre
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Resumes – Truth or Fiction?
The resume has been around forever, a dossier of skills, aptitudes, and experience. It has changed little although it now is presented in videos, on CD’s as well as the ever-popular buff, 24-pound paper. But what is the relevance? For … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Team development
Tagged Accomplishments, applicant, aptitude, Assessments, Business, Communication, Computer Skills, Cursive Writing, Employees, Employment, Experience, Interview, Recruitment and Retention, References, Resume, Skills, team building
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