Big three Takeaways: 1. Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) or SHRED program can be a fantastic financial resource to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. Naren’s team at Grant Thornton helps compani

#10 Starting tech companies without a technical background with Arctic Leaf founder Josh Garellek

Oct 20th, 2021 46m 3s

Big three Takeaways: 1. Take action, when you notice a trend with business potential. Josh admits later in the interview that he has said yes to too many things in the past, but his default mode is to take action and he creates opportunit

#9 Standing out in the sea of sameness with Yellow Beauty founder Jaz Fenton

Sep 8th, 2021 42m 36s

Big three Takeaways: 1. With the cost of failure as low as it is in ecommerce, launch well before you fully understand everything and trust that you’ll fill in the blanks as you build.2. Be consistent, with your product and marketing. People sh

#8 Using Basketball as a Vehicle to Build Life Skills with Right Way founder Mike Kenny

Aug 26th, 2021 1h 14m

Big three Takeaways: 1. Using a mission to drive decision making, helps build a culture. For Right Way, the mission is more than just creating better basketball players. 2. When coaching or running a team, don’t micromanage. Let pl

#7 Tax planning is important, but it's the easy part of succession planning - with BLG tax partner Pamela Cross

Aug 12th, 2021 51m

Big three Takeaways: 1. For owners planning for an eventual transition of the business to the next generation, it’s important to establish what your ideal outcome is, as opposed to selecting particular assets to leave certain individuals.

#6 Process over Profit, People over Process with Roxborough Bus Lines' Nick McRae

Jul 29th, 2021 42m 41s

Big three Takeaways: 1a) Large scale changes in an industry force companies to evolve. This will often lead to failures when transitioning to new way of doing things. Having a growth mindset using failures as a learning experience separates com

#5 How to acquire successful businesses with Sunbelt Broker's Gregory Kells

Jul 15th, 2021 53m 3s

Big three Takeaways: 1. Prospective buyers need to understand seller discretionary earnings and the advantages of seller financing.2. For sellers, the key to increase value is to take yourself out of the day to day.3. Why buye

#4 Building a business & a community during challenging times with SweatFitCo founder Conor Oakley

Jun 30th, 2021 51m 12s

Big Takeaways: If you don’t give yourself any choice, you’ll be more resourceful in figuring things out.Other Takeaways for entrepreneurs:2:18 - Conor’s ‘fight or flight’ approach to starting his business. 6:43 – Now that people have become

#3 The Next Evolution of Game Film with GameStrat founder and CEO Tunch Akkaya

Jun 15th, 2021 38m 2s

Big Takeaways: · Don’t be afraid to launch early and fix your product on the fly· Focus on building a business that you want to run before you can even consider selling. Other Takeaways for entrepreneurs:· 4:22 – The best way

#2 Scaling a SaaS business in a massive industry with Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau

Jun 1st, 2021 1h 2m

Three Big Takeaways: Create a business that solves a problem.When trying to build a talented team, focus on the vision/mission. Take bigger risks when you have less to lose. Even if you fail, you’ll learn a lot by trying to figure things out.

#1 Joel & Justyna - The business of creating lasting memories

May 1st, 2021 53m 58s

It is becoming increasingly rare to have a 'wow' experience as a customer. One of the last ones I can remember was our wedding photographers. When we got the photos of our engagement shoot back, I knew they were special, but that feeling contin

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Trailer: Capital Ventures with Steve Hughes

Mar 13th, 2021 1m 11s

On Capital Ventures, I talk to entrepreneurs from Ottawa and hear the stories of how they built their businesses.For every Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, there are thousands of wonderful founders and businesses right in your city.

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