You've decided you're ready to start your own business, but what do you do first? There are so many things to consider when starting a small business - from the initial planning stages to the day-to-day tasks of running your company. It can seem overwhelming, but don't worry. Just go one step at a time and follow the tips discussed below. In this guide, you'll learn everything … [Read more...]
How to Know if Your Startup Business Idea is Good
You've got a great business idea, and you're ready to make it a reality. That’s great, but before you start investing time and money into your new venture, you need to make sure that it's actually viable. Can your idea be profitable? Is there a market for it? Getting answers to all of your questions can be difficult, but don't worry, this article provides tips to determine if … [Read more...]
5 Business Lessons on Starting a Brand During the Pandemic
I started a brand during the pandemic. Below are some of the learnings I've discovered along the way that I hope will help other female entrepreneurs starting their own business ownership journeys. 1. The Greater the Risk, the Higher the Reward The pandemic may have thrust the economy into uncharted territory, but it also served as a litmus test for entrepreneurs to identify … [Read more...]
5 Proven Strategies to Ensure Your Startup is Successful
Starting a company is extremely challenging. From tweaking product features to estimating demand, predicting where your company will be even two years from now seems almost impossible. After months of researching, experimenting, and talking to successful entrepreneurs, I have finally come up with the five most successful strategies when starting your company. These tips not … [Read more...]
Starting a Business While Overcoming Depression During the Pandemic
Like many women this past year, I had to walk away from my career during the Covid-19 lockdowns to be home with my children when schools and childcare centers closed. When Covid-19 hit, I was a partner in my family’s accounting firm, and it was tax season here in Canada. Now, not only was I dealing with the crazy tax season hours, I was transitioning my team to … [Read more...]
Financial Stability and Entrepreneurship: “How Do You Pay Your Rent?”
If you ask any woman who has a “million-dollar business idea” why they haven’t started said business, the answer most likely has something to do with the financial risk. The worry is not necessarily that the business won’t be successful but more so the fear of leaving a steady-income job to become the entrepreneur she dreams of being. It can be terrifying to not have that … [Read more...]
5 Unconventional Ways To Grow Your Consulting Business
When someone says they're a consultant, they probably fall into one of two boxes. They're either leveraged and running an online, scalable component to their business, or they're struggling to find 1:1 clients (hey — it's hard out there). Like most industries, there's a lot of noise in the consulting space. It can be hard to stand out and set yourself apart from your … [Read more...]
Top Considerations for Launching Your First Business
A silver lining of lockdown in the UK has certainly been the increase in people, especially women, taking the courageous step of launching their own online businesses. Despite the unprecedented times, alongside a struggling economy due to ‘Brexit’ and the impact of the pandemic, many people are using the extra time at home to launch businesses they perhaps haven’t had time … [Read more...]
3 Most Important Things to Do When You Leave Corporate to Start Your Business
In January of 2020, I made the decision to leave a lucrative job in a technology company to start my own business. The problem was, I didn’t know exactly what kind of business I wanted to start. I had not built a side hustle or prepared for a seamless transition. All I knew is that I had a dream to create, express, and share in a way that I couldn’t when I was aligned to one … [Read more...]
Starting Your Own Business – What is the Hold Up?
“Women make me the most money.” This is the abbreviated headline from a March 22, 2018 CNBC article featuring an interview with millionaire investor and Shark Tank celebrity, Kevin O’Leary. I follow the Shark Tank show in moderate gusto, due to my significantly limited TV watching time. It's always an experience to see the "Shark" investors in their world, deciding with … [Read more...]