Volunteering in Your Community

We define volunteering as any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in addition to, close relatives.

Wellness Strategies for Small Businesses

Majority of people spend 90% of their time indoors. 4 out of 5 employees believe their employers are responsible for supporting their employees' physical and psychological health. 70% of health claim costs are due to mental illness or stress related issues.

CAWEE Lunch and Learn Event

How to Do Business with the Government of Canada - Held on October 30, 2020

Creating a Philanthropic Culture in Your Small Business

According to a study conducted by profitguide.com, 76% of business owners believe they have a moral obligation to give back to their communities. The report also found that businesses earning $500,000 or less donate (cash, in-kind and employee time) approximately $22,800 a year to charitable causes.  Incredibly, that averages to almost 5 percent of their annual revenue.

Reflections on 2020

We are all struggling with what some are referring to as the “new normal”.  Life is not the same as it was before March 2020 and it will never return to that state.  So we are all adjusting – in both our personal and business lives.  As a friend recently said to me, it’s important to maintain a LIFE / work balance.

There are some great advantages to Zoom – no travel time, you can get together cost effectively from anywhere that has an internet connection and we’re learning to be more effective communicators…..  But Zoom is NOT the same as in person meetings.

I’ve been thinking about the changes I need to continue to make in my business practices and here are some thoughts that I think are relevant to others as well, based on some talks I’ve attended recently.

What We See – Image, Emotion and Relationships in Business

If we don’t engage our senses, there is no connection.

A Fresh Approach to Budgeting with a Cash Flow Plan

October Breakfast Speaker
Budgets work well for projects and events with a beginning and an end where conscious decision making is required.

Why is Telecom Cost Management Important?

October Breakfast Speaker
There are two key elements in sourcing telecommunication services: the technology itself and the providers.

I Am Home

This all started with the Vision and Purpose work I do.  I needed to do my own deeper dive of self-discovery.  Are you willing to be brave enough to do your deeper dive?