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Month: October 2011
Financial Times Ranks Schulich’s EMBA #1 in Canada and #11 in the World
Today the Dean of my alma mater, the Schulich School of Business at York University sent out the following email update to the school’s alumni. As you can see, though one of the world’s younger universities the business school has achieved international status and continues to re-inforce its reputation: Just…
The Key Element in Marketing to Business Owners
Great amounts of time and money are spent on creating advertising campaigns to market to business owners. Cost of preparing the message to present to a business owner can easily reach as high as $10 per potential customer. The cost of acquiring a new customer is as high as tens…
Canadian Western Bank Group Added To The Banker Who Saved His Soul
Canadian Western Bank Group Added To The Banker Who Saved His Soul – The title of the feed item The Canadian Who Saved His Soul website has added The Canadian Western Bank Group (CW Bank) on its list of Canadian Financial Institutions being observed for corporate responsibility and community involvement.…
Will A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Protect My Idea?
Faced with a decision, issue or situation in which you’d like additional perspective? ‘Ask Baldo’ is a column in which selected letters to Baldo are answered and published in MetroActive Ezine, the MetroActive Website (http://www.metroactive.org) and in this blog. Submit your letter to baldo@metroactive.org for consideration. Dear Baldo, I joined…
How to Value a Business the Realistic Way
When it comes to buying, selling or investing in a business the important question becomes ’How much is the business worth?’ As an investment banker and investor I have looked at over a thousand businesses over the last 20 years. Those businesses were sometimes represented by a realtor, sometimes represented by a lawyer,…
Are You Afraid to Commit? … Numbers Show Many are Being Held Back from Success Because of Their Fear
In today’s world it seems all too easy to live a life of non-commitment. As evidence, recent statistics show that 51% of Canadian adults are ‘single’. However, commitment isn’t restricted to personal relationships. Commitment is defined as ‘An agreement or pledge to do something in the future’. So, based on…
Increasing Share Price Through Shareholder Diversification
In the stock market there are various ways to determine the value of a stock. However, ultimately it isn’t the analysts or stock brokers that determine the price of a stock, though they can have significant influence. It is what the investors are willing to pay to acquire that stock…
The networking gap, who is the better @ networking Men or women?
Insights from two networking Gurus Jim Pagiamtzis and Janette Burke A man walks into a social function. During the minute it takes him to reach the table, he has already connected with 10 people. A woman walks into a restaurant. In the same minute, she stops to talk to only…
Testimonials: Autumn Hosted Networking Social with Metroactive and HA Solutions
Dear Metro-Active Team (Baldo and Laure) Thank you so much for the caring and intention you wove into our networking event at Peridot. In my 30+ years of business, I have never been to event quite like yours. The attention to detail and preparation of the Hosts showed just how…