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…
LATEST POLL SHOWS EXTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR WINE TRUTH-IN-LABELLING
UNPRECEDENTED COALITION OF INTERNATIONAL WINE REGIONS JOINED BY NOTABLE CHEFS IN EFFORT TO PROTECT WINE PLACE NAMES Leaders from 15 of the World’s Premier Wine Regions gather in New York yesterday, along with top international chefs to call on policymakers to heed growing consumer demand for wine truth-in-labelling. Disclosed…
The Best Way to Address 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. Yet, even among the best prepared campaigns there often is found one…
Invention, Innovation and Economic Development
Throughout history the success of nations has been based on their people’s ability and aptitude for innovation. Innovation makes it possible to outperform the competition and achieve a higher standard of living. If it were not for the English long-bow the English would not have been as effective against the French during the Hundred Years’…
High Net Worth Canadians Concerned with Death, Taxes and Retirement According to RBC Wealth Management Survey
High Net Worth Canadians Concerned with Death, Taxes and Retirement According to RBC Wealth Management Survey – The title of the feed item TORONTO, October 17, 2011 — The transfer of wealth at death, minimization of taxes, and financial needs during retirement were identified as the top three concerns of high…