In less than 2 hours (5 PM GMT) The Prince’s Youth Business International will be hosting their first #ybichat! Click here for more info. Join other young entrepreneurs, mentors and other professionals across the globe and participate in this exciting conversation about successful businesses. Ask questions, seek advice or just network! This is a great [...]

Were you amazed, moved and inspired by the power of entrepreneurship during Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada 2011? You can keep that momentum going! As a country host of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is vying for the Buzz Builder Award which will be presented at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool, [...]

Terry Thompson, Surrey, BC, CYBF Mentor, tesh@shaw.ca Managing Corporate Culture article series In my last article, Creating a compelling vision and related values, I described the key aspects of drafting vision and missions statements and corporate values. How you communicate these items effectively to your managers and the rest of your employees becomes as important [...]

Heather Hinam founded Second Nature Adventures in Discovery in 2011 as a way to share her knowledge and passion for the environment with others. Based in Riverton, Manitoba, Second Nature provides nature tours, workshops and materials to help people connect with the Manitoba wilderness. Good financial planning and a willingness to learn have helped her [...]

Christiana Mbazigwe, Duric Business Solutions, Toronto, ON, CYBF Mentor There is a philosophy that says, in business, ‘the customer is the king’. Your business is created to serve your customers’ needs and wants. As such, no customers means no money (cash) and no business. The cash can be in form of immediate cash-at-hand or accounts [...]

Preparing for tax season in four easy steps Cathy Yeomans, Imagine Public Relations, White Rock, BC, imaginepr@shaw.ca If you pay someone else to do your taxes, keep some money in your pocket by preparing ahead of time. Here are some tips to keep you on track: Instead of organizing your financials by category, do it [...]