In 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, George Christakos founded The Brooklyn Warehouse, which offers a remarkable restaurant experience, quality local foods, genuine hospitality and a welcoming atmosphere. George had the following advice for other young entrepreneurs on overcoming some common start-up business challenges: Benefits of rental space versus owning George is currently renting the space [...]

Here’s what a fly on the wall would have heard from one of my recent discussions with an entrepreneur: “Things are challenging. After having opened our boutique coffee shop seven months ago, we’ve fulfilled about 60 to 65 percent of our monthly sales targets. We decided to hold two ultra-creative, themed promotional events with media [...]

Before you can monitor results you must determine what results you need to measure and what your targets for those measurements are. These are key items in your budget, as are the ongoing reports that you should generate to determine whether your team is on track or not. Discussing the myriad of different items that [...]

Working from home can have cost-savings advantages and certainly makes sense for a lot of start-up businesses. Here are some guidelines to ensure working from home will increase the odds of running a successful business: Start working at the same time each day. Studies show that people who are consistent with the time when they [...]

If you are an innovative entrepreneur between the ages of 18-39, this fund can offer you: Up to $50,000 in financing; Two years of business mentoring; An exclusive Innovation Workshop; Expert advice from key business leaders; and Access to helpful business resources & CYBF’s community of over 5,000 members. In its third consecutive year, CYBF [...]

The Spin Master Innovation Fund provides a boost of financing and mentoring which helps innovative entrepreneurs launch and build successful businesses. See what this 2012 Spin Master Innovation Fund recipient has been up to in our sixth story in a series of “Where are they now?” blog posts. (Click on image to enlarge) Read more [...]