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Week that was: February 11- 15
What a wonderful week to bring us into the long weekend. CYBF National Office was a full house! We hosted our Regional Directors and it was great having everyone together. Find out what other exciting things happened here at CYBF and what we have in store for the rest of Feb! The Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur [...]
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Great managers – how to conduct effective performance assessments
Terry Thompson, Surrey, BC, CYBF Mentor, tthompson15@verizon.net In continuation with my prior article (about preparing for a performance assessment), let’s delve into what the objectives are of an assessment; how it should be conducted; and the frequency. There are many ways to approach performance assessments, but the following is what worked best for me: 1. [...]
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‘Selling’ your business starts with ‘selling’ yourself
In 2009 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Bryan McCrea and Evan Willoughby co-founded 3twenty Solutions Inc. which designs and manufactures modular structures for the mining, oil and gas, and construction industries. 3twenty’s main products are workforce housing solutions and site offices; both of which are available for purchase or rent. When asked about ‘pitching a business’ they [...]
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Honing your elevator pitch (dos and don’ts)
Karen Milde, Reframe Marketing, Vancouver, BC, CYBF Mentor Do target. You need to know your listeners so you can customize your elevator pitches to make them impressive. Deliver important information that matters to the person you’re pitching to. Do market yourself instead of the company. Rather than offering a bunch of ideas, or talking about [...]
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Six essentials in pitching on the Dragons’ Den
Dominik Loncar, CYBF Entrepreneur-in-Residence, dloncar@cybf.ca Here are some essential tips to keep in mind if you‘d like to pitch on the Dragons’ Den: Have a clear, compelling opening. Practice your presentation in order to clearly communicate what you do in 30 seconds. Practice on strangers. Do they understand your pitch? Give them layers. There needs [...]