BMO Bank of Montreal and PROFIT Magazine Business Coach Podcast
By BMO Financial Group
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Podcast Description
The Business Coach Podcast is an advice-oriented series for Canadian business. Developed in cooperation with PROFIT Magazine the series draws on experts in a number of fields, including some BMO Bank of Montreal experts, to provide the credible information and prescriptions you need to run your business better.
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Episode 108 – Economic Outlook | In the fall of 2011, volatile might be the only adjective that applies to global financial markets on any given day. The same goes for the economic indicators on which many business owners placed their bets for the quarter and the year ahead. It seems that every piece of positive economic news is followed the next day by negative economic news and that is sure to make an entrepreneurs life difficult. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 107 – SMB Benefit Plans | It is a well known fact that on average big businesses offer richer compensation and benefits packages than smaller companies do. And while money isn't everything, it is a significant something to just about everyone in the workforce. And that makes competing for talent a tougher job for entrepreneurial firms. However, offering an employee health benefits plan might be easier and less costly than you think. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Michael Worb. Michael is the President and CEO of Pal Benefits, a human resources consulting practice, headquartered in Toronto. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 106 – Selling Your Business | Whether you are getting ready to sell your own business, merely thinking of starting a business, or fall somewhere in between, business valuation is a crucial subject for you. However, for a lot of Canadian entrepreneurs building business value is an afterthought, and many overestimate just what their companies are worth. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with John Warrillow. John has built and exited four companies during his entrepreneurial career. John is also the author of Built to Sell, creating a business that can thrive without you. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 105 – Innovation | We are constantly reminded of the innovation deficit in Canada, the notion that Canadian companies are not creating enough world class products to sell on the global stage. Although the term is usually applied in reference to technology companies and university research labs, there is an innovation deficit with small and mid-size businesses as well. One of the best sources of innovation and competitive advantage is simply this: knowing your customer well and applying that knowledge in beneficial ways. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Paul Rivett, Client Services Manager at VentureLAB. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 104 – Chambers of Commerce | Every Canadian business and business person has the opportunity to join a Chamber of Commerce and many do. But for the many that don’t, what are they missing out on? Valuable opportunities for networking, professional development and influencing public policy are among the benefits of belonging to a Chamber of Commerce. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Valerie Payn, president and CEO of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 103 – Managing Gen Y | No generation in today’s workforce is as maligned as the cohort known as Generation Y or the Millennials. Born between the late 1970s and early 2000s, members of the Gen Y cohort are often described as self-absorbed, impatient, overconfident and the keepers of a massive sense of entitlement. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Grail Noble, the founder and President of Toronto based event management firm Yellow House Events. From 2005 to 2010, sales at Yellow House grew by 1,268 percent, earning it 41st spot on this year’s PROFIT 200 ranking of Canada’s fastest growing companies. All of that growth was achieved with an employee base comprised exclusively of Millennials. | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 97 – Insurance | The right insurance is an important tool to protect any business from the many threats they face; from property and personnel loss, to legal liabilities and income shortages caused by circumstances beyond their control. The trick is determining what kind of insurance you really need and how much you should pay for it. Helping companies solve the insurance puzzle is the stock and trade of commercial insurance brokers. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Debbie Thompson, the Director of Business Development for Beyond Insurance Brokers in Whitby Ontario and an Executive Director of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario. | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 96 – Cash Flow Management | Every business wants positive cash flow, but what should you do with that cash once it starts to pile up? Saving it for rainy day isn't necessarily the best answer. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Bob McMahon, a chartered accountant and partner with BDO Canada LLP. Bob regularly provides his clients with advisory services in the areas of business operations, corporate structuring, tax planning, succession planning and financing. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 95 – Outsourcing | A lot of entrepreneurs have built vibrant enterprises thanks to the growth of outsourcing. It's long been the domain of big business, but outsourcing has been catching on with small business in recent years often as a way to cut costs in a brutal economy. However, expense reduction isn't the only reason to outsource. In fact, it's not usually the best reason to outsource. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Blair Severn. Blair has been a practitioner of outsourcing for the past 15 years; first as a corporate executive and more recently as a consultant who helps assemble outsource teams to execute corporate strategy. He's the president and managing director of Azure Corporation in Newmarket, Ontario. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 94 – Social Enterprise | Corporate philanthropy has been practiced for about as long as there have been corporations to speak of; but the notion that companies can do well by doing good has really crystallized only in the last couple of decades. Nowadays business and philanthropy have come even closer together in the social enterprise; an organization that exists to advance social causes but employs many of the same principles and practices as a for profit business. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with David LePage, a 30-year veteran of the non-profit sector in Canada and the U.S. Presently he is program manager at Enterprising Non-profits which provides grants and technical assistance to non-profits in support of their social enterprises. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 93 – Employee Recognition | According to a recent survey by HR Consultancy Right Management, 84 percent of American workers will seriously consider leaving their current employer for greener pastures in 2011, a number that’s well up from the depths of the U.S. recession. Although the survey did not include Canadian workers, it’s safe to paint a similar picture north of the border. So now is a good time to ask yourself: How will I stop my staff from jumping ship? In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Razor Suleman, founder and CEO of I Love Rewards which offers employee incentives and recognition programs to corporations around North America. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 92 – Certification For Woman-Owned Business | As we approach International Women’s Day it’s a good time to take the pulse of female entrepreneurship in Canada and learn about a unique growth opportunity for woman-owned businesses. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Betty Wood, who is a longtime supporter of female entrepreneurship through such initiatives as the Global Banking Alliance for women of which she is a founder, and her own female focus marketing firm, W Consulting Group. Presently she is Lead Strategist, Women Business Initiatives, for Ottawa-based WEConnect Canada, a certification program that helps women-owned businesses access corporate diversity programs. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 91 – The why and how of employee engagement | Who are Canada's smartest bosses and what makes them such prosperous practitioners of workforce management? In a nutshell, they're masters of creating employee engagement which correlates closely with financial performance and other key business metrics. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Einer Westerlund, the director of project development at Queens Center for Business Venturing and co-lead of the 50 Best Small and Medium Employers Project which is a joint effort of Queens and Hewitt & Associates - a global HR consultancy. | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 90 – Hiring | Call it the impossible dream of entrepreneurs, to have a product that sells itself. The harsh reality for most business owners is that salespeople must do the selling. I call that a harsh reality not because I have anything against salespeople, but because the supply of good salespeople falls well short of demand. So every time you hire a salesperson you had better choose the right candidate. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats Matt Cook. Matt is president of SalesForce Search Limited, a specialized recruiter that appeared on the 2010 PROFIT Hot 50 ranking of Canada's top young growth companies. | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 89 – Bank Credit | Of course, you can't always get what you want, but you can improve your chances of obtaining the credit you want, when you want it by developing a productive relationship with your banker and a good understanding of how financial institutions make lending decisions. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Derral Moriyama. Derral is BMO's senior Vice-President of Commercial Banking for the Greater Vancouver area and a past contributor to PROFIT Magazine and the Business Coach Podcast. | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 85 – Employee Share Ownership Plans | People will always take better care of things that they own versus the things that they don't. Then entrepreneurs would do well to cede some ownership in their firms to their staff. Employee share ownership plans offer one way to turn staff into shareholders. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Perry Phillips. Perry is the owner and president of Toronto-based ESOP Builders Inc. which helps companies develop employee share ownership plans. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 87 – CRA Audits | It could be the most dreaded letter that any business owner can receive: a notice from the Canada Revenue Agency saying that you are about to be audited. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Paul DioGuardi of Toronto-based DioGuardi Tax Law whose specialty is the negotiation of tax amnesty settlements. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 81 – Fall Economic Outlook | Labour Day has come and gone and we are now at the beginning of what many people call the start of the real business year. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Doug Porter, the Deputy Chief Economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto about his Fall economic outlook. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 84 – Selling a Business | A lot of people get into business for themselves because they want to be their own bosses or achieve a higher standard of living. But in the back of their minds, they're probably also thinking of the day that they will sell their successful business cashing out on their own terms and on their own schedule. If only more of those dreams would come true. The reality is that many business owners feel forced to sell at a time or a price that is less than ideal. So what are their options? In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Doug Robbins, the founder of Robbinex Inc., a Hamilton-based business broker and consultant that aids the buyers and sellers of private companies. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 82 – Franchise Agreements | Franchised outlets number more than 78,000 in Canada, employing more than a million people. It might be added that a significant number of franchisees encounter some unwelcome surprises in franchise ownership, and that's often because they are not aware of key terms in their franchise agreements which are those contracts that dictate the rights and obligations of the franchisee and the franchisor respectively. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Blair Rebane, National Leader of the Franchise and Distribution Group at Borden Ladner Gervais. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 88 – Tax Planning | It could be the most dreaded letter that any business owner can receive: a notice from the Canada Revenue Agency saying that you are about to be audited. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Paul DioGuardi of Toronto-based DioGuardi Tax Law whose specialty is the negotiation of tax amnesty settlements. | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 86 – Building Culture | What is corporate culture other than a very popular buzz word within modern management circles? Although its definition varies, it is widely agreed that corporate culture is a crucial variable in the formula for business success. The challenge for business owners then is to control that variable. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Mark Wardell, founder and president of Wardell Professional Development, a management consulting firm specializing in growth oriented companies. | 12/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 83 – Small Business | October 17th marks the start of small business week, 2010. So it's a good time to reflect on the legislative environment for small businesses in Canada. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Catherine Swift, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. | 10/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 80 – Franchising – Your First Steps | So you want to start your own business but aren't convinced you have a million dollar idea? That's alright because someone else does. Franchise concepts run the gamut from fast food restaurants to sophisticated business services and one of them might be right up your alley. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Steve Iskierski, Senior Manager of National Franchising Services for BMO Bank of Montreal about franchising opportunities. | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 79 – Legal Mistakes | The legal issues for small and mid-size businesses are varied and they can put your company at great risk. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Rubson Ho, a partner at Cognition LLP, about the legal issues affecting start-ups and growth companies. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 78 – Business Valuation | Business valuation is a hot topic in the days following the recession and leading up to the retirement on mass of baby boomers who will need to sell their companies. Given those factors, do you know what your business is worth today? In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with is Sue Loomer, a Chartered Business Valuator and a partner at BDO Canada, about this question and more. | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 77 – Business Expansion Strategy | Expansion is the dream of many business owners but wanting and doing are two very different things. So how can you grow your business smartly and successfully? In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Ken Tencer, the CEO of Spyder Works, a growth strategy and design firm based in Mississauga Ontario, about these questions and more. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 76 – Social Media | Online social media is everywhere these days and it continues to grow in popularity and importance among consumers, if not also businesses. Social media also continues to evolve quickly which makes it a big challenge for companies of all shapes and sizes. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with well-known technology journalist, public speaker and entrepreneur, Amber MacArthur about the power of social media. | 7/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 75 – Peer Advisory Groups | If you want to learn how to run and grow a business, there is no better teacher than other successful business operators. Entrepreneurial peer advisory or peer mentoring groups were founded on that principle. However, just a tiny fraction of business owners belong to peer advisory organizations. Why is that? And what are they missing out on? To help answer these questions, Ian chats with Mike Desjardins, longtime member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and owner of Virtus, a business coaching and consulting firm that conducts peer advisory sessions for entrepreneurs and executives. | 6/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 74 – Angel Financing | Angel investors form a crucial yet underappreciated part of the entrepreneurial financing market in Canada. They are also becoming more effective and easier to find. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast, Ian talks to Bob Chaworth-Musters, who is the founder of the Angel forum, a semi-annual event where entrepreneurs pick their opportunities to prescreen Angel investors. | 5/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 73 – Competitive Advantage | What is your company's competitive advantage? Every business owner should know the answer to that question and the vast majority of business owners would say that they do. But nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast, Ian talks to Jaynie Smith, the founder and principal of Smart Advantage Incorporated. She is also the author of Creating Competitive Advantage: Give customers a reason to choose you over your competitors. | 5/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 72 – Customer Research | Listen to your customers is one of the golden rules of effective business management, but how many companies pay more than lip service to it? Even if you are listening to your customers, you could probably be doing it better, not to mention the tricky task of turning feedback into action. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast, Ian talks to Tyler Gompf. Tyler is the cofounder and CEO of Winnipeg based Tell us About Us Incorporated, which helps companies get feedback from their customers. | 4/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 71 – Dragon's Den | Now in its sixth season, Dragon' Den mixes business with game show, with reality television in a show that has generated huge TV ratings for CBC Television, millions of dollars in equity financing for its contestants and more than a few lessons in the area of raising capital. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to Sean Wise, a professor of entrepreneurship at Ryerson University and the founder of Wise Metric Capital, a Toronto based Financial Consultancy. He is also a special advisor to Dragon's Den and has been working behind the scenes of the show since it launched in 2006. | 4/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 70 – HST | July 1 will be a very important day for Canadian businesses in 2010: it is the first day of the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia and Ontario. Although the new taxation scheme will have a great impact on business owners in those two provinces, it also has repercussions for companies in other provinces, and the time to plan for them is running out. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to Heather Weber, a certified general accountant and the leader of the Indirect Tax Group at Meyers Norris Penny LLP, an accounting and business advisory firm. | 3/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 69 – Economic Update (March 2010) | The federal budget was recently announced and, as expected, it was a stay-the-course document bearing few surprises. But it did offer a few new goodies for business and, like any federal budget, it will affect economic fortunes to some degree in the coming years. In this episode, Ian discusses these issues and more with Doug Porter, Deputy Chief Economist at BMO Capital Markets. | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 68 – Marketing for Small Business | If you are the owner of a small business, you can't afford to waste your money on ineffective advertising. So how can small businesses maximize their marketing ROI? In this episode, Ian discusses these issues and more with Terry O'Reilly. Terry is the co-founder of Toronto-based Pirate Radio and Television, an award-winning advertising and creative agency. | 2/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 67 – Professional Practices - the TASK | How should small business owners market their professional services? How can you protect your practice from creditors? In this episode, Ian discusses these issues and more with Peter Merrick, president of Toronto-based MerrickWealth.com, and one of Canada's leading specialists in financial planning for business owners. | 2/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 66 – Art of Management: Mitch Joel | Why is understanding social media so important to business owners? How can businesses leverage online tools like Twitter and Facebook to help network for new opportunities and drive results? On location at the Art of Management event in Toronto, Ian discusses social media with Mitch Joel, Canada's most influential thinker on social media. Mitch is the President of Twist Image, an award winning digital marketing agency based in Montreal, and author of Six Pixels of Separation. | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 65 – Fraud | You don't have to be a gullible investor to be the target of fraud in today's increasingly complex and hectic business world. Entrepreneurial businesses are prime candidates for being duped out of major dollars. How big is the threat and what can you do to stop it? In this episode, Ian discusses these issues and more with Cathy Penny, Director, Fraud and Electronic Monitoring for BMO Bank of Montreal. | 1/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 64 – Art of Management: David Allen | How efficient is the average executive or business owner is today? On location at the Art of Management event in Toronto, Ian discusses the issue of efficiency with David Allen, the founder and President of the David Allen Company and the author of the international best seller "Getting things done, the art of stress free productivity and ready for anything - 52 productivity principles for work and life." | 12/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 63 – Lease Coach | During tough economic times, all smart business owners try to reduce spending. However, not many address fixed costs and overhead, the biggest of which is often rent. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian discusses these issues and more with Dale Willerton, Founder and CEO of the Lease Coach, which is an Edmonton-based provider of commercial lease consulting services with seven corporate and franchise locations in Canada and the U.S. | 12/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 51 – Elevator Pitches | Now entering its fourth season on CBC television, Dragon's Den mixes business with game show, with reality television in a show that delivers lots of drama and even a few lessons in the area of raising capital. In this episode, Ian talks to Sean Wise, managing partner of Wise Mentor Capital, online host and industry advisor to Dragon's Den, about some of the lessons he's learned during the screening of entrepreneurs and their investment pitches for the nation-wide Dragon's Den auditions. | 11/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 62 – Art of Management: Marcus Buckingham | How does managing your strengths and weaknesses affect your overall proficiency? On location at the Art of Management event in Toronto, Ian discusses the importance of managing strengths and weaknesses with Marcus Buckingham, global guru and author of First, Break all the Rules, and Find your Strongest Life. | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 61 – Holiday Retail Forecast | Will I have myself a merry little Christmas? That's the question Canadian retailers are asking themselves as the 2009 Holiday shopping season approaches and they have reasons to be concerned. In this episode, Ian discusses this issue with Andy Buyting. Andy is the President of Green Village Home and is a past winner of the Business Development Bank of Canada's Annual Young Entrepreneur Award. He is also the entrepreneur in residence and primary contributor to myretailer.ca. | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 60 – Art of Management: The Importance of Leadership | How has business leadership potentially changed, post-recession? How can good leaders manage unhappy, unmotivated people in the workforce? On location at the Art of Management event in Toronto, Ian discusses these issues and the importance of leadership with acclaimed blogger, author and management guru Tom Peters. | 10/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 59 – Lessons From Failure | Thanks to the recession, failure is on the minds of many business people these days. In this episode Ian discusses this issue with Dr. Dean Shepherd, the Randall L. Tobias Chair and Entrepreneurial Leadership and professor of Entrepreneurship at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 58 – Innovation | Most businesses and especially small businesses do not dedicate sufficient thought and effort to staying on the leading edge of the innovation curve. In this episode Ian discusses innovation challenges and opportunities with Jim Carroll. Jim is an international futurist, trends and innovation specialist who Business Week has named one of four leading sources of insight into innovation and creativity. | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 57 – Business Writing | Writing has always been a key mode of business communication but email has made the written world more prominent and important than it's been since at least the dawn of the telephone. At the same time, we are producing and receiving more written communication, writing skills are in decline. The results are reduced productivity and lost opportunities for business. In this episode Ian discusses business writing with Sandra Folk, program coordinator and professor of Education at the University of Toronto and the Principal of Sandra Folk Educational Consultant. | 9/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 56 – Sustainability | What is sustainability, and what does it mean to your business? In this episode of the Business Coach podcast, Ian is joined by Canadian author and sustainability specialist Robert Spence. The two discuss corporate commitment, how to keep our planet habitable, growing populations and environmental stress. | 8/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 55 – Pandemic Planning | The H1N1 virus captured the attention of the world this spring by spreading rapidly around the globe, infecting tens of thousands and killing hundreds of people through July. This has many entrepreneurs and small businesses wondering what impact H1N1 will have on Canadians when the traditional flu season returns this fall. In this episode, Ian talks to Gilles Rhéaume, Vice-President of Public Policy for the Conference Board about pandemic planning. You can also visit BMO's Guide to Business Continuity Planning online at . | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 54 – PRIVACY | Privacy rights are increasingly a matter of public debate and companies are legally required to protect the privacy of those they do business with. Despite these facts, most business owners would place privacy protection far down their list of concerns and, in doing so, they could be putting themselves at significant risk of legal censure and reputational damage. In this episode, Ian talks to Nicholas Chung, Principal of Assurance Services Development for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and co-author of "The Canadian Privacy and Data Security Tool Kit for Small and Medium Enterprises" about privacy for small business. | 7/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 53 – PROFIT 100 Part 2 | Over the past five years, Canada's fastest growing companies recorded revenue growth rates ranging from 323% to more than 8,000%. Learn more about how they achieved such phenomenal growth in the second of two episodes dedicated to conversations with the leaders of three of Canada's fastest growing companies. Join Ian as he speaks with the President and Co-founder of Inbox Marketer Randy Litchfield, the President of Arte Roofing and Construction Boaz Shilmover and the President and CEO of Dyadem International Kevin North. | 7/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 52 – PROFIT 100 Part 1 | PROFIT recently released a 24th Annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's fastest growing companies and despite the recession, these entrepreneurial overachievers are doing just fine. What makes these companies stick so well and what can you learn from them? In part one of a two-part episode, Ian discusses these questions with President and Co-founder of Inbox Marketer Randy Litchfield, President of Arte Roofing and Construction Boaz Shilmover and President and CEO of Dyadem International Kevin North. | 6/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 50 – Building Media Relationships | For celebrity starlets like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, any publicity is good publicity. But for your business, the only good publicity is, well, good publicity. In this episode, Ian talks to Susan Summers, president of Susan Summers and Associates, a Marketing and Media Relations consultancy based in Toronto, about how businesses can build relationships that can lead to positive media coverage. Susan is also the author of a new book entitled building media relationships. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 48 – Economic Update with Sherry Cooper (April 2009) | Most businesses are feeling the pinch of recession these days and that means they can't always find the cash to support their business plans or simply to meet their various payment obligations. Who can help them and what can they do to help themselves? In this episode, Ian addresses these questions with Larry Ginsberg, president of GinsOrg International, a management consultancy based in Toronto. In addition to running his full time consulting practice, Larry lectures at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto in strategic management, family businesses and entrepreneurship. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 49 – How I made it through recessions | As an entrepreneur, how do you equip yourself to cope with recession? In this episode, Ian talks to Frank Wilson, president and co-founder of TES, The Employment Solution, about some of his best lessons from hard times. Frank has managed through several downturns and his Toronto based staffing agency has come out stronger after everyone. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 47 – Finding Cash in Hard Times | Most businesses are feeling the pinch of recession these days and that means they can't always find the cash to support their business plans or simply to meet their various payment obligations. Who can help them and what can they do to help themselves? In this episode, Ian addresses these questions with Larry Ginsberg, president of GinsOrg International, a management consultancy based in Toronto. In addition to running his full time consulting practice, Larry lectures at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto in strategic management, family businesses and entrepreneurship. | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 46 – Strategic Investments | You have to spend money to make money is an adage most entrepreneurs would agree with until the economy tanks. When recession hits, managers across the business spectrum begin to question the value of any investments that don't benefit the bottom line in the short term. But by doing so, they could be sacrificing the long term competitiveness of their companies and maybe even diminishing their long term fortunes. In this episode, Ian talks to Mark Wardell, founder and President of Wardell Professional Development, about the best strategic investments businesses can make in a recession. | 3/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 45 – Business Diversity | Companies these days are looking for every advantage they can get, but one they might be overlooking is workplace diversity. There is a growing course of business people and academics who say that a diverse employee base can give added strength to a company. But how do you manufacture diversity in your company if you don't already have it? And how do you leverage diversity once you do have it? In this episode, Ian discusses these questions and more with Lisa Mattam, founder and Managing Principal of The Mattam Group, a Toronto-based management consulting firm that counts workplace diversity among its specialties. | 3/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 44 – Selling in Recession | How do you sell more in a recession? Even though a recession is symptomatic of a diminished desire among consumers and businesses to spend money, you can't convince them to buy whatever it is you are offering: You just have to work harder and smarter at it. In this episode, Ian talks to Dominic Rubino, Vancouver-based sales and management trainer and CEO of FocalPoint Business Coaching, about smart selling strategies for recessionary times. | 2/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 43 – Federal Budget 2009 | Canada's Conservatives recently tabled the federal budget for the 2009 / 2010 fiscal year, and its defining feature would appear to be deficit. In the hopes of at least keeping the Canadian economy above water through the global downturn, the government brought forth a stimulus plan that will run $34 billion into the red in its first year alone. In this episode, Ian talks to Catherine Swift, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, about what the federal budget means for small business. | 2/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 42 – Protection from creditors | A weak economy spells trouble for any business that doesn't manage its finances closely. For the cash-starved entrepreneur this sometimes means bankruptcy; however, this doesn't have to be the case. In this episode, Ian discusses the protections available to companies with Michael MacNaughton, a Toronto-based partner in the Insolvency and Restructuring group of Borden Ladner Gervais. | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 41 – Promoting people into management | If you have worked in a large corporation, there is little doubt you have watched amazing employees promoted into management where they end up failing miserably. It's an error smaller businesses can't ill-afford to make. So how can you avoid it? In this episode, Ian puts that question to Dan McDonald, a co-founder of Business Improvement Solutions and the co-author of three books simply entitled Management, Leadership and Success. | 1/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 40 – Managing the Transition Curve Roller Coaster | In this episode, Ian interviews Cameron Herald, founder of BackPocket COO, a coaching and mentoring practice founded in 2007 to help entrepreneurs grow their companies. Cameron talks to Ian about the manic-depressive cycle that all entrepreneurs go through as their companies expand and identifies tactics for managing your business and yourself at key points in this cycle. | 12/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 39 – Strategic Planning | For many entrepreneurs, November and December are the months they roll up their sleeves and draft their strategic plans for the following year. But that's a tougher task than usual going into 2009 given the current volatility of equity, commodity and currency markets and the rapidly deteriorating economic outlook. In this episode, Ian discusses ways to overcome all of this uncertainty in the planning process with Michael Epstein, managing partner of Fuller Landau LLP, a mid-market accounting and advisory firm based in Toronto. | 12/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 38 – Tax Planning | With the 2008 tax year drawing to a close, it's a good time to review some of the ways your business can pay less tax. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian discusses last minute tax strategies with Stephen Pasquale, senior tax partner with Fuller Landeau LLP, a mid-market accounting and advisory firm based in Toronto. | 11/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 37 – Crisis Communication | In this episode, Ian talks to Boyd Neil, senior vice president and national director of corporate communications at Hill & Knowlton Canada, about how effective communication with stakeholders in the event of a crisis can help to minimize damage to a company's operations and reputation. | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 36 – PROFIT HOT 50: Part Two | How do you start a business successfully and then turn it into a successful business? In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to two winners from this year's PROFIT HOT 50, a ranking of Canada's emerging growth companies that identifies the fastest growing young businesses in the country. In part two of this two-part podcast, Ian continues his interview with Neil Spivack, the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Direct Sales Force, and Alex Haditaghy, founder and CEO of MortgageBrokers.com, discussing why and how they launched their own companies. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 35 – PROFIT HOT 50: Part One | How do you start a business successfully and then turn it into a successful business? In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to two winners from this year's PROFIT HOT 50, a ranking of Canada's emerging growth companies that identifies the fastest growing young businesses in the country. In part one of this two-part podcast, Ian chats with Neil Spivack, the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Direct Sales Force, and Alex Haditaghy, founder and CEO of MortgageBrokers.com. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 34 – Economic Update (September 2008) | In this episode, Ian talks to Sal Guatieri, Senior Economist with BMO Bank of Montreal, about the state of Canada's economy and what businesses can expect over the coming months. Sal provides his outlook on what we can expect in terms of Canada's housing market, commodities and inflation rates over the next year. | 9/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 33 – Going Global | In this episode, Ian talks to Marnie Kinsley, executive managing director of Global Treasury Management for BMO Capital Markets, about some of the financial challenges of exporting. Together they discuss how to navigate changes to corporate finance when you are doing transactions in multiple countries and multiple currencies. | 9/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32 – Generation Y | The "baby boom" generation is huge, and the one that follows it – Generation Y – is relatively small. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to Dave Aplin of Edmonton-based David Aplin Recruiting, which conducted a survey of Canadian workers to get a better sense of their wants, needs and how to get the most out of the various generations that make up today's workforce. | 8/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 31 – Recession-Proofing | There has been a lot of talk lately about recession and whether or not various regions of Canada or the country as a whole will experience it, and when. In this episode, Ian talks to Mark Wardell, the founder and president of Wardell Professional Development in Vancouver, who shares tips and tactics that will help SMBs "recession-proof" their business. | 8/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30 – Cost Control | With a softening U.S. economy and the rising price of oil, companies across the business spectrum are starting to feel the squeeze. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ross Pinkerton, president of ERA Canada, takes some time to chat with Ian about how entrepreneurs can reduce their expenses and keep costs under control. | 7/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29 – Cash Management | Every company likes to get paid for their product or service, and the more promptly you are paid, the better. In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to Brian Green of Moneris Solutions Corporation about the importance of payment processing for small businesses, and what card-based payment tools are available to help speed up the process. | 7/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28 – Beyond Brand Thinking | In this episode, Cheryl Sylvester, president of Toronto-based Beyond Brand Thinking and co-founder of yourbrandmakeover.com, talks to Ian about the value of creating, maintaining and evaluating a strong brand from a small business perspective. | 6/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27 – Investment and Corporate Responsibility | In this episode, Ian interviews Paul Klein, founder and president of Impact in Toronto, which advises companies in the areas of community investment and corporate responsibility. Paul talks to Ian about what these terms mean and how small and mid-sized businesses can take advantage of them. | 6/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 26 – Maintaining IT Security | In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian talks to Claudio Popa, founder and president of Toronto-based Informatica, a provider of information security services and privacy consulting. Claudio discusses how to keep your company safe from hackers, computer viruses, malware and other IT threats that lurk in cyberspace. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25 – Currency Hedging | In this episode, Ron Rylott, director of business development for foreign exchange products at BMO Capital Markets, explains to Ian the "art" of currency hedging and how it can help minimize currency risks in a volatile market, especially if you're importing or exporting. | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24 – Powerlines | Steve Cone is the New York-based author of Powerlines: Words that Sell Brands, Grip Fans and Sometimes Change History. He talks to Ian about how small business owners can go about developing a good slogan or tagline that will put marketing efforts to good use. | 5/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23 – The Value of Search Engine Optimization | In this episode, Ian talks to Gord Hotchkiss, the president and CEO of Enquiro Search Solutions, about Search Engine Optimization (SEO): the art of modifying a website to make it rank higher in search engine results. Gord discusses the massive role that web searches play today, especially for small businesses whose websites just aren't being found by the major search engines. | 4/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22 – Selling Your Business: Succession Planning | Though perhaps the most important move any entrepreneur can make is selling their business, many entrepreneurs leave planning the sale until it's too late. In this episode, Ian talks to Trevor Lwin, Managing Director of Mid-Market Investment Banking at BMO, about how entrepreneurs can maximize the value of their business before they have to sell. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21 – Managing Cash Flow | Ian's guest in this episode is Mark Stacey, Senior Cash Management Specialist with BMO Bank of Montreal. With talk of economic troubles on the horizon, Mark chats with Ian about some of the ways in which entrepreneurs can avoid cash crunch situations and how to manage cash flow in a small business environment. | 3/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20 – Lessons from Fortune Hunters on CBC | In this episode of the Business Coach, Ian chats with Dianne Buckner, host of CBC Newsworld's Fortune Hunters, a new show that explores hot business trends and the entrepreneurs who are chase them. Dianne gives Ian an overview of the show and discusses some of the best business trends to come out of Fortune Hunters. | 2/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19 – Economic Forecast for 2008 | In this episode, Ian interviews Michael Gregory, Managing Director and Senior Economist with the Economics Department at BMO Nesbitt Burns. Michael speaks to Ian from his office in Toronto about how the U.S. recession will affect Canada's businesses, and what the forecast looks like over the short- and the long-term in 2008. | 2/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18 – Retire Rich: Putting your Plan into Action | In episode 18, Ian talks to Tina Di Vito, Vice-President and Managing Director of BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto, about how Canadian entrepreneurs can start putting their retirement plans into action and ensure they're on-track for reaching their retirement goals. | 1/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17 – Going Global | In this episode, Ian looks at how Canada's businesses need to look beyond their own backyards and reach out into foreign markets in order to tap into their full potential. Justine Hendricks, Regional Vice-President of Small Business Sales at Export Development Canada (EDC) talks to Ian about export prospects for small to mid-sized businesses and why they should engage in global trade. | 1/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16 – Talking Taxes and Retirement Planning | Episode 16 finds Ian talking to Peter Merrick of RRSPUpgrade.com, who discusses tax and retirement planning for entrepreneurs. Peter talks about how the recent Federal mini-budget has affected entrepreneurs, how they can pay less taxes, build a bigger nest egg and plan more effectively throughout the year. | 12/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15 – Commercial Banking: Securing Credit and Financing | In episode 15, Ian interviews Bob Bissett, BMO Bank of Montreal Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking for the Greater Toronto Area. Bob talks to Ian about how banks come to their lending decisions and what business owners can do to help those decisions fall more often in their favour when applying for credit. | 12/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14 – The State of Retail in Canada | In this episode, Ian talks to Andrij Brygidyr, president of Toronto-based A&A Merchandising, a provider of various services for retailers, including merchandising, point-of-sale display design and secret shopping. Andrij takes some time to discuss trends in the industry and how retail service in Canada is stacking up compared with a decade ago. | 11/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13 – Finding Capital through Government Funding | In this episode, Ian explores the underappreciated sources of government capital with James Perly, a Toronto based government-funding consultant. Given all the struggles that private companies have with raising adequate financing, James demonstrates how there are millions of dollars available to Canadian businesses free of charge and just for the asking. | 11/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12 – Decoding the rapidly evolving world of Social Media | In this episode, Ian speaks with Mitch Joel, a leading blogger and podcaster on digital marketing. Mitch is the president of Montreal-based Twist Image, an award-winning digital marketing agency. Together, they discuss what defines social media and the relevance of sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Flicker and Twitter for entrepreneurs. | 10/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11 – The Soaring Loonie and U.S. Subprime Fallout | In this episode, Ian speaks with Doug Porter, Deputy Chief Economist of BMO Capital Markets, about the impact of the Canadian dollar achieving parity with the greenback. They also discuss how the US subprime mortgage market will impact the US economy in 2008. | 10/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10 – Lessons on Raising Capital from the Dragons Den | In this episode, Ian interviews Sean Wise, Managing Partner of Wise Mentor Capital and special advisor on the critically acclaimed CBC Television show the Dragons Den. Sean offers expert advice for entrepreneurs who want to raise capital as well as behind the scene secrets from CBC's business reality show. | 10/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9 – Success Insurance | The Value of Advisory Boards: In our ninth episode, Ian interviews Toronto entrepreneur and venture capitalist Greig Clark, founder of College Pro Painters: North America's original and most successful student painting company. Greig discusses the benefits of advisory boards and how they can help entrepreneurs make better business decisions. | 9/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 8 – The Value of Business Partnerships | The Value of Business Partnerships – The "human side" of partnerships: Ian interviews Dr. Marvin Snider, a psychologist and organizational consultant, and the author of "Compatibility Breeds Success: How to Manage your Relationship with your Business Partner." Dr. Snider discusses how to find and build a strong relationship with a business partner, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities partnerships present when running a small business. The Value of Business Partnerships – Shareholder agreements: In our second interview, Steve Westfield, a partner with Miller Thompson LLP, talks to Ian about the value of shareholder agreements as a critical partnership tool for businesses. Steve outlines the key components of shareholder agreements, when and how they should be created, and how they can help business partners overcome disputes to better manage their business. | 6/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 7 – Running a Family Business | Running a Family Business – Day-to-day management: In our first interview, Ian talks with Lawrence Barnes, CEO of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (CAFÉ), about family business trends and statistics in Canada. Lawrence discusses how the family dynamic can strengthen a business's day-to-day operations, but also looks at some of the pitfalls of running a family business. Running a Family Business – Creating an exit strategy: Our second interview features Martin Guestier, Senior Manager of Structured Succession and Acquisition Financing with BMO Bank of Montreal. Ian and Martin discuss the important financial issues of passing a family business from one generation to the next and how to build a succession plan. Martin also explores the technical and financial aspects of developing a plan. | 6/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6 – Investing for Entrepreneurs | Investing for Entrepreneurs – The wealth-building fundamentals: Our first interview features Steve Bang, Regional Sales Leader, BMO Term Investments, who discusses the importance of financial planning for entrepreneurs, including an overview of several wealth-building fundamentals. Investing for Entrepreneurs – Specialized retirement vehicles for business owners: In our second interview, Ian speaks to John Fabbro, Associate Partner and leader of the Private Client Advisory Services at KPMG. John provides a primer on developing a retirement strategy through individual pension plans (IPPs) and retirement compensation arrangements (RCAs) | 5/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5 - Great Workplaces | Great Workplaces - Why it pays to offer employees a great place to work: In our first interview, Ian talks with Graham Lowe, a partner of the Great Place to Work Institute Canada, about the changing face of the Canadian workplace. Ian and Graham also discuss the importance of creating a work environment that is inspiring, engaging and productive. Great Workplaces – The age of intellectual and emotional capital: Our second interview features Dr. Steven Stein, CEO of Multi-Health Systems and author of "Make Your Workplace Great: the 7 Keys to an Emotionally Intelligent Organization". He talks to Ian about the critical link between intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ), and its value in the workplace. | 5/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4 – Succession Planning | Succession Planning – A pressing issue for Canadian small business owners: In our first interview Ian talks with Richard Fahey, Vice-President at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business about the increasing focus on succession planning for small businesses in Canada. Succession Planning – Ensuring a happy ending for your business: Our second interview features Doug McKay, Partner, KPMG. He discusses ways to maximize succession planning and the reviews the dos and don'ts for those just starting to develop a strategy. Succession Planning – The personal implications of exiting a business: In our third interview Ian talks with Sean Foran, Vice-President of Succession Planning, BMO Harris Private Banking about wealth management issues that relate to selling a business to a third party. | 11/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3 - Franchising | Franchising – Opportunities and Challenges for the Aspiring Entrepreneur: In our first interview Ian talks with Ken Pattenden, Chairman of the Canadian Franchising Association and President, Taco Time Canada Inc about the rights of Franchisors' and Franchisees'. Franchising – Finding a Franchise that works for you: Our second interview features John McGavin, Strategic Franchise Advisor with Frannet – The Franchise Network. John explains the importance of finding a franchise that fits with the needs of the entrepreneur. | 11/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2 - Business Plans | Secrets of effective business planning: In our first interview Ian talks with Peter Wright, career strategist and President of The Planning Group about business planning strategies. Business Planning - Building a more fruitful relationship with your bank: Our second interview features Derral Moriyama, Senior Vice-President, BMO Bank of Montreal and examines what financial lenders are looking for when they review a business plan. | 10/31/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1 - The Future | 2007 Economic outlook: In our first segment Ian talks with BMO's chief economist Rick Egleton about the prospects for business in 2007 and some of the core indicators businesses need to pay attention to. Employment Trends: Our second segment features and interview with Lara Dodo, Vice President, Robert Half International. Lara shares her thoughts on some of the key issues revealed in the firm's recent hiring and compensation survey. | 10/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 112 – Consolidating Financial Services | No business owner wants to spend a minute or a penny more on financial services than she has to. But when you and your business operate with the help of multiple financial institutions, you could be giving up precious time and money. The simple way to avoid that situation is to consolidate all your business and personal banking with a single financial institution. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Darrel Moriama, Senior Vice-President of Commercial Banking at BMO Bank of Montreal about the benefits of financial services consolidation. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 111 – Immigrant Entrepreneurs | Each year, about a quarter of a million people come to Canada to start a new life and a significant percentage of them are or hope to be entrepreneurs. Starting your own business is tough, no matter who or where you are. But that task is even tougher for new Canadians who often face linguistic and cultural barriers not to mention the lack of established professional network in their new country. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Roger Peers, founder of Newcomersstartup.com, a Toronto based consultancy specializing in immigrant startups. Also joining the Business Coach Podcast is Royson Ng, the president of Samtack Incorporated, a distributor of computers and consumer electronics based in Markham Ontario. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 110 – Cloud Computing | Although cloud is one of the hottest buzzwords in business and technology, the concept of cloud computing has been around for more than a decade. In fact, you might have been in the cloud for years without even knowing it. That’s because web-based email services like the ubiquitous Hotmail are cloud computing applications. Why is the cloud so hot today? Among small business owners and the companies that serve them, cloud computing represents a chance to do away with a lot of expensive IT infrastructure and access the latest and greatest applications on a shoestring budget. But as with any hot new technology, there are myths and misconceptions about doing business in the cloud. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with David Senf, Director of the Infrastructure Solutions Group at IDC Canada, in Toronto. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 109 – Women Owned Businesses | Female entrepreneurs are a large and growing market in Canada, but you might not know just how large. According to Statistics Canada, there are about 1.1 million employer businesses in Canada. Fully 46 percent of them have some degree of female ownership; 19 percent of all SMEs have equal partnerships between male and female owners; and 16 percent are majority own by women. Do the math and you’ll see that hundreds of thousands of Canadian companies are owned and run by women. Their economic contributions are huge. Despite the hefty vibrancy of this segment of the business world, female entrepreneurs continue to face some barriers to their success. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Professor Barbara Orser, Deloitte Chair in the Management of Growth Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 102 – Personal Leadership | According to common notions of leadership, business leaders are charged with guiding and energizing their people and partners consistently and continually. It is a tall order but there is no single secret to filling it successfully. How do you win that battle? By applying the six "C's" of the maestro. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Michael Lipkin, president of Environics Lipkin, the Motivation Arm of Toronto based Environics Research Group. Mike is also one of North America's preeminent coaches and motivators, and one of the keynote presenters at Growth Camp 2011, PROFIT Magazine's upcoming conference for Canada's top new growth companies. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 101 – Mompreneurship | Hundreds of thousands of Canadian women are in business for themselves and the vast majority of them are mothers, thus the term mompreneur. That means the average Canadian mompreneur is trying to manage their business while managing a young family. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell about just how tough this balancing act can be. In the past decade, they’ve given birth to five children between them plus Admiral Road Designs - the Toronto based producer of personalized blankets. To top it off, they’ve written Mom Inc. “How to raise your family and your business without losing your mind or your shirt”. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 100 – Best Business Advice | In this special 100th episode, Ian seeks to uncover the best business advice and secrets of success of three of Canada’s very best entrepreneurs. Robert Herjavec of Dragon’s Den fame, Global Sustainability leader Bruce Poon Tip and billionaire, Michael Lee-Chin. Here is the twist. Every question will contain the number 100. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 99 – Agriculture | It’s no secret that agriculture is big business in Canada. According to the most recent numbers from Statistics Canada, primary agriculture represents nearly 2 per cent of Canadian GDP and nearly 3 per cent of total employment, a number that grows exponentially when you include all of the businesses that are involved in the agriculture sector. What’s less well known to Canadians are agricultural issues. Agriculture touches each of us every day, which makes the issues of Canadian farmers important issues for us all. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Ron Bonnett, the President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. | Free | View In iTunes | |
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Episode 98 – Website Optimization | Simple strategies for more effective websites is the subject of this episode of the Business Coach Podcast. There are simply too many bad websites out there. Unfortunately, yours might be one of them. But even if your website gets a passing grade, there are probably some easy ways to make it even more effective at attracting customers, boosting your revenues or reducing your costs. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Peter Freer. Peter is the principal and client strategist of MessageWorks Communications, a marketing and communications agency located in Toronto. | Free | View In iTunes |
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