The Pivot Strategy of a Lifetime: From $10 Million to Zero and Back Again in 2 Months
On March 16th, 2020 the Canadian government announced that they were closing their borders to non-citizens. It was at that moment that Bob Vaez, the CEO of Eventmobi, realized that…
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Is Your Business Set to Win or Lose in the New Normal? Position Your Business for Growth Post COVID-19
I was in the middle of my third Zoom call last Wednesday morning—my eighth of the week—when I came to the dreaded realization that being on video meetings was now…
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My Poor Experience with Financial Advisors and the Know Your Client (KYC) Rule
My investment philosophy, while I was running my business, was to invest my assets into three equal chunks, divided into real estate, cash, and business equity. I won’t go into…
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Now is an Awesome Time to Acquire Your Competitor And Make a Killing
In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower made a speech to the US Congress that outlined the expansionist threat posed by Russia that was, at the time, seen not only as a…
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Negotiation Strategies and the Importance of Negotiations for Your Business
In 2017, just prior to the sale of my business, I recognized my business’s valuation would be dependent on multiple factors, most of which were the current and prior year’s…
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The Secret to Finding a Job or Starting a Business During a Recession
I graduated from college in 1990. Yes, that was a long time ago. It also happens that we were in the midst of an economic recession that started in July…
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Some Tips for Navigating the Stock Market and Investing During and Post the Pandemic
We’re now many weeks into a lockdown and it’s been over two months since the peak of the S&P 500 on February 19th. It seems that things won’t return to…
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Open a New Business Than During COVID-19
We are sitting at the precipice of what will likely be one of the best times to start a new business in the last 80 years. Maybe even longer. I…
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21 of the Most Profitable Small Businesses to Open Now
I sure wish the internet was around when I first opened my business in 1991. An easy web search would have made life much easier, especially because I would have…
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Prepare Your Business, Life, and Wealth with COVID-19 Insurance
I bought my first house in the mid-1990s. I made sure to get homeowners insurance, and fortunately, I’ve only had to use it once in the last 25-years for a…
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