by Chris Massot | May 3, 2016 | Entrepreneur
Socially Responsible – Choosing Right If an entrepreneur approaches me about their business and points to ‘awards won’ I lose interest If an entrepreneur demonstrates they know how to reach milestones, I’m interested to learn more But if an entrepreneur...
by Chris Massot | Apr 26, 2016 | Education, Entrepreneur
Corporate Social Responsibility should be a key foundation of the corporate culture of your organization. It definitely is to the community at large, even if we are not all accustomed to referring to it by its formal name. The values that bind the principles together...
by Chris Massot | Apr 13, 2016 | Education, Entrepreneur
For the details from first half of this “Top 10+” list about speaking and presenting, read through yesterday’s post. #12. Lack of Dynamism #11. Avoiding Eye Contact #10. Bullet Points #9. Not Preparing Well #8. Too Much Jargon #7. Making Things Overly Complicated #6....
by Chris Massot | Apr 12, 2016 | Education, Entrepreneur, Investor
Public Speaking is hard. Last week we featured a guest post from Gord McDougall about pitching your company. This led one of our Alacrity advisers, Richard Zwicky, to consider common mistakes that people, not just entrepreneurs, should avoid making when...
by Chris Massot | Apr 7, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Financing
What type of financing should entrepreneurs use? The answer, of course, is “it depends”. The right choice is contingent upon the characteristics of the business model, the business’ stage of growth, and the specific funding objectives of the business. In...
by Chris Massot | Mar 24, 2016 | Entrepreneur, Investor
In part I of this interview with Owen Matthews, co-founder of Alacrity, we asked him about the origins of the foundation and the vision behind it. In part II, we discuss where the foundation is headed. Building on Experience Using a unique model, Alacrity leverages...
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