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Finding a mentor can improve your business

If you’re serious about improving the health of your business, consider finding a mentor. In this post, you'll learn more about how to find a good mentor and your role in a mentorship.

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It’s time for more quiet leadership

Quiet leaders have self-awareness, listen more than talk, and work quietly and efficiently, refusing to be drawn into the fray. If this is a leadership style you’d like to adopt, we've listed a few concepts to get you started.

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Coping in a difficult contract work environment

If your contract work involves an atmosphere of excess stress, frustration, and negative feelings, it’s easy to feel trapped. Working on contract for someone else doesn’t mean you are powerless and must accept the situation. It might seem impossible to get out from under a heavy atmosphere, but there are ways to alleviate it.

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Abundant or Afraid? What to do when a new business comes to town

Let's look at how taking an abundant approach when welcoming new businesses to town helps build a thriving business community.

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Resilience – navigating the river of life

Think of resilience as similar to taking a rafting trip down a river. On a river, you might experience rapids, turns, slow water, and shallows. As in life, the changes you experience affect you differently along the way. While travelling the river, it helps to have knowledge about it and experience in dealing with it. Your journey should be guided by a plan, a strategy that you feel works well for you.

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Startup Women Mentorship Program by Startup Canada

We are delighted to announce that our own Elaine McPherson is a mentor for Startup Canada’s Startup Women program for a second year! Designed for women entrepreneurs, this free program…

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Ditch the resolutions and make lasting changes

Annual resolutions rarely work. The process is a setup for failure. No matter how sincere our goals are, after just a few weeks, our resolve usually falters, and by spring, abandoned resolutions litter our lives. It’s time for a circuit breaker – something to stop the cycle and kick start your new intentions. Instead of making a list, try this alternate approach.

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Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce – Peer Mastermind Program

We are proud to be a sponsor of The Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Peer Mastermind program.