Posts Categorized: Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business

These strawberries were grown in a New Jersey warehouse — and they may revolutionize how Americans eat

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Description: KEARNY, New Jersey — Inside of a warehouse in this factory town neighboring Newark, thousands of strawberries grow in rows beneath bright lights. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 15, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/bowerys-vertical-farming-strawberries-go-on-sale-in-new-york-.html Questions for discussion: What are the competitive advantages and disadvantages for this type of agriculture? What sort of customers would… Read more »

How to navigate the tax code if you’re a gig economy worker

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Description: Whether to supplement income or turn a passion project into a business, an increasing number of young Canadians are turning to the gig economy to make some extra cash. That’s prompting the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to pay closer attention to potentially under-reported tax returns of Etsy merchants, Uber drivers, social media influencers and… Read more »

Run a business? Better keep all those receipts handy for a long time to avoid tax trouble

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Description: The Canada Revenue Agency this week began accepting 2021 electronically filed tax returns through its popular NETFILE and EFILE services. The May 2, 2022, deadline still gives you plenty of time to file, but now is a good time to gather your receipts together, especially if you’re planning to claim business expenses on your… Read more »

Etsy CEO talks earnings, raising seller fees, and advertising to men

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Description: Etsy CEO Josh Silverman joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company’s earnings, its reinvestment in the platform, raising fees, and attracting male users with NFL ads. Source: Yahoo.finance.com – video report Date: Feb 25, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/etsy-ceo-talks-earnings-raising-155135053.html?contentType=VIDEO Questions for discussion: Why did Etsy’s stock value shoot up? Why did it fall so dramatically… Read more »

Fed up with the rise in thefts and shoplifting, small-biz owners across U.S. are taking action

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Description: Shoplifters are hurting big retailers and chain stores, even reportedly forcing some locations in New York City and San Francisco to close up. But unlike many big retailers that can absorb the loss, some small-business owners say the crime wave is devastating to their business, especially now, with many still recovering from a global pandemic. Source: CNBC.com –… Read more »

Wattpad CEO wants machine learning, monetization to play bigger role in company

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Description: TORONTO — When Wattpad Corp.’s co-founder thinks about the future of his tech company, he envisions using machine learning and data to tweak stories that will be streamed on car entertainment systems or through voice assistants like Alexa and Siri. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca Date: Feb 17, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/wattpad-ceo-wants-machine-learning-monetization-to-play-bigger-role-in-company-1.1724856 Questions for discussion: Describe the business… Read more »

5 years ago, these women launched a side hustle for Black figure skaters — now Olympians are wearing their tights

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Description: Today, their start-up Aurora Tights says it’s the country’s most inclusive hosiery brand, designing tights for hundreds of figure skaters, dancers, cheerleaders and gymnasts. That includes Team USA pairs skater Ashley Cain-Gribble, who is competing in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 17, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/17/aurora-tights-how-side-hustle-for-black-ice-skaters-got-to-olympics.html Questions for discussion: What… Read more »

Montreal-based RenoRun raises US$142 million in round led by Tiger Global Management

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Description: RenoRun Inc., an e-commerce platform and delivery service for construction materials, has raised US$142 million in the fourth-largest Series B funding for a Canadian startup, the company said Tuesday. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Feb 01, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/montreal-based-renorun-raises-us142-million-in-round-led-by-tiger-global-management Questions for discussion: Describe the business model. How is this business different from other material suppliers like… Read more »

Lightspeed stock drops as CEO Dax Dasilva’s departure adds to turbulence

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Description: Shares in Lightspeed Commerce Inc., one of Canada’s digital technology darlings, plunged in the wake of the company’s first significant leadership shuffle. Source: FinancialPost.com – podcast Date: Feb 03, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/technology/lightspeed-founder-dax-dasilva-steps-down-as-ceo Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for the drop in the company share price. Do you think the change-up in management will… Read more »

SPOS #809 – Dorie Clark On How To Play The Long Game

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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #809 – Host: Mitch Joel. One of the great pleasures of my professional career has been getting to know Dorie Clark and watching her ascent in the business world. Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as… Read more »