Business Ownership
Bold(h)er: Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
Sometimes the non-traditional path can get you where you need to go in life. That was the case for Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh. Early on, Shavonne challenged family expectations and dropped out of university and college only to go back later in life to complete her HR...
BMO for Women Partners with Women and Gender Equality Canada
BMO for Women partnered with Women and Gender Equality Canada to produce webinars specifically for not-for-profit organizations that support women. Three key topics were identified as critical to these organizations: Financial Health, Strategic Planning and...
Is it time to grow your business?
What are some of the signs it’s time to grow your business, and, if it’s time, how do you undergo that expansion? Marg Hachey, Managing Director of GroYourBiz, and former owner of Duocom, shares the lessons she learned about business growth as an extremely successful...
Show Me the Money: Budgeting 101
A budget provides the framework for your small business finances. It helps you know exactly where your money is coming from and going to, which you need to know to plan for your company’s success. Read more
Building & maintaining a relationship with your banker
As a business owner, your Relationship Manager is one of the most valuable people to have on your team of trusted advisors. Open communication and a collaborative approach are key to ensuring you get the best advice to help build, and continue to grow, your business....
Building & maintaining a relationship with your banker
As a business owner, your Relationship Manager is one of the most valuable people to have on your team of trusted advisors. Open communication and a collaborative approach are key to ensuring you get the best advice to help build, and continue to grow, your business....
Women Entrepreneurs: Risk Aware and Innovative
Janice McDonald and Clare Beckton, co-authors of the 2016 report entitled A Force to Reckon With: Women Entrepreneurs and Risk, and the 2018 report entitled Everywhere, Every Day Innovating: Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation discuss how they became passionate about...
They are all entrepreneurs but they are not all the same
Surely, there are some differences between male and female entrepreneurs. A number of small but statistically significant differences among male and female entrepreneurs were found in the types of businesses that they established, their self-reported measures of...
Bold(h)er: Beauty and Reconciliation
Cheekbone Beauty has its roots in a dream founder and CEO Jenn Harper had of little girls in lipgloss. In this episode, Jenn chats with Lisa about how she turned that dream into a successful, Indigenous-owned cosmetics company that gives back to its community, the...
Bold(h)er: How a Pandemic Changes Employee Engagement (And What Stays the Same)
Employers and employees alike have a unique opportunity in the COVID era: to take stock of what they’re doing and decide if it’s right for them. This episode of a special Bold(h)er series on women leading innovation in the face of the coronavirus features recruitment...
Bold(h)er: Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
Sometimes the non-traditional path can get you where you need to go in life. That was the case for Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh. Early on, Shavonne challenged family expectations and dropped out of university and college only to go back later in life to complete her HR...
BMO Hosts Women Business Owners for Resilience Retreat
Paulette Jagers, Chief Inclusion Officer, and Sheri Griffiths, Regional President, Business Banking, recently hosted women entrepreneurs at the BMO IFL for a retreat focused on developing the skills and strategies needed to grow resilience in business and life. The...
BMO for Women Partners with Women and Gender Equality Canada
BMO for Women partnered with Women and Gender Equality Canada to produce webinars specifically for not-for-profit organizations that support women. Three key topics were identified as critical to these organizations: Financial Health, Strategic Planning and...
Designing the Workplace of the Future: How Human-Centric Design Increases Productivity
When workplace design is human-centric, employees are happier, and companies often experience increases in attraction, retention, and productivity. Lynn Roger, the Global Head of Employee Experience and Workplace Transformation at BMO Financial Group, is passionate...
On Pitching, Resilience, and Gender Differences
In this episode, Kathleen Burns-Kingsbury speaks with Dr. Amy D’Aprix, authority on lifestyle issues, and a variety of topics on wealth and living your best life, and Whitney Rockley, co-founder and Managing Director of McRock Capital about how to not only how to...
Is it time to grow your business?
What are some of the signs it’s time to grow your business, and, if it’s time, how do you undergo that expansion? Marg Hachey, Managing Director of GroYourBiz, and former owner of Duocom, shares the lessons she learned about business growth as an extremely successful...
Bold(h)er: The New Normal of Travel
With so many tourist destinations shuttered or deserted due to COVID-19, what does the "new normal" look like for travel? CEO and Founder of Tully Luxury Travel Mary Jean Tully gives her insights into the changes the industry's already experienced and what's to come,...
Bold(h)er: Beauty and Reconciliation
Cheekbone Beauty has its roots in a dream founder and CEO Jenn Harper had of little girls in lipgloss. In this episode, Jenn chats with Lisa about how she turned that dream into a successful, Indigenous-owned cosmetics company that gives back to its community, the...
Managing Your Business Finances through COVID-19
This webinar focuses on cash management strategies to help women business owners during this crisis and through to the other side. Subject matter experts from BMO, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Export Development Canada (EDC) and GroYourBiz walk...
Bold(h)er: How a Pandemic Changes Employee Engagement (And What Stays the Same)
Employers and employees alike have a unique opportunity in the COVID era: to take stock of what they’re doing and decide if it’s right for them. This episode of a special Bold(h)er series on women leading innovation in the face of the coronavirus features recruitment...
Bold(h)er: Best Practices for Resilience and Well-Being
As the COVID-19 pandemic and its related professional, social, and economic effects continue, it’s of paramount importance to check in, and give yourself the tools to emotionally weather the storm. Lisa does just that with BMO’s Chief Inclusion Officer Paulette Jagers...
Bold(h)er: Leading with Humanity
When COVID-19 measures hit in the middle of March 2020, businesses had to make decisions in days, or even hours, that they would normally make in months or years. Continuing in a special Bold(h)er series on women innovating in the wake of the pandemic, Lisa is joined...
Bold(h)er: The Continued Resilience of Canadian Small Business
How is the Canadian government supporting its small businesses in the wake of changes mandated by COVID-19? Continuing on in a special Bold(h)er series on women and innovation in the face of the pandemic, our host Lisa brings pressing questions from fellow small...
Bold(h)er: Human Resources during Uncertain Times
The rapid spread and severity of COVID-19 has meant sweeping changes in all aspects of human life; not least our lives at work. In the first of a special Bold(h)er series on women who are leading innovation in the face of the pandemic, HR lawyer and consultant Laura...
BMO Hosts Women Business Owners for Resilience Retreat
Paulette Jagers, Chief Inclusion Officer, and Sheri Griffiths, Regional President, Business Banking, recently hosted women entrepreneurs at the BMO IFL for a retreat focused on developing the skills and strategies needed to grow resilience in business and life. The...
Succession planning is key for small business owners
Nearly two in five business owners are wondering who will take over their business and how they will transition it to a successor. However, the majority of them do not have a formal plan to exit their business or preserve the continuity of the business upon...
Receiving an unsolicited offer to sell your business
Many successful business owners have had the experience of receiving an unsolicited phone call from someone offering to buy their business. On occasion, these unsolicited calls lead to a successful transaction, but more often than not the discussions go sideways for a...
Management Succession Planning
When we speak of “business succession planning” for private companies, some people think only of tax and estate planning, while others may only consider a transition in the share ownership of a business. While those are each important elements of succession planning,...
Things to Consider for a Business Partnership
A business partnership is an exciting undertaking, but it is very important to ensure that everything about that partnership is taken into consideration in the legal documentation. Casey Thomson, Owner of The Cheese Gallery in Thornbury, Ontario discusses her...
The Psychology Around Debt
Debt. Is it good or bad? Either way it is a fact of life. Every generation has had an impact on the next generations thoughts and beliefs around debt. Julie Sehl, Vice President of Financial Planning shares how you can use debt to advance your future and what you must...
Proactive Human Resources Strategies
Human Resources is commonly becoming accepted as a strategic business partner, worthy of a seat at the highest levels of leadership within many organizations. With the advent of social networking, and new digital technologies, human resources specialists are now...
Designing the Workplace of the Future: How Human-Centric Design Increases Productivity
When workplace design is human-centric, employees are happier, and companies often experience increases in attraction, retention, and productivity. Lynn Roger, the Global Head of Employee Experience and Workplace Transformation at BMO Financial Group, is passionate...
Five must-dos for entrepreneurs
Ready to launch your own startups? Make sure you know these five must-dos for entrepreneurs. Read more
Creating a Business Plan
What does a business plan look like? Here's how to write your plan and the key components to include. Read more
Building your business through social media marketing
Social media is a marketing gold mine for small businesses. And understanding the nuances of each social network can help you optimize your efforts and get the most bang for your buck. The best place to start is finding out where your customers are. Each site attracts...
What do I need to know about starting a franchise?
If you don’t want to start a business from scratch or buy an existing business, franchising may a good choice for you. Franchises employ over 1 million Canadians and generate approximately $68 billion in revenue every year.1 Franchising can reduce some of the risks of...