Business Ownership

Bold & Black: Pauleanna Reid

Bold & Black: Pauleanna Reid

Name: Pauleanna Reid Business: WritersBlok Industry: Celebrity Ghostwriter and Journalist   Tanya: Let’s get right into it. You speak often enough about your path to entrepreneurship. Did you always know you wanted to be an entrepreneur? Pauleanna: Absolutely....

Bold & Black: Valrie Grant

Bold & Black: Valrie Grant

Name: Valrie Grant Business: GeoTechVision and Marlie Technology Park Industry: Technology   Tanya: So, question one - what was your path to entrepreneurship? Valrie: I kind of got there a little bit around about. I was a senior manager in government. I'm a...

How To Start An Online Business

How To Start An Online Business

So you want to learn how to start an online business? While this used to be a novel idea, most businesses are now online businesses of some sort — but unfortunately, only 16% of Canadian businesses are owned by women. And despite an increase in female-founded startups...

Bold & Black: Christine Channer Auguste

Bold & Black: Christine Channer Auguste

Name: Christine Channer Auguste Business: The Channer Group Inc. Industry: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Management Consulting   Tanya: So, what is the name of your company? Christine: My company is The Channer Group Incorporated. That is the parent. That's...

Bold & Black: Michelle Berry

Bold & Black: Michelle Berry

Name: Michelle Berry Business: Shelley Delight/ Shelley Cares Foundation Industry: Food service/ food pantry   Tanya: Where do we even start? I mean, you have like 4 companies. (Although I’m one to talk) you have the catering arm, you have the restaurant and you...

Bold & Black: Ashley Bester-Barnett

Bold & Black: Ashley Bester-Barnett

Name: Ashley Bester-Barnett Business: Scents & Such LLC Industry: Retail/Home décor   Tanya: What is the name of your company? Ashley: Scents & Such. Essentially, it's a candle company. Tanya: Very cool. What was your path to entrepreneurship? Ashley: I...

Bold & Black: Chantal Carter

Bold & Black: Chantal Carter

Name: Chantal Carter Business: Love & Nudes Industry: Fashion/Apparel Tanya: So officially - what is Love & Nudes? Chantal: Love & Nudes is a brand that is a vessel for self-love. I developed the line of skin tone intimates in different shades of brown to...

Bold & Black: Laura Williams

Bold & Black: Laura Williams

Name: Laura Williams Businesses: Williams HR Law LLP; Williams HR Consulting, Inc. Industry: Law/ Human Resources   Tanya: So, the first question, an easy one, what is the name of your company, and what does it do? Laura: I have two companies. So, the first one...

Bold & Black: Jessica Yamoah

Bold & Black: Jessica Yamoah

Name: Jessica Yamoah Business: INNOVATE INC Industry: Technology   Tanya: All right, so what is INNOVATE INC? Jessica: INNOVATE INC provides awareness and access to underrepresented communities at the intersection of business and entrepreneurship as well as...

Bold & Black: Brittney King Brock

Bold & Black: Brittney King Brock

Name: Brittney King Brock Business: King Creative Group Industry: Music/ Entertainment Tanya: Hi and welcome! So, you are the Founder and Operator of King Creative Group. Tell us about your company. Brittney: King Creative Group is a multi-faceted entertainment and...

Bold & Black: Leigh Butler

Bold & Black: Leigh Butler

Name: Leigh Butler Business: Akina Technologies Industry: Technology / Community   Tanya: The first question is an easy one. What was your path to entrepreneurship? Leigh: Gosh, you think that's an easy question? Tanya: I mean, a simple question. Maybe not an...

Bold & Black: Lily Lynch

Bold & Black: Lily Lynch

Name: Lily Lynch Business: Sankara | Online Multicultural Marketplace Industry: E-commerce/ Community Tanya: The first question - what was your path to entrepreneurship? Lily: So, my path to entrepreneurship was not necessarily expected or linear. Essentially, I...

Management Succession Planning

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,...

Proactive Human Resources Strategies

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...

Building your business through social media marketing

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?

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...

How to import goods into Canada and grow your business

How to import goods into Canada and grow your business

It goes without saying that exporting your goods or services to another country or importing goods into Canada are great ways to grow your business. But with any great opportunity there are risks.   So before you start to do business across borders, there are a...

Five common small business mistakes to avoid

Five common small business mistakes to avoid

It might seem like Arjun Kumar, winner of the BMO-sponsored AIR MILES®† For Business Small Business Achievement Award, has it all figured out when it comes to running a small business. But he didn’t get here without facing some adversity. Kumar, CEO at KAI...