In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8 March, EO is focusing on female founders and women in business who represent this year’s theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.” Anna Collins is president and… Read more »
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Not Taking Risks is the Riskiest Career Move of All
By Mayke Nagtegaal, former speed skater with the Royal Dutch Skaters Association, current COO of MessageBird and an eternal risk-taker. A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. Skating the razor-thin edge between risk… Read more »
Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All
By Mayke Nagtegaal, former speed skater with the Royal Dutch Skaters Association, current COO of MessageBird and an eternal risk-taker. A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. Skating the razor-thin edge between risk and… Read more »
When Tragedy Strikes
An accidental entrepreneur. That’s how cofounder of retail company Blue Illusion, Donna Guest, describes herself. Being a business owner was not something that she envisioned when she married her husband and business partner, Danny Guest…. Read more »
EO Member Recognized for Her Work as Immigrant Entrepreneur
EO Ottawa member Huiping Zhang is the president and founder of Wintranslation, a translation company formed in 1998. Huiping launched the company as a one-woman operation and has grown it into an award-winning organization that provides… Read more »
How Entrepreneurship is Changing Our World: A Localized Perspective
Written for EO by Michael Neidert, a writer and consultant. Entrepreneurship is difficult in any part of the world, but entrepreneurs in developing nations face an especially steep uphill climb. Add poor infrastructure, difficult-to-access… Read more »
At the Intersection of People, Purpose and Profits
As founder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company, and the company’s Basket Brigade, a program that delivers Thanksgiving meals to local families in need, Alex Yastrebenetsky thinks he’s on to something. Is it because… Read more »
The Realities of Being Self-Employed
Written for EO by Ken Boyd, a former CPA who creates accounting and personal finance content. “Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” This quote, attributed to… Read more »
Remember: Your Success Is Someone Else’s Miracle
Written by Violet Lim, CEO and co-founder of Lunch Actually Group and an EO Singapore member. A version of this post originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. Fear of success. Self sabotage. Imposter syndrome. In the last… Read more »
Study Up on Your Sales and Marketing Tactics with 9 Must-Listen Podcast Episodes
Written for EO by Michael Neidert. Never underestimate the value of understanding sales and marketing best practices—even if you don’t consider yourself a “sales person.” Plus, today’s tech landscape makes digital marketing basics required learning. Sales and marketing can… Read more »