On May 20, Mentor Works will be co-hosting a free webinar with Export Development Canada (EDC) focused on Canadian government grants and other resources to help small business expand into new markets. Bernadeen McLeod, president and founder of Mentor Works, will be joined by Johanna Franz, Small Business Account Manager for South Western Ontario, will…
I recently came across the blog post, “Unprepared” by Seth Godin that hit home for me, not just as someone who suffers from chronic procrastination but also on a deeper level. In the posting, Godin argues that being unprepared is not always a bad thing. He points out that there are two types of unpreparedness…
I’ve been a horse-crazy person since I was a kid. Family members joke about watching toddler-aged-me falling asleep on the rocking horse. At the age of eight, my parents finally indulged my requests with some lessons. Unfortunately for their wallets the addiction did not stop there. Last year a friend approached me about taking care…
On May 13, Mentor Works’ Founder and President, Bernadeen McLeod, will be speaking at an event hosted by The Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) in Mississauga. Bernadeen will be presenting to local business owners with cash flow planning options and strategies for maximizing investment in your business. Bernadeen will be discussing some of the…
The value of your ‘journey’ and why you should “go through it” to learn the best lessons. I recently shared an interesting discussion with my colleagues about the wonders of technology and the time, effort, and undue stress it saves us. The particular example being discussed was my freshman year in Waterloo, before the invention…
Today (April 21, 2015), Google launched an update to its search algorithm, which gives preference to mobile friendly sites for searches made on phones, tablets, and other screen sizes. Many websites already cater to mobile devices through responsive design and mobile-specific themes, however the rest of the less responsive websites indexed by Google should now expect to drop…
The MedEdge Summit is an annual Canadian healthcare conference that focuses on the industry’s top trends, challenges, and goals. The 2014 MedEdge Summit attracted over 400 life science entrepreneurs, medical device manufacturers, health service providers, and investors. This year’s event hopes to leverage last year’s success to encourage more connections and partnerships, while tackling the…
On a beautiful cloudless sunny day, we packed our gear early in the morning and eagerly awaited the transportation vehicle. Today was a special day. We were planning on diving in one of the most magnificent cave systems in the world; the Cenotes of the Riviera Maya. We were a diverse group comprised of myself,…
The Canadian federal government’s fiscal cycle officially started on April 1, 2015, which means that several Canadian business funding grants and loans have been replenished and more are expected to launch in the upcoming weeks. Mentor Works is offering complimentary online funding webinars on some of the most popular programs. Businesses are encouraged to register…
What does it take to be a machine shop Top Shop? Adopting lean practices? Working in a highly specialized niche? Being flexible to produce a variety of products? Cost leadership? More importantly how do you get to be a Top Shop if you aren’t already? In this post I review some strategies for becoming a…