Keep the Culture Consistent

By Samantha Smith, Chief Executive of finnCap and a member of EO UK - London Seven years ago, I bought out my business from the co-owner and became the first and only female CEO of a broker firm in London. At the time, most other brokerages were run in a very typical manner; they shared

January 26, 2015

Five Reasons Your Startup Should Use a Co-working Space

by David Zazove, an Overdrive contributor and CEO of Inspire Business Center You’ve probably been to a co-working space. People are scattered around library tables surrounded by glowing, silver Macbooks, whiteboards, chalkboards and industrial decor. You can hear whispers of buzzwords such as SaaS, Big Data, Scalable and Growth Hacking. In our modern economy where

January 23, 2015

What Mentoring Failure-to-Launch Men Taught Me about Running a Business

by Matthew Arrington, an Overdrive contributor and executive director and co-founder of Forte Strong Years ago, I co-founded a program for young men who have trouble becoming self-sufficient. While our purpose is to provide life coaching, I can honestly say that I’ve learned a lot from these men — probably just as much as they’ve learned from

January 22, 2015

The Sunk Cost Fallacy

By CEO of Choi Ventures Inc. and an EO Toronto member Imagine you’ve gone to your favorite restaurant. You order a great meal and but after eating two thirds of the meal, you feel full. And today, no take-outs allowed. Would you finish the meal? Many of us would. I probably would. After all, I

January 22, 2015

Begin an Entrepreneurial Journey on the Right Foot (Part II)

By Tej Kohli, a Guest Contributor If you look at the stories behind the world’s successful entrepreneurs, each is unique in how they overcame obstacles and grew their business. However, there are a few common traits that budding entrepreneurs need to be aware of and learn from to help ensure success in the global market. These are

January 21, 2015

Begin an Entrepreneurial Journey on the Right Foot (Part I)

By Tej Kohli, a Guest Contributor If you look at the stories behind the world’s successful entrepreneurs, each is unique in how they overcame obstacles and grew their business. However, there are a few common traits that budding entrepreneurs need to be aware of and learn from to help ensure success in the global market.

January 20, 2015