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ReWork – The New Reality

April 19, 2011 Business

The basic idea Freid and Hansson bring up here is that the barriers to entry for starting a business are lower than ever before. Today anyone can be in business. Tools that can be out of reach are now easily accessible. Technology that cost thousands is now just a few bucks or even free. One [...]

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REWORK- An Introduction

April 17, 2011 Business
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We need to change the way we think about doing business in Real Estate. I’ve met dozens of real estate agents and investors who make great money and appear to be very successful. There’s a lot of the same people who work 60 hour weeks, never see their (now ex-) spouses or children and are [...]

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September 8th Bank of Canada Predictions

September 7, 2010 Business

I know we’re cutting it a little close with this one, but when the Bank of Canada releases the new overnight rate tomorrow morning, do you think it’s going to go up or down? I’ll share the responses tomorrow after the announcement. Loading…

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The Three Rules of Renos and Repairs

August 7, 2010 Business
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You can have it cheap, good or on time. If you’re good, you can maybe have two out of three. You cannot have all three. Cheap and Good – This will take a long time and you’ll likely end up doing most of the work yourself (assuming you’ve got some skills or like learning) Cheap [...]

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12 Days Left Till Internet Marketing Success!

March 30, 2010 Business

There’s just under 2 weeks until the first Edmonton Internet Marketing Workshop! We’ve had interest from several investors, a couple of whom want to send their assistants, marketing consultants and spouses. There’s at least one person registered who has quite a bit of experience, and is looking forward to bringing some of their knowledge to [...]

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Explore Your Business Culture

October 24, 2009 Business

Tom and Nick Karadza run a Toronto area real estate brokerage that does a lot of investment-related work. They’re investors themselves and I know that some REIN members out east know them reasonably well. Some of their stuff is a little too over-the-top, but they sure know their stuff. Nick makes the good point in [...]

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Design Matters To Your Business and Investors

September 29, 2009 Business
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The book I’m reading right now is called Design Matters: How great design will make people love your company. (In North America it’s called Do You Matter? and you can buy it on Amazon here) The areas they’re talking about in this book and many other similar books are called Interface Design and Customer Experience [...]

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