Business

  • Big issues for women in small business
    Despite continued growth in female-led businesses, women entrepreneurs can face barriers when it comes to funding, networking and balancing competing demands. From navigating gender bias to burnout, many are finding success by rewriting the rules. When Lisa Vincent was building her online training platform business, she approached banks for funding to ...
  • Tips for starting a business in Canada, from entrepreneurs who have done it
    Each year, about 100,000 small businesses are created in Canada. But what does it actually take to start a business in Canada — not just on paper, but in practice? To better understand what launching a startup in Canada truly involves, we interviewed entrepreneurs across various sectors. As experts in strategy ...
  • Spring financial reset: Smart ways to organize your money and boost savings
    Financial Income Economic Diagram Money Concept Spring is a season of renewal—a time to refresh our homes, embrace new beginnings, and clear out the clutter. But while you’re tidying up your closets and scrubbing down your living space, why not do the same for your finances? Just as an organized home ...
  • The future of African youth and women in entrepreneurship: Leading Africa to 2030
    “Entrepreneurship is the key to unlocking Africa’s potential…young people and women are leading this charge.” As we approach 2030, Africa’s young population stands at the forefront of economic transformation. Youth and women entrepreneurs have had a profound impact on their communities and the continent at large. Their energy, resilience, and creativity ...
  • Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success
    Nearly 50 years ago, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft—a company that has had a lasting impression and impact on the software industry, and Big Tech itself. To build such a successful company, which now boasts a whopping $3.125 trillion market capitalization, Gates rarely took breaks. In fact, he said that in the early ...