Whether a business is established in another country or starting from the ground up in Canada, there are a few things that every business should do first. These steps will make sure that the business has the best chance of success and that the business is geared toward Canadian markets.   Research the Markets The [...]

Happy Tuesday everyone! Given that the temperature has dropped well below zero degrees in London, Mrs Scot and I thought it would be a good idea to book our holiday. We spent last night (hence no blog post) finalising our arrangements and have successfully booked our first holiday of 2013! In May we will be [...]

I have a confession to make. I get bored very easily. All my life, I have had a passion for trying new things. As a child I tried Judo, tennis, swimming, skiing, canoeing, played the piano, drums, baritone, guitar… I grew up and started boxing, I tried MMA and power lifting. I have dived, skydived, [...]

I have always wanted to be an Entrepreneur. A bit like this guy: For those of you who don’t want to watch the video, this guy is a 12 year old app developer. Quite remarkable that he asked for a developer kit for a present instead of a typical 12-year old’s choice of video games. [...]

Saving Money is Hard Why is saving money so much harder than spending money? Spending money comes so easy…  some might actually say that spending money gives them huge amounts of (temporary) pleasure! Why do we not get the same level of enjoyment out of paying £100 into a savings account that we do blowing [...]

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