I recently underwent an audit to validate that I am a majority shareholder with over 51% of my company. I am in fact very proud to still hold 75% of…

A 2003 article by the journalist Jessica Bruder, “The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship”, describes the phenomenon of the pressure to perform and succeed that so many entrepreneurs face without talking…

How can one not to grow and evolve in a journey as rich and intense as that of entrepreneurship? What a fertile opportunity to constantly surpass oneself, to discover one’s…

At various occasions in the life of a business, the entrepreneur will wonder how much his business is worth. Whether there is an equity transaction, the arrival or departure of…

You need to be very motivated to start a business. Wanting to make money shouldn’t be the main or only motivation; you also need to be psychologically ready to succeed.…

Who decides how much I should pay myself? In the context of a sole owner, the question does not even come up, because the entrepreneur has the latitude to give…

As entrepreneurs, we are confronted in different ways with the salary issue, both from a psychological and from an operational point of view. Depending on the stage of development of…

My dad had a convenience store for thirty years (and a supermarket for about ten of those years) so I was immersed in this universe all my childhood. I understood…

Financial obligations can become heavy burdens It is important to properly plan for fixed costs such as salaries and rent. Add a little more to this estimate, because there will…

Financing a business is one of, if not the main concern of most companies, and for good reason. Bad choices in the start-up phase can have an impact on the…

Plan for success and prevent failure Your sales forecasts and those of your distributors will sometimes be too optimistic. We are often tempted to embellish them in order to seduce…