The topic of securing investments for small businesses is essential for business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs. In the broadest terms, what we’re looking at here pertains to raising money for your business, which includes many options. You can take out loans, solicit investment from angel...
Summer, believe it or not, is starting to draw to a close. September generally marks a return to routine, as schools open, vacations end, and the weather becomes less conducive to activity outside the home. That is not to say that routine is a bad thing, nor to suggest that summer ending shoul...
The pursuit of perfection, not only in business but in life in general, has long since been a core tenet of society. It's not as if the belief that perfection can be achieved, per se, has ever become accepted though. The very definition of perfection precludes any room for improvement....
A heat wave, at least in Canada, has resulted in some record temperatures and nearly unbelievable thermostat readings this past week. With temperatures surpassing 40°C (that's 104°F for the American readers) and even getting as hot as 46° (114°F) where some of BMI's staff is, it is understanda...
Among the Wellth team, there is a great affinity for the use of malaphors. A malaphor is combining two common sayings together into a singular (and perhaps humorous) expression. The title of this newsletter itself is the combination of, "you can lead a horse to water, but ...
A theme you may have heard in BMI's publications, whether it is the newsletter, social media, or YouTube videos, is stressing the importance of holistic success. Holistic success, a balance between the work life and home life, between personal and professional, between hard work and relaxation...
BMI's clients and prospective-market business owners understand that they are always, at least in some way, competing against behemoth companies such as Amazon, McDonalds, Disney, and Walmart. Indeed, we regularly acknowledge that these mega-players continually frame and reset consumer expectat...
Today, you're most likely to encounter a Low Code use-case in customization. This is where you have a tool and you want to change something in the end-user interface. Like when you have a CRM and need to make the ‘email field’ a ‘required field’ so that your front-line sales staff must ask for ...
Low Code is coming for your job.
Okay, probably not. In fact, I will argue here, Low Code will make your job easier and more satisfying. That's not to say it won't be disruptive or cause some pain, like any change, but on the whole it'll make the working lives of a lot of people...
It's a delightful oxymoron that has a few different forms: hurry up and relax, hurry up and slow down, hurry up and smell the roses. The idea is that speed is required for a task that fundamentally can't be hastened, and it illustrates a belief that seems to permeate the business world a little...
