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Being an entrepreneur is an exciting and demanding career choice, and for most, it seems easy enough to know that you need to generate money for your business to survive. But it’s not always that easy for many. Many entrepreneurs jump into business without considering the mind-limiting beliefs that they carry.  Quite often, you are not aware of the beliefs that hold you back until you are deep into the sales activities of the business.

Liz St Pierre, a business coach for online entrepreneurs who are ready to build and launch their signature program, noticed a common theme with her clients and it was how they dealt with the money aspect of the business. Liz has worked with many women over the years and help them work through their limiting mindset issues. 

Three common money mindset issues that Liz has seen with her clients. Can you relate to any of

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Have you allowed pandemic-related fears and challenges to impact your mindset? Would you like to move past the fear and take action anyway? If you’re ready to move from surviving to “sur-thriving” in your business, here are ten insider tips from last week’s WomanUP! event to help you make the shift.

One of the biggest surprises from this year’s WomanUP! Conference was how many women had discovered there were silver linings from the pandemic. Their families grew closer. They had time to pursue new interests and hobbies, as well as time to carefully evaluate where they could improve their business. In other words, they made a conscious decision to “sur-thrive,” no matter what happens. 

If fear is holding you back in any area of your life, take a deep breath, consider the options, and then choose the best response. Here are 10 steps you can take to create a

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Yanie Durocher; founder of POMPOM Creative focused on lifestyle brands for China’s marketplace for PR/Social/Content. IG @YanieYanson

After Covid-19, we’re coming to a final setback in how we’re thinking of producing, using and disposing of apparel. Fashion is one of the key contributors to global pollution and waste, where it has now come to a dead end. According to Business Insider, “the fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined,” and “in total, up to 85% of textiles go into landfills each year. That’s enough to fill the Sydney harbor annually.”

And China, where our agency and most of our clients are located, is currently one of the main areas for textile producers in the world.

Although we’re generally set by trends that define societal cultural standpoints of the moment, we also need to rethink how slow fashion can be deeply inserted within the

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For business owners, improving investor behavior can mean more than a focus solely on financial instruments. The intent of this column has been improving investor behavior, which often discusses market investments like equities, bonds, and other financial assets. But it’s important to consider how our investor behavior applies to other critical areas of our lives, namely in the ownership and running of a business.

As an independent financial adviser, I’m in a unique spot. I own a business and am responsible for running that business while helping my clients think about running theirs. I have a dual perspective, both as an advisor and as a business owner. So this week, I want to cross over into the business world and encourage you to consider how your investment behavior (i.e., the beliefs and attitudes you have about your business) and possibly the most valuable asset you have, your employees, might be

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