The E-Entrepreneur

I owe this post to my friend Kelvin.  I promised I would compile a list of sites to read about 3 weeks ago, so this is (somewhat) overdue.  If there are sites that you follow and aren’t on the list below, feel free to add them to the list by posting a comment.  Here is the list that I got:

Congratulations to all featured rising stars! The stories are posted at: http://www.apsc.ubc.ca/stars/congregation10/

Published by the Financial Post about Mark Mawhinney, my advisor. Mark is an entrepreneur himself and in this article, he shares his experiences with his two startups. It is a good read. Mark keeps a blog too: R. H. Mark Mawhinney’s take on things

We can all benefit from hard-learned lessons
How to avoid most-common mistakes

Business can be messy. It comes with endless disputes, disappointments and mistakes. But it’s a rare setback that doesn’t carry some lesson that can help you win next time.

Mark Mawhinney was in his early 20s and running a buffet restaurant in Edmonton when he discovered one of his servers was doctoring customers’ credit card receipts to give herself bigger tips. For nearly a year he’d had a bad feeling about that employee, but ignored it until he discovered her fraudulent activities, and she was quickly dismissed. When something seems out of sorts, it’s a problem to investigate, not a hunch to be ignored, he says.

Continue reading: http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2790743

Interview of me by WomanzWorld

http://womanzworld.com/entrepreneurs/why-young-entrepreneurs-are-good-for-business/

“I love the energy and enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs. I’ve been privileged to meet several dynamos recently that make me wish I’d delved into the world of entrepreneurship earlier.

Winnie Lai is one of these people. I met her over coffee last week and figured she was the last person in the world who needed caffeine.

High on life this energiser bunny was keen to discuss all the reasons why being an entrepreneur is the only way to live your life.

She made me forget the challenging times when you just wish you could head to a cushy job (let’s face it we’ve all had those moments). Instead I felt like running off to start more businesses.

Her enthusiasm is infectious and the following interview is the reason why we need to ensure that young entrepreneurs are supported and encouraged to shape the future of our world for the better.

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Mark Mawhinney, an advisor of Clinicbook, wrote about Clinicbook on his blog. Check out his great post titled Entrepreneurship at its Finest here: Entrepreneurship at its Finest

Also I should also mention that Robin keeps a blog as well: Robin’s Blog