I’ve loved business for as long as I can remember. Sure, I went through the Police Man / Fire Fighter / Astronaut phase in my early years, but ever since the ‘what are you going to be when you grow up?’ question started getting serious, I’ve wanted to work in business. It’s exciting to me…

It’s early into the New Year, and you’ve no doubt already heard many mentions of the Mayan predictionthat the world will end at the close of 2012. Whether you believe the prediction to be true, or that the Mayans simply ran out of room on the rock, there is something to be learned from this…

“What’s your hourly rate?” It’s a question that we get asked frequently as we meet with business owners. We understand – people want to know what a service costs, and need that information to properly evaluate what is being offered. Used in conjunction with other evaluation criteria, price is an important thing to know. However,…

There is a new movie out right now called Moneyball, and starring Brad Pitt. It tells the true story of Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team in 2002. Faced with the departure of some key players, and a low budget, Beane begins to challenge the prevailing wisdom around indicators of…

365 Technologies has been active in the Winnipeg market for just over a year now. Next week, we’ll take some time to thank our clients, partners, and friends at an appreciation night. It’s funny – things never quite turn out exactly as you expect, and this past year has been full of learning opportunities as…

While January 1st marks the beginning of a new calendar year, it is always the beginning of September that has more of a ‘new year’ feel for me. The end of summer holidays, the start of the school year, the reappearance of flocks of geese – it’s a return to routine, and I love it.…

While January 1st marks the beginning of a new calendar year, it is always the beginning of September that has more of a ‘new year’ feel for me. The end of summer holidays, the start of the school year, the reappearance of flocks of geese – it’s a return to routine, and I love it.…

The handshake. A simple gesture that can communicate so much: congratulations, gratitude, sportsmanship, and often, the completion of an agreement. It’s the last one that I want to focus on. In the context of entering into a service agreement, the handshake (as a figurative representation of a signed deal) marks an important transition for you,…

On occasion, in a staff meeting or a consulting session with a client, I’ve been known to utter the phrase ‘that sounds like a roast beef story’. Understandably, this gets me a few confused looks. The Roast Beef Story is an old tale about a young woman who has her boyfriend over for a roast…