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[INTERVIEW] Mark Attanasio, Toronto Financial Services Executive, Managing Partner Of Hillcrest Merchant Partners

YoungUpstarts

It’s taken the Toronto executive from the world of Big 3 Accounting (as a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers in his early career) to Investment Banking(National Bank Financial) and capital markets (co-founding Eight Capital after leading the management buyout of Dundee Capital Markets). You also talk about challenges to entrepreneurs.

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The five C’s of Business Partners: a marriage without the sex

Berkonomics

In working with entrepreneurs over the years, I have learned that the difference between success and failure is often centered on the people aspects of the business rather than strategy, finance, or operations. Nowhere is this more evident than with the issues related to business partners. This relationship may last 5-20 years.

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Make Bold Decisions

Hearpreneur

The decisions you make can make or break the future of a business hence due diligence is necessary before making bold decisions. Making bold decisions in this case requires due diligence. Thanks to Steph Smith, Industrial Partners Group ! #6- 6- Strong personal finances. Photo Credit: Michael Alexis.

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Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Professionally, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may also be called a Chartered Accountant (CA) on your side of the globe, a Finance Charter-holder and a Certified Financial Planner. I understand personal finance. It also helps that I arranged seller financing, which meant I didn’t have to take a loan from the bank.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

If you don’t hear anything else I’m saying in this presentation, remember this, an unsupportive spouse can kill a business faster than a bad marketing plan, so you want to make sure that your spouse or partner is bought into what you are doing. You know this about yourself, get a partner, do yourself a favor.