In the view of transparency, below is an excerpt from an advisory email I sent this month:
UPDATES 🎉
Spent a month in Hanoi, Vietnam working with BizCare – a for-profit business accelerator that focuses on supporting female entrepreneurs and Social Impact Businesses (SIBs). I supported them with designing and launching one of the countries first female CEO mastermind group.
Though brought in as a consultant to support, I’ve learned equally much if not more.
HERE ARE SOME KEY LESSONS🎓
- Asian Entrepreneurial Mindset & Cultural Differences (10min read)
- Observations and Lessons from Vietnam’s blooming economy and business support ecosystem (15min read)
- Interesting Innovations & Case Studies in SE Asia (10 min read)
- Competitive Differentiation, Distinction, and Defensibility (7min read)
- Lessons from Dr. Thang Dam Quang (5min read)
PROJECTS 🛠️
Tech Yukon North of AI – Ongoing. Receive up to $13,333 to explore the implementation of AI in your business. Eligibility criteria: Yukon-based + Supply Chain-related + AI-related.
Tech Yukon Canadian Digital Adoption Program – Accepting applications till January 2024. Receive $5,000 to create or upgrade your e-commerce website. Eligibility Criteria: B2C, Yukon-based (visit the page for full requirements).
Startup Fuckup Podcast – Restarting, look out for new episodes in September.
Generational Dinners – On pause until I figure out my capacity to commit to evening events with Toby starting kindergarten, Geralt starting daycare, and wife going back to work.
Book: Selling Ethically with G.R.A.C.E. – Work in progress (page 91).
GRATITUDE 🤝
- Big thanks to Tran Tri Dung and the SwissEP team for the opportunity to work in Vietnam!
- Dr. Thang Dam Quang, Nguyen Van Anh, and Bui Phuong Anh Bui from BizCare for their hospitality and guidance.
- Haresh Menon for the continual accountability + introduction to Chris Blahoot from The Zag.
- Ibrahim Al-Dossary for being proactive in reaching out to explore opportunities for collaboration.
BONUS RESOURCES 💰
- B2C business looking to create or upgrade your e-commerce presence? Get up to $5k to do so via Tech Yukon’s Canadian Digital Adoption Program (Accepting ongoing applications)
- Telus Stand with Owners Competition: Win up to $125,000 in prizes (Apply before September 6)
- Entrepreneurs On the Rise Entrepreneurship Program: For women with disabilities (Accepting ongoing applications)
- UPlift Black: Support for Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs (Apply before October)
- Spring’s Impact Investor Challenge(s): Upcoming Women-led, Cleantech, and Health cohorts. IIC is for investors to learn how to invest in impactful startups and for startups to learn about fundraising + win an actual prize pool of cash.
- BCIT Student Association’s Entrepreneurship Mentorship Program is looking for more mentors (They’re one of the better run mentorship programs that I continue to engage in alongside Futurpreneur and The Forum, highly recommend).
- Beta Collective has just opened their new Burnaby co-working location near Brentwood Mall.
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