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The Laws of Wealth Creation

January 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on The Laws of Wealth Creation

pI had to share this quote from a a href=href=http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.htmlPaul Graham article on Wealth Creation/a:/p pStartups are not magic. They dont change the laws of wealth creation. They just represent a point at the far end of the curve. There is a conservation law at work here: if you want to make a million dollars, […]

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HealthSpoke Connect v1.0 Online!

July 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on HealthSpoke Connect v1.0 Online!

Things are moving forward. Last night I launched a new HealthSpoke website, along with version 1.0 of HealthSpoke Connect, our flagship business management tool for Health and Wellness Practitioners. Version 1.0 offers Client Management, online appointment booking, basic business statistics, and Business Profiles with a free listing in the HealthSpoke directory. There’s lots more work […]

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HealthSpoke Celebrates its First Users!

July 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well, I had a big week last week as the HealthSpoke product finally started being used. Up until then, I had shown alpha and beta versions to a number of people, and had a few practitioners try it out. Last week though, I had my first practitioner add real, live clients, and have them book […]

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MBET Alumni – The Entrepreneurial Journey

June 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on MBET Alumni – The Entrepreneurial Journey

I was back at CBET this evening for an interesting discussion with this year’s MBET class. It is that time of year when students are starting to see the program coming to an end, and are starting to think about their next steps. In an interesting event, the staff decided to bring back a number […]

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MBET Students In The News

April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on MBET Students In The News

In the last month, there have been a few articles featuring MBET and MBET students. First, there was a Globe and Mail article, discussing how MBET helps aspiring entrepreneurs gain the skills they need to launch their businesses. Check it out here. Next up, two of this years students participated in the Rice Business Plan […]

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CBET in the National Post

October 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on CBET in the National Post

There was a great article in yesterday’s national post profiling the MBET program. Check it out here: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=badacd33-b399-4efc-8fb0-9c4f89b6e2dc.

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A New Year…

September 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It’s amazing what a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, I was three hours into the first day of MBET. Today, I am three hours into my first “paid” week as an entrepreneur, as President and CEO of HealthSpoke. I have the pieces in place and now it’s time to make it […]

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What’s Next?

August 16th, 2007 · Comments Off on What’s Next?

With my time in MBET complete, I’m sure that there will be much less activity on this blog. I’m sure there will be the occasional update, but for anyone who wants to keep up with what I’m doing, I’ll be blogging more regularly over at my Forward Motion page at www.dandonovan.ca. I’ll be working full […]

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MBET Finished!!!

August 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off on MBET Finished!!!

Just finished the last accounting exam… hard to believe but MBET is over. Now onto the Bomber patio… let the partying begin!!

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One More to Go…

August 2nd, 2007 · Comments Off on One More to Go…

This morning we had our E-Business exam. 50 multiple choice questions, and 50 marks based on a case analysis. We were told the multiple choice would be based on the interactive quiz questions given on the textbook companion website. Here’s a big hint to everyone in MBET next year – do all the questions!! I […]

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