Business Tips from the Race To A Million

Here are some great business tips from our very own Race To A Million colleagues and guests. If you'd like to see a certain topic covered please let us know through the Contact Us page.

Video: TRU World – Wes Koczka – Ep. 17

Posted by jchan | Posted in Business Tips, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 01-03-2011

If you are planning to do business over seas you will want watch this video. Wes Koczka from TRU World talks to Peter about the impact TRU World has  on the university, as well as some things to be aware of if you are doing business internationally, check it out!
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Video: Big Ideas – Ep. 14

Posted by jchan | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Tips, Submitted Ideas, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 04-02-2011

BRAIN TEASER TIME!!!! In their first year of business, how much money did Microsoft Make? The answer? Find it in episode 14′s Big Idea’s segment! No only that, Peter talks about a few of his favorite submitted ideas. If you have a good idea submit it to our website and you’ll be entered to win [...]

The Blue Monday Top 10.5 Great YouTube Videos About Thought, Ideas, Thinking, Brainstorming and Masterminding

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Strategy, Business Tips, YouTube | Posted on 24-01-2011

Did you know it’s Blue Monday today? What’s Blue Monday you ask? Blue Monday is the name given to the most “depressing” day of the year which supposedly falls on the Monday of the last full week in January. You can read more about it on Wikipedia.org by typing in “Blue Monday” but we thought today we’d give you some thoughts to help you not be so blue. Here’s some humor and inspiration for you … It’s our top 10 and a half Great YouTube Videos about thought, ideas, thinking, brainstorming and masterminding!

Video: Episode 13 is now airing on Shaw TV and Vimeo

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Alpha, Business Ideas, Business Strategy, Business Tips, Charities, Non-Profits, & Community, Genie, Kamloops, Leaderboard, TRU, Teams, Video Episodes, Vimeo | Posted on 21-01-2011

[movie-film-reel] Episode 13 is now airing … Thursday January, 20th at 8PM, Saturday, January 22nd at 5PM and Sunday, January 23rd at 5PM (Moved from 3PM) … if you can’t catch it on Shaw TV in the local Kamloops market you can check out the entire episode here on this website through our Vimeo channel in full HD … In this episode: Biz Apps with Peter and Dean battling it out over who has the best handheld business application; Big Ideas with Bryan Wickham; Participant Spotlight with Mike Harrison; Sponsor Spotlight with Aberdeen Mall; and a GREAT race update on teams TRU, Alpha, and Genie! Click the link below for more [...]

Video: Business Tips – Creating a Vision for your company – Ep. 12

Posted by jchan | Posted in Business Strategy, Business Tips, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 19-01-2011

There is value in visualizing where you want to be, to set a time frame of when that’s going to happen, and to write down exactly what you want. It’s important to do these things not only from a business stand point but also from personal one. If you don’t know what I’m talking about yet then check out this video to learn more about efficient ways to take your business to where you want it to be.

Video: Episode 12 of RTAM – 1st Show of 2011

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Strategy, Business Tips, Charities, Non-Profits, & Community, Video Episodes, Vimeo | Posted on 15-01-2011

In this episode we feature the City of Kamloops as a great place to live, play, work and do business in our first segment titled “Why do business in Kamloops?”… In the second half of the show we head up to the Kamloops Convention Centre for the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Christmas Business Trade Show and Social. We interviewed people about the benefits and value they receive from being members of the Chamber of Commerce and find out what some local business owners think of the Race to a Million. We finish off the show with a segment about creating a vision for your business. How do you create a vision and why is it important?

Have you ever heard of a TV show created by the fans? We need you! Can you help?

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Biggest Fan, Business Ideas, Business Tips, Facebook, Fans, Google Buzz, Shaw TV, Thanks A Million, Twitter | Posted on 30-12-2010

Hi everyone it’s been four and a half months since we launched the Race to a Million. There’s six months to go and we are entering an exciting new year. With your help we’ve accomplished some great things already… Have you ever heard of a TV show created by the fans? Here’s your opportunity to stand up and be counted. You have the opportunity to be part of this exciting effort. We want your help… your creativity… your passion… your involvement… your advice… your influence. Without you there is no “we”. WE can do amazing things together! Read more [...]

Video: A Couple of Big Crazy Business Ideas from Episode 6

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Tips, Submitted Ideas, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 29-12-2010

Here are a couple of great big crazy ideas examples… In this video Dean tells us about his invention, the “neat seat lifter”, what his patenting process was, and how his outcome came to be. Peter goes over his “line drive golf fishing system” and the unexpected success it had while it was still current. It started out as a joke and a brainstorming session and turned into

Stress management tips for busy professionals!

Posted by lakkineni | Posted in Business Tips | Posted on 29-12-2010

When was the last time you stressed out and thought you could use some help? We all stress out at one point or another in life. This could be physical or emotional. It may be due to work, argument with a friend or family member or any other reason. To manage your stress first you [...]

Video: Business Tips with Natalie Peace from Booster Juice Ep. 11

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Strategy, Business Tips, Video Episodes, YouTube, human resource | Posted on 23-12-2010

Local entrepreneur and just a generally inspiring person Natalie Peace joins us in the studio to talk about her business Booster Juice. Natalie shares some great advice for young entrepreneurs and talks about her motivations to make a difference when starting her company. Natalie is a graduate from Thompson Rivers University who [...]

Top 100 Canadian wealthiest entrepreneurs – What do they have in common?

Posted by lakkineni | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Strategy, Business Tips | Posted on 21-12-2010

Have you ever looked at the world’s successful entrepreneurs and wondered how they amassed their wealth and success? Recently I certainly had one of these moments and I’d like to share my observations. I was reading the Canadian Business Special Edition featuring The 100 most successful and wealthiest business people. I normally start reading the [...]

Video: Business Tips with Bob de Wit

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Ideas, Business Strategy, Business Tips, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 13-12-2010

Peter sits down with Bob de Wit, an Angel Investor and Executive Director of the New Ventures BC competition to discuss the New Ventures BC competition both regionally and provincially as well as business tips and advice for business start ups and entrepreneurs alike. Watch the video at the link below…

Video: Why should you join the Chamber of Commerce?

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Strategy, Business Tips, Kamloops, Video Episodes, YouTube | Posted on 08-12-2010

Why should you join the Chamber of Commerce? Deb McClelland the Executive Director of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce joins us in this video to share the answer to this question and several others. Whether you’re looking for business networking opportunities, business mentorship, educational opportunities, money saving benefits such as group insurance benfits, or government advocacy for your business the Chamber of Commerce is a great place to start. The Kamloops Chamber also offers… watch the video by clicking the link below…

Video: Mobile Biz Apps – Google and JotNot

Posted by Peter Cameron-Inglis | Posted in Business Tips, Mobile Business Apps, Video Episodes, YouTube, technology | Posted on 03-12-2010

Dean Pierson and Peter Cameron-Inglis review some new (and tried but true) business applications for mobile devices. This time we’re talking about Google Apps and JotNot for both the iphone and Blackberry devices. Check out the video by clicking the link below…

How Businesses Can Leverage LinkedIn? Check Out Top 10 tips!

Posted by lakkineni | Posted in Business Strategy, Business Tips, technology | Posted on 30-11-2010

What is LinkedIn professional network? LinkedIn is a professional network of 85 million members in over 200 countries and there is a new member joins LinkedIn every second. Unlike other social networks LinkedIn is geared for business professionals. Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members. How businesses can leverage LinkedIn for business purposes? [...]

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