Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • 10 Ways to Focus on Business Expansion As You’re Mid-Growth

    10 Ways to Focus on Business Expansion As You’re Mid-Growth

    When it comes to being in business, you can often strive hard in the early days to get anywhere close to where you initially intended to be. As such, you get used to the long hours and putting the work in. So, when you find yourself amidst success and things…

  • The Hidden Costs of Doing Admin Work as a Founder

    The Hidden Costs of Doing Admin Work as a Founder

    As a founder, you may well be used to doing everything yourself because when you first founded the business, you may well have been the sole worker of the company. Handling your own invoicing, scheduling, and data entry will, at some point, become more of a hindrance than what it…

  • Stock Market Recep, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    Stock Market Recep, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    📊 Alain’s Holdings — June 9, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 677.70 -2.08 -0.31% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 707.83 -8.24 -1.15% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 50.97 -0.01 -0.02% Trump: U.S. “Must React” to Iran Downing Helicopter | SOXX Drops 8.6% Intraday |…

  • Capitalism in Sweden: The Free-Market Success Story Europe Ignores

    Capitalism in Sweden: The Free-Market Success Story Europe Ignores

    Capitalism in Sweden helped transform a stagnant economy into one of Europe’s strongest. Discover how free-market reforms fueled growth.

  • How to Optimize Your Distribution Network for Regional Shipping

    How to Optimize Your Distribution Network for Regional Shipping

    Nearly 64% of total business logistics costs are transportation-related, says the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. A surprising number of operators don’t know this; they assume inefficiency must reside in warehousing or labor. Movement is where it lies and regional movement, in particular, is where all those marginal decisions…

  • The Strategic Edge of Personalized Customer Engagement

    The Strategic Edge of Personalized Customer Engagement

    These days, we’re swamped with digital noise, and most generic ads just get ignored. That old “one-size-fits-all” marketing approach doesn’t work anymore because people expect brands to actually get them. This is where personalizing how you talk to customers really shines. It helps businesses cut through all the clutter by…