Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Category: Personal Finance

  • Securing Finances that Could Save Your Business

    Securing Finances that Could Save Your Business

    Keeping a business afloat takes time and practice. Unfortunately, not all companies, no matter how great their service, manage to survive. And current world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic have made keeping in the black even more challenging. But as dismayed as you might be at the prospect of folding your company, there are…

  • These Key Issues Will Immediately Turn Off Potential Clients

    These Key Issues Will Immediately Turn Off Potential Clients

    Are you interested in getting more clients for your business? If so, then it’s important to understand the issues that turn them off. By recognizing the key issues you will be able to make sure that your company is ahead of the competition and avoid missing out on crucial sales in your business.  Poor Maintenance…

  • Ways to Give Your Business the Fuel for Success it Needs

    Ways to Give Your Business the Fuel for Success it Needs

    If your business has been struggling to really take off in the way you wanted it to, there might be many reasons why that’s the case. But that doesn’t mean you should give up or stop trying to make that big breakthrough happen. There are lots of ways in which you can give your business…

  • From Janitor to retired in 22 years; the journey of an immigrant

    From Janitor to retired in 22 years; the journey of an immigrant

    I came to Canada 22 years ago. I had no friends, no money, no education, no connections, poor use of the English/French language, no special skill. I worked as a janitor for $7/h, a busboy, stacking shelves in supermarkets, as an Uber driver. Every low-paying job I had, I accepted it with gratitude. I never…

  • Saving A Hospitality Business On The Brink

    Saving A Hospitality Business On The Brink

    Lockdowns have had a significant impact on businesses across every sector, leaving many facing impossible calls for diversification at a time when, in many instances, simply keeping operations afloat was a challenge. However, if we’re playing pandemic favorites (or not, as it would be more accurate to say,) there’s a very strong argument for the…

  • 4 Huge Shipping Mistakes That Your Ecommerce Business Needs To Avoid

    4 Huge Shipping Mistakes That Your Ecommerce Business Needs To Avoid

    When you run an ecommerce business, shipping is one of the most important things that you need to get right. Customers want fast shipping and they don’t want to pay a lot of money for it. In fact, if the shipping costs are too high, that can really put people off and it will have…