Jorge Diaz2 days ago4 minHow to Rescue & Maintain an Online Business During the CrisisWe are in the middle of a big crisis. The world economy is literally in pause. But it was "kind of" similar for businesses back in 2008, and in 2001, and 199...
Jorge DiazMar 256 minWhat Small Businesses Can Do to Help with COVID-19 SituationDuring the last few days, I've been thinking a lot about what to do to help with the "COVID-19 situation". For sure, #1 thing is I'm staying at home. That's ...
Jorge DiazMar 232 minStock Markets are Crashing. What Should I Do?First of all: stay home. That is the #1 thing. This is a war. We are all battling against a nasty virus, and there is only one way to win it: Staying home. I...
Jorge DiazMar 234 minHow Playing Transport Tycoon shaped my Entrepreneurial SkillsTransport Tycoon is one of my favorite games of all time. I saw it for the first time back in 1999 although it was created almost five years before. I simply...
Jorge DiazDec 27, 20193 minApplying the Profit First System in Personal FinancesI want to share my experience using the Profit First (PF) system on my personal finances. I have used it both for my business and family banking for a while ...
Jorge DiazDec 26, 20192 minThe Best Personal Finance Resource in CanadaI have nothing against professional financial advisors. I believe there is a business opportunity everywhere and the value they can bring to the market is, m...
Jorge DiazDec 19, 20194 minIn Business, Risk is the Downpayment on SuccessMy favorite quote of 2019: "Risk is the downpayment on Success." I have no idea who said that as I only have the certainty, it wasn't me. Bu
Jorge DiazDec 14, 20194 minA Reading Habit is Vital for Succeeding in LifeWhen I was a teenager, my idea of "education" was something like this: It is a finite process that is supposed to start as early as in kindergarten and go al...
Jorge DiazDec 13, 20193 minSystem Building: How Important Habits are for Personal SuccessReading about "habit-building" changed my life. At the same time, applying new habit building systems to develop a reading-habit has also resulted in the bes...
Jorge DiazDec 11, 20193 minCombining Profit First and QuickBooks OnlineThe main "noise" the Profit First system creates into a business banking is the amount of income distribution transactions across accounts.
Jorge DiazDec 9, 20195 minSetting up Profit First in Canadian BanksThe Profit First system is awesome. It has changed both my personal and business finances and re-shaped the way I manage my resources.
Jorge DiazDec 9, 20196 minImplementing Profit First with a Line of CreditIn a previous article, I was explaining the importance of using a Line of Credit (LoC) for bootstrapping a startup under a "lean" approach.
Jorge DiazDec 6, 20198 minAll 80+ Books I Read During 2019I love reading. It is one of the most satisfying and productive activities a human being can do, and it is also the #1 source of knowledge "packaging & consu...
Jorge DiazDec 4, 20197 minEmergency Funds in a TFSA: 3 Ideas to ConsiderThe easiest way to build an EF is by storing the funds in a Savings Account. If you were to have the $12,000 (three months of savings)
Jorge DiazNov 29, 20194 min5 Books that Canadian Entrepreneurs should Read: Pre-Startup StageWhere to start, how to do it, how to come up with a path? I will guide you through the books I consider to be the ideal ones for the...
Jorge DiazNov 26, 20197 minStartup Funding in Canada: Getting traction with a Line of CreditLines of Credit in Canada can be found mainly in two types: A Separate Account or an Overdraft Protection: The first case is an addition...
Jorge DiazNov 13, 20199 minWhat Should I Expect during the First Months of Launching My Business/StartupA Minimum Viable Product(MVP) is a low cost, proof of concept, sketch, test product or whatever name you can come up with for the first...
Jorge DiazNov 12, 20193 minThe Best First book for EntrepreneursThe book was written back in 2011 and since it has achieved: More than 1 million copies sold, translated to more than 30 languages...
