Category: SBX NOW & NXT

Professional Development: How to Get Your Organization to Sponsor You

Your journey to personal development starts now! You have the opportunity to negotiate with your organization to sponsor you to attend conferences to catapult your mindset and skills, including The Atelier Collective’s upcoming signature virtual event: Beyond 2020. In this post, you will learn from Master Negotiator, Atelier alumni and past SBX CNNX thought-leader, Fotini…

Delivering A Dynamic Pitch

Are you packing your pitches with as much information as possible? In reality, successful pitches are about clear and engaging stories that make people want to hear more. Being passionate about our products and services isn’t enough – we need to motivate our audiences to be passionate as well. But how do you inspire that…

How Going The Extra Mile Shortens The Trip

The SBX Team is incredibly excited to debut this week’s blog post, How Going The Extra Mile Shortens The Trip, written by Lisa Lisson! No matter if you’re an employer, an employee, or self-employed; going the extra mile will always pay off. In a world full of technology and now the majority of the workforce…

The Future of Self-Driving Cars is in Full Gear with AVIN Funding

The idea of self-driving cars is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s here, and it’s now. Highly researched and developed experimental models are being tested all over the world, even in our local communities such as Hamilton, Ontario. Made easier with government funding through the Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN), autonomous vehicles will soon showcase…

Less is More When Pitching Your Ideas

Renowned writer Robert Browning first used the term ‘less is more’ in an 1855 poem.  This concept basically means that doing less on a particular project can actually have more impact than doing a lot. Nowhere in the business world is this more true than when pitching your product or service, whether to investors or…

Financial Growth: Diversifying Into New Markets

As COVID-19 continues to change the global economy and pushes us to do “business as unusual”, having a diversified customer base is critical to your company’s success. Opportunity awaits, but is your company ready to go global? In our recent Experts in Residence session – Financial Growth, Sandbox Centre virtually hosted Export Development Canada and…