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“Access your network... find resources and new ways to set yourself up for success. As an entrepreneur, you’re constantly hitting challenges and the goal posts are constantly moving, so when you feel like you’re going to hit that wall, pivot: What’s the wall, how do I get over it and who in my network can help me.” — Ashley Janssen, co-owner of AgileStyle (agilestyle.com)
“If you’re not afraid of hard work, being an entrepreneur is actually easy. Now that we’ve been doing it for a couple of years, I couldn’t go back to working for somebody… If you have it in you, try it, don’t wait… You can go build a customer base without a product, but be prepared to work harder than ever before once you’ve sold it five times.” — Sam Jenkins, co-founder of Wellnext (getwellnext.com)
For the full recap of “From freelancer to entrepreneur: Making the shift,” including video and audio, visit capitalideasedmonton.com/events
CAPITAL BUZZ: Here’s what Capital Ideas members took away from the June 18 panel: “I agree with Todd Babiak to stay in Edmonton to have a great business. It’s been wonderful for my career — glad we moved.” — Dana DiTomaso of Kick Point Inc. — kickpoint.ca
“Edmonton is a city where you cannot get away with success. People are always pushing each other to build on their success.” — Robert Tyndale of Tastemakers Edmonton — tastemakersedmonton.com
“It’s tempting but dangerous to take work that’s outside of the problem you want to solve. Stay focused.” — Lisa Hryniw of Sendioso — sendioso.com
“Todd Babiak says to stay in Edmonton and quit your job. #Yeg is full of opportunities.” — Mark Zacharias of Wellnext — getwellnext.com
“Starting a business isn’t necessarily hard, but it is busy.” — Lauren Sergy of Up Front Communication — upfrontco.com
“Entrepreneurs would rather work 100 hours for themselves than 40 for someone else.” — Douglas Stewart of Fort Cozy — dougstewart.org
THANK YOU! Melissa Richards, relationship manager at ATB Business, congratulates door-prize winner Dallas Meidinger of AgileStyle. The prizes awarded after the panel were donated by Digital Alberta and the Edmonton Journal.
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“There isn’t a better city to take a risk [than Edmonton]; everyone pushes you to do it. When they realize that Story Engine is doing well, they ask ‘How are you scaling?’ and ‘Now what?’ ... When you run into trouble, you can phone someone up for advice… In other cities I’ve lived in, people are a little more guarded and competitive.” — Todd Babiak, co-founder of Story Engine (storyengine.com)
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Ildar Abdulin Kathy Anders Tam Andersen Justin Archer Jeff Archibald Andrea Aschenbrenner Jerry Aulenbach Jamie Ausmus Nicole Beart Chantal Beaulieu Lynch Maryanne Bejcar Megan Bertagnolli Joanne Blake Matt Brogly Stephen Brown Jeff Carpenter Mark Chandra Odelia Choi Cindy Chopoidalo Kim Clayton Alyson Connolly Koren Cromwell David Demian Sandra Der Dave Ealey Jean Eaton Peter Edwards Candace Elliott Jim Ewing Shauna Force Lynn Fraser Dena Gillies Jennifer Gyuricska Kat Halushka Brian Hodgson Betty Hushlak Farid Iskander Dana Janssen Ewa Jastrzebski Jillian Kaliel Mark Kandborg Jessalyn King Janet King Mariana Konsolos Peter Lee Karen Lee Samantha Li
Manchi Lo Derek Logan Mick Lolekonda Colin Longhurst Adriana Lopez Carina Ludgate Mark Lynch Dylan Maclean Alicia Maina-Sabeski Keyfer Mathewson Barbara May Dallas Meidinger Bruno Mercier Chris Mikulin Robin Miller Moly Milosovic Brad Molyneaux Charlotte Nesbitt Funmi Omotade-Tan Christy Papadopoulos Jennifer Pawlowski Jacqueline Poon Vlad Raivich Melissa Richards Matthew Riemer Linda Ritter Matt Rowson Courtney Rupertus Laura Saueracker Alex Scuccato Mike Sczesny Nidhi Sharma Andrea Shubert Mark Shuya Steve Sirockman Andrea Spevak Deirdre St. Luke Mark Steiner Susie Sykes Hussam T. Evan Tran Jenna Tung Warren Uhrich Matthew Weiss Lawrence Wong Gail Yakemchuk
HOW DO I TURN AN IDEA INTO A BUSINESS? WHEN: JULY 16, 11:45 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
WHERE: THE EDMONTON JOURNAL (10006 101ST ST.)
RSVP AT CAPITALIDEAS29.EVENTBRITE.COM
Questions? Contact us at hello@capitalideasedmonton.com