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In todays podcast, we speak to Human Resources Consultant, Sofia Arisheh of Upskill Consulting. Sofia together with Serenity Sisters Candace Nancke and Stephanie Sang discuss HR in the New World. This podcast features a number of HR related topics such as remote working, returning to the office, company mandates vs provincial health orders, employer expectations, staff wants and more. Sofia explains her approach and the opportunity we all have to reinvent work/play balance. Listen in as we discuss current HR challenges, stories and possible solutions. Resources Worksafe BCClick Here For More Info BC Centre for Disease ControlClick Here For More [...]

This podcast featuring Tess Menges, Manager of  Procurement Assistance Canada (previously Office of Small and Medium Enterprises) offers a master class in bidding for government contracts.  Tess leads the Serenity Sisters panel through  this master class (typically an online workshop)  where we were able to complete a short exercise which mirrors the basic competitive procurement process format used by the Federal Government to award contracts. The Serenity Sisters were split into teams and played the role of departmental officials with a requirement to purchase 25 dogs. In this class, three fictitious companies submitted bids to provide those dogs. Our task [...]

  This podcast features a question from an entrepreneur about how to manage partnerships in business.  This is an excellent question and our group had a lot to say about partnerships  including some advice on: What should you look for in a partner. Questions you should you ask before you enter a partnership. How to manage partnerships. What happens when a partner wants to exit or you want them to exit. If you are interested in hearing about navigating through identifying a potential partner, to setting up for success, avoiding pitfalls, managing partners and even creating an exit strategy from [...]

Join us as Serenity Sister Peggy Aulenback checks in with Katie and Claire of Friendly Composting. Katie and Claire were the first entrepreneurs we had on the podcast. These talented young ladies are the owners and founders of Friendly Composting, a weekly compost pick up and local product delivery located in beautiful, Kamloops BC! They started their new company at the beginning of the initial COVID-19 shut down and when we first spoke to them, they had a lot of questions for all of us concerning financing, structure, growth, marketing, insurance, purchasing and more. Peggy was excited to get an [...]

  Every entrepreneur between the ages of 18-39 needs to listen to this podcast! Serenity Now for Entrepreneurs is so excited to interview Andrea Welling, Regional Director of Futurpreneur, BC. In this podcast we wanted to share more information about this valuable resource. Their mandate is to empower youth entrepreneurs in Canada by lending funds, support, coaching, mentorship as well as access to online learning, business plan writing and much more! If you have an idea you want to launch,or if you have just launched or you are looking to take your business to the next level, please contact the [...]

Description In this podcast we are so excited to introduce an incredible resource by Community Futures Fraser Fort George. Community Futures’ started an exciting new initiative last year called LEAP for Women in Business. LEAP is an acronym for Leadership & Entrepreneur Accelerator Program    This program was designed to encourage women to grow and achieve in their career and business through targeted workshops and network opportunities. The idea is to take a leap forward whether you have just an idea for business, whether you are ready to start a business or if you want to take your business to [...]

Normally none of our panelists use profanity in our podcast but when our panelist, Peggy Aulenback brought up an essay she had read in the Harvard Business Review entitled “The No Asshole Rule” – we were all quite intrigued. The essay was written by a Stanford professor, Robert I Sutton. The topic of the essay was so popular that it was followed by a book entitled: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't. The theme of the essay and book are that bullying behavior in the workplace worsens morale and productivity. A rule is [...]

Have you ever wondered about selling your product to the Government of  Canada? Have you been overwhelmed when trying to learn about this process? You are not alone! Many businesses have found it difficult to navigate through the process of Government procurement. This is why our finance specialist, Rita Kim invited Tess Menges of OSME (Office of Small and Medium Sized Businesses)to our podcast. OSME is an incredibly valuable resource that should be utilized by an business interested in selling their products or services to Government. Join us we learn firsthand from Tess how OSME is dedicated to helping small [...]