Our Take

'Report on Words Heard: Our Take' is our report on the words we hear at local business events, as well as our opinion, or 'take', on what was said. While there is no set schedule for Our Take, we try to write-up the key events we attend. The 5 most recent issues of Our Take are listed below and we invite you to read them. To see all past issues, click here.

• Ten Marketing Myths Building, Managing and Motivating a Successful Technology Sales Team
• Marketing in a Start-Up
• CAVCC Professional Development Series In Collaboration with The Toronto Venture Group
• Breakfast with Steve Ballmer
• Winning at New Products: Creating and Launching Superior New Products
• Managing Growth - $1M to $500M in Ten Years
• Raising Private Equity in the New Environment
• Forecasting for Sales & Finance
• Selling Up, Selling Out: A Conference For Software and IT Firms
• From Zero to Hero: How to Create Market Leadership

You can sign up for Our Take by sending an email to 'ourtake@acornpartners.com' or by filling in the form and pressing 'Send'.

Presentations

Acorn Partners is often asked by groups and associations to make presentations on two major topics:

1. where to find money for new companies, and
2. what kind of financial tools are out there.

So below are our two presentations on those topics. Should you have any questions about the presentations, do not hesitate to contact us at 613-563-4588.

Click to Open	Competing for Cash: Money Funnels: In this presentation you will learn that money isn't just money, and that different kinds of money are designed for different purposes. You will also learn about 6 sources of money for your growing business (money funnels) and understand what you will have to pay for each kind of money.
Click to Open	Cash-flow Solutions For Your Growing Business: In this presentation, you will learn about 5 forms of Rapid-Growth Financing which will you increase the odds of having money is in your account when you need it - for whatever you need it for. You will learn what is involved with using each form of Rapid-Growth Financing, as well as what will be asked of you, and what you should be asking about when using each form.