by Karla Briones | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog, Canada, Entrepreneur
Studying in Canada has always been quite popular among international students as they are given a work permit after the completion of their coursework. According to a survey held on December 31, 2019, approximately 498,735 post-secondary international students were...
by Karla Briones | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Entrepreneur, Planning, Success
Who says it’s a bad time to open a business? It has been crazy these past weeks, and I hope you are all staying as safe and sane as possible. Nothing is certain and everything seems unbelievably frightening right now. I have heard from many of you asking how to...
by Karla Briones | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog, Canada, Entrepreneur, Networking
Being an entrepreneur is at times a very lonely journey. Now, adding being brand new in a country has the potential of isolating even the most outgoing person. I’ve written about the possibility of co-working spaces to help with this, however what if that isn’t...
by Karla Briones | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Entrepreneur, Resources
Starting a business sometimes feels like trying to figure out what comes first: the chicken or the egg? You need money to start a business, but usually, commercial banks won’t lend you money unless you HAVE money. It gets particularly hard as a newcomer, given...
by Karla Briones | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog, Canada, Entrepreneur, Real Estate, Resources, Scaling Up
You finally have your business up and running and are getting into your new routine, but do you still feel like there’s something missing? It’s possible that this self-employed/entrepreneur lifestyle is lonely at times. Perhaps you are tired of working from home, or...
by Karla Briones | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, Entrepreneur, Immigration, Uncategorized
I want to dedicate this post to newcomers to Canada that come from China, in celebration of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. When I was living in Toronto,...
Karla Briones is an Ottawa-area serial Immpreneur with a passion to encourage and support others to achieve business success.