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Paul Hogendoorn
Dec 3, 20234 min read
Understanding the Entrepreneur in Your Life
Maybe you work for an entrepreneur led company, maybe you are the entrepreneur that founded and leads the company, maybe you are an...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Nov 19, 20234 min read
Should You Hire an Entrepreneurial Coach?
After 42 years of figuring things out as I go, I decided to hire a coach. Four weeks into it, I’m already starting to ‘feel’ a...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Nov 13, 20236 min read
THE ECONOMICS OF BEING HANDY
The TV character Red Green said many times, “If women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy”. The show segments on...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Oct 12, 20234 min read
IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING DONE, ASK SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T LIKE BEING BUSY
If you want to get something done, ask someone that doesn’t like being busy! Many years ago, a person I have immense respect for said to...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Oct 4, 20232 min read
OUR MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of touring the Wolfe Equipment facility with Paul Veeke and Stefanie Ince, the new Executive Director of...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Sep 17, 20234 min read
THINKING GREEN WITH AN OPEN MIND
Earlier this month, after all the kids went back to school, my wife and I visited a few of Ontario’s beautiful provincial parks,...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Sep 11, 20232 min read
HANDS ON SKILLS - TIME TO BRING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL
School is back - what a wonderful time of the year! The same grandkids that were counting down the days until summer just a few months...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Sep 6, 20232 min read
NO "BS" OR FANCY TALK - WHY I LOVE MANUFACTURING
Manufacturers don’t talk about things like “reshoring”, "digitization" or "technology adoption", industry analysts, experts, politicians...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Sep 2, 20232 min read
WHY I LOVE MANUFACTURING
Manufacturers build neat stuff. Like many others, as a kid, I played with Tonka trucks, then built go-carts, then started modifying...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Aug 23, 20231 min read
SOMETIMES ITS BETTER TO TAKE THE STAIRS
Everyone is familiar with the iconic Eiffel Tower. It is one of the most photographed manmade structures in the world. The view from the...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Aug 16, 20236 min read
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MES AND ERP - BUT WAS AFRAID TO ASK!
Manufacturers are sometimes overwhelmed by the introduction of three and four-letter acronyms that describe things they are said to need...
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Paul Hogendoorn
Aug 11, 20231 min read
LOOKING FORWARDS BY LOOKING BACKWARDS
A new adventure in motoring. Winston Churchill once said "those that don't remember the past are condemned to relive it" - a particularly...
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Josh Redgrift
Aug 9, 20234 min read
MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER
I stumbled across a young YouTube drummer that covers all the true ‘classics’ about 6 months ago and I’ve been addicted ever since. (Word...
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