{"id":2387,"date":"2017-09-29T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:51:03","slug":"weekend-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/weekend-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time for a roundup of some great entrepreneurship content we found over the last few weeks. Looking for a weekend read? Check out the following articles to stay informed and inspired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twirltheglobe.com\/interviews\/interview-with-brianne-miers\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B1FcLNvUSQgKVSvSFTgXTNg%3D%3D\">Entrepreneur + Traveler: Interview with Brianne Miers\u201d by Lauren Marinigh, Twirl the Globe<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may seem as though it would be easier to pick up and travel when you work for yourself, but it can be quite the balancing act. In this interview, Brianne Miers, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kindcommunications.com\/\">Kind Communications<\/a>, discusses how she is able to travel throughout the year while managing her company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/coffee-leaf-innovator-wize-monkey-to-hit-300-us-stores\"><strong>Coffee leaf innovator Wize Monkey to hit 300 U.S. stores\u201d by Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Futurpreneur Canada-supported business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wizemonkey.com\/\">Wize Monkey<\/a> shared some good news with the <em>Vancouver Sun <\/em>\u2013 their brand of coffee leaf teas will soon be available in 300 stores across the US. The article also covers their growth as a brand and how they have disrupted coffee and tea markets since their launch in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-40492466\"><strong>\u201cTurning the dead into vinyl records\u201d by Lorelei Mihala, BBC News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>End-of-life industry start-ups have been making headlines recently. For instance, this BBC News article features Jason Leach and his company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.distco.co.uk\/and%20vinyly\/andvinyly.html\">And Vinyly<\/a>, a business that infuses ashes into vinyl records to help customers honour their late loved ones. The article also mentions Justin Crowe and his business <a href=\"https:\/\/cremationdesigns.com\/\">Chronicle Creations<\/a>, which uses people\u2019s ashes to create diamonds, jewelry, and other home decor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/opinion-empowering-entrepreneurship-through-the-sharing-economy\"><strong>\u201cOpinion: Empowering entrepreneurship through the sharing economy\u201d by Paulina Cameron, Vancouver Sun<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the cost of living rises in Vancouver and across Canada, novice entrepreneurs are finding it hard to survive. Paulina Cameron, Regional Director of BC and Yukon at Futurpreneur Canada, shares her insights in this opinion editorial about how the sharing economy can empower young entrepreneurs in their early stages of business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time for a roundup of some great entrepreneurship content we found over the last few weeks. Looking for a weekend read? Check out the following articles to stay informed and inspired. \u201cEntrepreneur + Traveler: Interview with Brianne Miers\u201d by Lauren Marinigh, Twirl the Globe It may seem as though it would be easier to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-planning-and-strategy","category-entrepreneurship"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}