13 hours ago
Hello friends!
A start-up I'm helping needs to cost-effectively outsource the ability to receive anywhere from ZERO up to 1000 inbound calls per day, with an average call duration of 6-8 minutes.
The calls will be simple... answering basic questions and capturing the contact information of the caller.
There is likely to be little predictability of call volume, making it very difficult for call centre companies to allocate resources... perhaps a "shared agent pool" is the best approach...?
Anyone encountered this sort of variability before? Who should I talk with?
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A decent outsourced call centre will cost you several thousands of dollars per day. Even to hire yourself, that's $50k worth of man hours per month and that's assuming you don't account for spikes and standby staff. And at min wage, you'll get what you pay for. You could outsource it overseas, but again a sacrifice of quality. What's your budget for the project?
19 hours ago
Hello, startup friends :)
I'm looking for a little guidance on setting up US employment infrastructure (payroll, benefits, workers comp, unemployment insurance - the whole thing!). I don't want to hire contractors - would like them to be employees and I assume they'd have to be employees of our US entity (we have Canadian payroll set up through the Canadian entity)
Based in my research to date, my understanding is that we have 3 different possible paths - (1) EoR like Deel (2) PEO, and (3) basically brokers and management of individual vendors for everything - ie. Payroll system from x vendor, broker and system for benefits separate, etc, etc.
TWO QUESTIONS:
1. Am I missing an alternative here? Any advice you have on strategy, options, would be so helpful!
2. HRAs (the benefits reimbursement stipend option) - any good providers you know of?
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Payroll & Compliance for International Teams | Deel
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Look into Communitech Outpost. Depending on scale, it may be a good option.
A us Peo becomes the employer of record. If you only have a few hires do this. You will cringe at the cost of benefits
4 days ago
Has anyone used Dama Financial (www.damafinancial.com/?mc_cid=011873c28f&mc_eid=3e416383fa) as an alternative to TransferWise? TW thinks my company goes against their Acceptable Use Policy, but we don't and TW's customer service so far has gotten us nowhere. Alternatively, does anyone know a TW employee who can help? ... See MoreSee Less
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Have you tried remitr.com? CC Sandeep Todi
Knit will be rolling out business payments and a digital wallet that can hold multiple currencies in a few months.
Lean Payments is another Canadian rising star leanpayments.com/
You can also try OFX. Been using them a bit since they allow you to debit USD from a Canadian based bank account (which TW doesn’t)
3 days ago
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Clearbanc rebrands, raises $350 million USD to provide full-stack founder support
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Whooooaaaaaa - way to go team!
Wow wow wow!
Very impressive
Congrats Michele Romanow & Andrew D'Souza!
Awesome!
Boom!
Huge congratulations to you both. Massive accomplishment!!!!! Michele Romanow, Andrew D'Souza 👏🏻
3 days ago
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We subscribe to Mesh Diversity’s software - it’s amazing for helping give a baseline inclusivity score with tools for how to improve over time
QuakeLab quakelab.ca/
Hi Kristen, the Juno Foundation is running a series of very affordable ($50 pp) workshops on DEI, in partnership with Canada Learning Code. The first one is next week: www.eventbrite.ca/e/juno-foundation-empathy-and-allyship-workshop-tickets-147854722455
We have two companies in the Accelerator Center startup ecosystem who do this work: www.unlearn.com and www.dialectic.solutions
3 days ago
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Hi Mary, I can help and just sent you a DM.
We absolutely need to update ours, especially with this cringe-worthy voiceover (I can say that because it's me), but if you're looking for a quick and easy service to create one on your own, we used biteable for this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrW4YNWU_dM
Hi Mary, our agency has over 6 years of experience in video production at all scales, including product marketing videos! Our website is www.woodenpanda.ca. I'll send a DM as well, thanks!
Vidyard!!!
Hey Mary, Maybe I can help. You can DM me. More about me -> sindwani.com
That’s what we do at www.ugc-shop.com! 🙂
Thank you everyone for the recommendations! I am making my way through them.
3 weeks ago
Hey! I just had a question about Social Media Management tools. I've looked a few like Hootsuite and Planoly. I'm wondering what are the best options for this type of service to help manage our social media platforms (multiple social media platform support, ease of use, well-priced etc.).
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Later has been great for us!
There like thoughts of options. Depends a lot on your social stack and business tasks. Check out sprout social, agora pulse, promoRepublic. Feel free to contact me if you need help.
www.ghostit.co/ has a great managed service
Take a look at Sprout Social as well.
Furqan Khan
Publer is nice and affordable.
1 week ago
Good morning! Looking for recommendations/referrals on two (very different) asks that I've had a few tech clients ask about recently:
1. Career Coaches - specifically ones who have experience mentoring VP/above leaders growing their career in startup space
1. B2B Digital Marketing Agencies (that also help build out the tech stack).
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Erik Kieser
We help build out effective digital marketing B2B strategies SocialEyes Communications for companies in various verticals. Happy to chat
Sarah Brekelmans I just sent you a DM
Just started working with Matty McComb and super impressed
Gavin Ripe Mohan at Ripe Resolution
Matty McComb for life.
Reach out to Mark MacLeod for startup executive coaching.
I can refer you a bunch of coaches we have on our platform. Here’s one highly recommend to coach executives: www.linkedin.com/in/beth-corcoran-ma-chrl-bb8845
Schmooz if they are looking for education/ learning/ diversity focused agencies
Reach out to Natasha Varma Reddy instagram.com/thenatashavarma
Happy to chat about the B2B Marketing Stack (meetfutureproof.com). You can book into my calendar directly: calendly.com/ali-at-futureproof/nice-to-meet-you We've worked with Vicki at Liveonpurpose.com for the last 2 years developing our staff. Highly recommend if you are looking to bring in a culture of coaching. Here's her profile: www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-thompson-b77b803a/
Wow - thank you all for the great reccos, really appreciate it. I will be passing along this intel to my clients (3-4) that have asked about this, and will also reach out individually. Thank you again!
Check out YEDI
Sarah Brekelmans , just DM you
Hey Sarah. Maybe I can help. You can DM me. More about me -> sindwani.com
3 days ago
Question ... Any parties in the ecosystem tracking the Interledger Project? Innovation for the unbanked to and those who want to "alter-bank" Asking for a friend.
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Hey Seb - DM coming your way
Hey! PM you 🙂
Dm’d
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Federal government looks to “punch our way out of the COVID recession” with #Budget2021
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The federal government has published Budget 2021 and commitments include targeted funding towards the tech and innovation sector.2 weeks ago
Hey there!
I'm building out a pitch deck for our company. I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in giving some feedback on the deck and the pitch so I can get some practice?
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Hey Jonathan! I'd be happy to be a mock panelist if you are interested. I'm a lawyer working with several startups here in Toronto. Let me know in Messenger
I’d be happy to have a look as well.
Hey Jonathan, I'd be happy to have a look/give you feedback. Send me a message :)
Happy to help. Feel free to send me a message.
Happy to if I can help
Sure thing, I work in startups but I also have a background in investment banking. Send me a dm.
Be careful taking feedback from irrelevant perspectives. It could do more harm than good. Know your audience and test a similar one if you really want useful critique.
Happy to, feel free to DM
Happy to participate Jonathan Sturgeon DM if you still need someone
Paul Brassard and Volition are great for this. Try joining a pitch night.
Happy to. Seen a lot and help mentor dozens of startups a year. [email protected]
Happy to! [email protected]
Would be happy to! Kindly DM
use Keene Angle, Story Pitch Decks. you won't regret it
Happy to help.
Happy to help!
Would be happy to help Jonathan
1 week ago
Hi all! Looking for a business bank account recommendation. I saw BMO offers it free. Is there anything else that I should be looking for other than the obvious fee? My personal bank is RBC. ... See MoreSee Less
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You should separate your personal banking and business banking at the very least, and have a separate credit card for business transactions - sets a solid foundation for tax time etc. As for accounts, most will offer a fee, minimum $5-10/month, and depends on if you need to use cash transactions or not, otherwise go with the most basic one. Beware of Free, you will get dinged on transactions and e-transfers etc. Know what you will use it for, and anticipate what you will eventually be using it for, 6 mo-12mo down the line.
I have been with BMO BUSINESS account, very happy with it
Silicone Valley Bank. They have an office in Toronto and great services for both early-stage and growth-stage startups.
I have a BMO business account. I find it very limited for 2021. I am not able to send international payments and cannot do anything other than Interact payments to another Canadian bank.
I bank personally with RBC and have my business banking with RBC as well. I've had a great experience
CIBC and RBC offer the most stable connections with accounting software like Xero and Quickbooks.
Am on TD past 5 years no complaints. Personal and Business. Got BLOC, credit cards and chequing there. So it makes transfers and payments super easy across all accounts. In case I need to transfer between them. If you meet the minimum cash requirements then you dont pay the monthtly fees. Only thing is you need to go to the branch to open up everything as they need to verify your identity etc
I use TD - basic CAD and USD business accounts for $5 each pm. No complaints. They pick up the phone really fast, especially u call through the app. I use Amex Plat as CC - $500/yr fee, but you get special deals - had bought mostly for travel - lounge access - certainly didn't mean anything last year. Got 10% off on Dell - paid at least half of it.
Business wise - only 3 real choices RBC, CIBC and TD. If you are only CDN then maybe the others would work but those three work well with accounting packages, international and fintech add-ons.
1 week ago
We're looking to begin financing our SRED claims to help with post-pandemic-cashflow-crunch...Any recommendations on who to work with?
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Natalia Mejia?
Reach out to boastcapital.com/ I saw an email just the other day that they now offer quarterly SR&ED financing.
Jack Bensimon
I’d be happy to chat to help if you think FundThrough can be a fit to help you with your cash flow if you’re growing. DM me or you can email me at [email protected]
Definitely boastcapital.com/ Lloyed Lobo
I can help. Inboxed.
1 week ago
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Ben Robertson any of those many friends of yours able to help?
Elizabeth Dobkin might be interested?
Hi Jake, please check DM
2 weeks ago
Hey guys, were a fintech that has experienced a significant amount of revenue growth in the last 6 months; HQ'd in Canada and operate internationally; looking to raise debt, anyone who can help arrange? ... See MoreSee Less
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Maya Gorski Cukierman?
You can send me an email at [email protected] and we can take a look. I manage professional and financial service clients personally.
Hi happy to help here as well! Sending you a DM!
1 week ago
Hi everyone, if you're a woman and/or identify as a racialized person, we need your voice to help understand your gendered and/or racialized experience with accelerator programs in Southern Ontario.
Due to a generous grant from the Investment Readiness Program and on behalf of Foodpreneur Lab, we intend to ask and find the answers to the question, how are accelerator programs addressing the needs and lived experiences of women and racialized communities?
If you would be willing to lend your voice to bring to light unique equality and diversity needs in accelerator programs, or share with others that you know, we would be really grateful.
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We need your voice, to help understand your gendered and/or racialized experience with accelerator programs. The experiences of women and racialized groups in accelerator programs have been largely overlooked. However, due to a generous grant from the Investment Readiness Program we intend to ask an...2 weeks ago
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I would love to help. I own an accounting firm and work with startups. I will send you a DM.
check us out at www.futurebalance.ca
Mike Pinkus and Connectcpa LLP
Andrew Seguin At Seguin Financial
Check us out Sprint CPA
Accountor
Irene May
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Irene May is the best!
Happy to chat! I'm in North York. www.impactaf.co
2 weeks ago
We are particularly proud of this one as investments in sole female founders are way way down despite an overall increase in startup investments. Marina Tran-Vu is a dynamo and check out her products Equo Vietnam and see Techstars worldwide first-ever investment into a Vietnamese startup....founded by a Canadian of course. Thank you Robert Lewis for the write up. ... See MoreSee Less

Marina Tran-Vu’s EQUO Named To Techstars Toronto’s 2021 Cohort
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Vancouver-raised Marina Tran-Vu is the founder of EQUO, a sustainability startup delivering easy solutions for everyday single-use plastic items. EQUO's first line of products is drinking straws made from grass, rice, coconut and sugarcane that are 100% plastic-free, biodegradable, compostable and n...Comment on Facebook Vancouver-raised ...
Thanks for sharing Sunil! Nice pick for Techstars!
1 month ago
Hi , we in the process of creating a startup for a digital marketplace. We are trying to see if there are suggestions we can get from the group regarding Marketplace payment companies that can help us collect marketplace payments and send the collected money to our target sellers worldwide? Any suggestions from the group is greatly appreciated. ... See MoreSee Less
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Hey Eric Dizon, Maybe I can help. You can dm me. More about me -> sindwani.com
Stripe Connect is built for this usecase.
Don’t use Stripe Connect it’s SUPER expensive. Try the team at Payment Rails. Also depending on how your marketplace money movement is structured, if any of the client’s money touches your bank account you’ll need to be registered as an MSB.
Whats the digital marketplace you are doing? What industry?
The trick is you don't want to owe your suppliers money you don't have. Ideally, the funds should go directly from your customer to the supplier. Money in-and-out of your account isn't ideal. If someone were a fraud, canceled the payment, you want the supplier to go after the customer, not you. I believe paypal has 'chain' payments that do this well. A client sends 100, paypal sends 10 to you and 90 to the supplier.