Learning from someone else's mistakes (for once!)

My column in this week's Financial Post looks at some of the key business lessons that Vancouver entrepreneur Mark Mawhinney has learned in his career so far – mainly through his own mistakes.

Do any of these hard-earned lessons resonate for you?

· Know your niche

· Manage your cash

· It doesn't have to be perfect

· Share the pressure with your employees

· It is not that hard to be exceptional

If so, check out the story here.

Or you can follow Mark's own blog here.