For new startups or companies looking to expand their business outside funding is one of the main sources of capital. Sean Wise is an investment agent, investor, startup mentor, and columnist for the Globe & Mail and with these Wise Words gives business advice to new companies, and companies seeking financing. The book is composed out of a selection of Wise' best columns in his early years at the Globe and Mail starting in the fall of 2005 and running until February 2007.