I recently came across this article written by LeAnn Thieman (author of many “Chicken Soup” books, including Chicken Soup for the Soul) and thought...
How to Overcome the Ten Biggest Mistakes in Decision Making
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How do I know if I have a good Bookkeeper?
Often business owners are perplexed by this simple question – How do I know if I have a good bookkeeper? It is not only expected that the...
Don’t forget to update your payroll tax tables!
It's that time of year again.... On January 1, 2011 the Federal Government released it's new tax tables which apply to all payments made for 2011. ...
HST Small Business Transition Support
By now you should have received a cheque in the mail from CRA which is your Small Business Transition Support Payment for HST. If you aren't sure...
The Short-Term versus The Long-Term – Can Organizations REALLY Manage Both?
I read this great blog post on Short Term vs. Long Term Strategic Management for businesses. It certainly did get me to reflect on what I was...
Recruitment is not an Amateur Sport
Building a team, be it a business team or a sports team, requires the ability to select players who have the qualifications AND fit with the rest of the team AND want to be a part of it. Yet, so many organisations do not apply an objective process to recruitment and then wonder why their new hires don’t “work out”.
Whats New in QuickBooks 2011?
The newest version of QuickBooks 2011 was released by Intuit at the end of September. There are no significant changes to the interface, but there are some time-saving modifications to the program itself. The ultimate goal of QuickBooks is always to have the small business owner spend less time working on their numbers, but still providing them with all of the data required to run their business.
A Visit to a Trade Show
I attended the Toronto Financial Technology Trade Show last week with a few members of my staff. We were there to learn about the new developments in accounting and financial software. As many of our small business clients use QuickBooks by Intuit, Simply Accounting or Business Vision by Sage, we were glad to see that they all had booths at the trade show.
Thoughts Before You Start A Business
Look Inward Before contemplating any business venture it is very important to be true in assessing yourself. Do you have it in you to really get...