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Employee Spotlight: Elevating Excellence

Discover our Senior Client Manager, Charmaine's remarkable journey and contributions at Avalon, celebrated with her recent appointment as a partner.

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Dec 1, 2023

Focus Pt. 2

The Problem: Our attention is under assault. The Internet, smartphones and particularly social media all conspire against us to set our monkey brain aflutter.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Oct 15, 2017

Focus Pt. 1

This month, we instituted a new tradition at Avalon: Our Value of the Month. We decided to start with Focus (No Squirrels Allowed) for a number of reasons:

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Sep 13, 2017

Focus Pt. 3: The Productivity Trifecta

Staying focused and being productive can feel like alchemy. We have productive and unproductive days, but it often feels like there is no rhyme or reason to when we are switched on and when we are just bleh. However, there are ways to increase your strike rate and have more productive days.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Nov 26, 2017

Meet Jon Candel, CPA - Avalon's Newest Team Member

We would like to introduce you to our newest team member, Jonathan L Candel BMus MMus CPA, or as we like to call him, Jon, or sometimes Jono.

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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Apr 19, 2018

The Movies of Avalon

It’s rainy today and kind of grey outside, reminding me that November and December often have less than a handful of sunny days here in Victoria. So, instead of writing about tax rules or accounting tips let’s have some fun and go to the movies!

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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Nov 20, 2018

Avalon's Top 5 Books for Running a Thriving Business

Reading books is a great and inexpensive way to tap into the knowledge and experience of successful business owners.  Not all books in the business genre are created equal, though. Here are Avalon’s top 5 books that we would recommend to anyone starting or running a business.

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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Sep 20, 2018

Quiz Time! How Well Do You Know Joe?

One of the core values at Avalon is buffoonery. And so, holding true to our values, we would like to present this quiz testing your knowledge of Joe Collins. How well do you know Joe and his often obscure references and quirks? Let's find out.

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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May 9, 2018

Best of the Newsletter: April 2019

Here’s the best of the newsletter from April 2019. I learned that people really like to hear about tax stuff from accountants (who knew?). Stats included in Open/Click through/Unsubscribe rates, so you know.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Apr 30, 2019

Meet Khine Thwe, Amazing Cook, and Kind-Hearted Bookkeeping Extraordinaire!

We are delighted to introduce the newest Avalon team member, Khine Thwe. We met Khine back in January and were impressed with her education and experience. We soon found out that she was also one of the kindest and hardest working people we’ve met! Khine is a wonderful addition to the team and I am so pleased to introduce you to her through this short interview.

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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Jul 21, 2019