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Of All the Accounting Joints in the World: Meet Laura

Laura is one of our superstar bookkeepers and a wonderfully active contributor to the #petsofavalon Slack channel. She works closely with our clients to take care of bookkeeping, file sales tax returns, and build reports that give our clients a guiding light.

Laura Waugh
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Aug 4, 2020

Ki-ki-ki-Kiraaa: Meet Kira

It’s the always chipper, quick-witted and eager-to-help Kira! Kira’s a member of our bookkeeping team and makes her way to us from Red Deer, Alberta. Apologies, ‘berta. She’s such a valuable addition to our team and makes us thankful that we can hire from across the country to get the best. Kira works directly with clients and their books (even ours, does that mean she’s the real boss?) delivering reports, answering questions, and helping them understand what’s going on in their financials.

Kira O'Brien
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Aug 6, 2020

Is Avalon Right for You?

Avalon came to be because we wanted to create the company that we’d be excited to work for.The type of company where the staff is like a family, proud to be there, and empowered to make decisions and interact with clients. We wanted a place where clients were excited to work with us, build a relationship and able to focus on their own creativity instead of financials and administration.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Jun 30, 2020

Avalon's Got Talent: Meet Kayla

Meet Kayla, one of our newest bookkeepers, commuting via monitor from Ontario. Kayla and her precious puppers Luna live in Perry Sound, but will be making their way into Kelowna (and way closer to us) soon! As one of our bookkeepers, Kayla deals directly with our clients on a regular basis, updating financials, filing sales tax returns, making payments, and supporting payroll.

Kayla Lee
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Jul 27, 2020

Book Review: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

Mike bills this as the answer to this challenge: “My business is surviving check to check. I want to make more money!” Joe digs in to give you some takeaways and let’s you know if you will get something out of reading it.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Oct 27, 2019

Who You Gonna Call? Meet Melissa

We’re proud to welcome to the stage our Senior Accountant Melissa! Melissa is responsible for reviewing bookkeeping, helping onboard new clients, and CRUSHING through year-ends. Melissa is great for being able to see through messy financials to solve the puzzle, and even better, she helps team members do the same.

Melissa Gayfer, CPA
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Jul 28, 2020

Entrepreneur's Roadmap

Begin with the end in mind

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Dec 31, 2020

Not Just a Great Haircut: Meet Joe

Joe is Co-Chief of Buffoonery and half of the duo that heads the helm of the Avalon ship. Joe is with clients from their first initial consult and all the way through to managing their monthly services. While Joe’s there to support our clients, he’s also always eager to guide all of us Avalonians and be our biggest cheerleader.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Aug 10, 2020

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Working Remote

The rate of remote workers has been growing steadily for years, but March of 2020 brought a never before seen shift. Today, there’s an estimated 19.5 million people working remotely, and this number is expected to grow to 36.2 million by 2025. What does a firm who has been remote from the start look like? Let us tell you!

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Sep 9, 2021