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Building a Business

What It Really Means to be a Thriving Company

Building a thriving business means more than just making money (although that’s a big part of it). Here are the other factors that make for a thriving business and some steps to bring you closer to a business that works for you.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Dec 5, 2019

How to Scale Your Small Business

Scaling your small business can be a tricky thing. A business of a certain size can give you the opportunity to step back more from the day-to-day, focus on strategy and create your ideal lifestyle. But navigating growth can be tricky. Read on to learn more about scaling your small business effectively.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Jan 30, 2020

Should I Incorporate? The Pros and Cons of Incorporating your Business

Should you incorporate your business? Learn the pros and cons of incorporating in Canada with examples and a simple framework for deciding.

Paul Sharpe, CPA, CA
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Dec 11, 2023

Orient Yourself With A Compass

Productivity is more than just accomplishing a lot every day. It’s about doing good, meaningful work that impacts others lives and improves your own. Productivity as a business owner is not how much you do or how much you accomplish, it’s about accomplishing the right things.Check out our top 5 tips to creating your own personal compass for maximizing productivity.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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May 17, 2021

How Will Forecasting Help My Business Succeed?

Forecasting is a way to see into your business’ future. Well, not exactly, but it’s as close as we can get to that. It’s really a means of predicting changes in your business - be that sales, profits, expenditures, and more - and developing strategies based on these predictions. Thoughtful forecasting can help ensure that your business is set up to succeed.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Aug 2, 2021

Why Am I Not Seeing Profit As I Grow My Business?

You’re getting more customers, making more sales, and building brand recognition. So why aren’t your profits matching this growth? If you’re not seeing boosts in your profits as your business becomes more successful, there are a few key areas you can look at to explain or fix this.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Jul 19, 2021

Managing Your Attention

Our attention is under assault. Technology is conspiring against us to set our monkey brain aflutter. With a few tweaks in how to approach work, that distracting technology can be used to help tame the monkey brain and get some actual work done.Check out our 5 top tips on how to remain focused for long periods of time.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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May 3, 2021

What Profit Goals Do I Need to Set in my Business?

Setting solid profit goals - and generating adequate cash flow - is vital to the long term success of your business, and can be broken down more simply than you might expect.

Joe Collins, CPA, CA
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Jul 19, 2021