How Do I Anticipate and Plan For Down Times In My Business? APRIL 2018 NEWSLETTER

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] How Do I Anticipate and Plan For Down Times In My Business?  APRIL 2018 NEWSLETTER Some periods of a business year presents slower business times. For example, for most business entities there is a seasonality to revenue and, in most cases, it would be similar most years. As an example, in many […]

What financial numbers are important?

focus on the right thing

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] What financial information on my business should I be looking at, when, and how often? Answers from some of our board members…. GEORGE: In my business, being retail Canadian Tire stores, I would look at sales numbers every day, as well as the bank accounts. Each month I would have […]

Do I really need a lawyer for a shareholder Agreement?

manage risk

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Shareholder Agreement My business partner and I have a shareholders’ agreement, found on the net. We are ready to sign… Should we get a lawyer? Answers from some of our board members…. ERIC: As a litigation lawyer, my take is: The rights and obligations spelled out in shareholder agreements, particularly […]

Dealing with Human Resource in your Company

employees

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Human resources Whether a corporate, retail or professional business, any employee based operation will, at various times, incur human resource (HR) issues. As certainly as you open a business and hire people, it’s assured a situation will arise between you and an employee[s] that needs to be handled with sensitivity […]