MANAGING YOUR COMPANY’S GROSS MARGIN – ASE April 2019 Newsletter

PRICING MANAGEMENT Managing your company’s pricing process is vital to the success of your business. Declining gross margins generally indicate pricing problems and may lead to the ultimate failure of your company. The success of any business depends on several key factors including achieving consistent gross margin targets. How gross margin is adversely impacted by […]

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 […]