Government grants CEBA Extension / Zenbooks Advocacy / More Insights / Podcast
??? We wrote an article today for our industry peers, on?Karbon Magazine, explaining the importance and impact of advocating ?? for your clients. Advocating for your clients goes a step above ?? a transactional relationship. It turns a customer into a client. ?? "In an increasingly complex financial world, accountants need to transcend their traditional roles and become advocates for their clients. " -?Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Zenbooks
?? Breaking News ?? Government announces minor extension to CEBA Loans. This is not exactly the extension we've been fighting for. From Dec 31st 2023?? to Jan 18, 2024.... 18 day extension?! Not sure the government understands the severity of small business's debt load right now ?? . Only 18% of businesses have repaid their loan in full as of September 2023.... Small businesses don't have this type of liquidity right now!
How to foster psychological safety and trust at your firm ??? We wrote an article today for our peers again on?Karbon Magazine?about fostering trust and psychological safety in accounting firms. “… having your employees be candid with you can save you so much time and money in the long term. It can also give you so much insight into the day-to-day issues you may not see as a leader.” Jessica Wong, Director of Accounting at Zenbooks
Financial Post: Almost half of Canadian entrepreneurs are experiencing?mental health challenges, according to a new?Business Development Bank of Canada?(BDC) report, prompting the Crown corporation to ready a therapy program for its clients.
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BNN Bloomberg: Turns out small business owners are on average working equivalent of 8 day week, due to staff shortage. Does that sounds sadly familiar?
CBC:?Interesting article on how small business owners are surviving the high inflation period in innovative ways.
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In this episode we explore the strategic reasons why small and medium-sized businesses should consider acquisitions. Colleen Kelley, CPA, ICD.D specializes in business scale-up, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and integrations.?Don't miss out on your M&A opportunities.
We were featured lately on the “Drinking with Freelancers” Podcast with?Andrew Monro on chatting about the Zenbooks story. Some fun stories!
If you’re a woman who wants to improve your personal financial empowerment about money, Pamela George is putting together a Prosperity Circle. She helps women manage personal finances with a 12 month program of bi-weekly and 1:1 sessions. Business owners get a bonus group session.