Corporate comedian and former accountant, John Garrett, is in high demand, making his way across America helping companies build teams and raise morale with his unique brand of humour. “It’s true, I was a certified public accountant; passed the exam and everything. Hellooo, ladies!” From full-time accountancy to full-time funny man, the 35-year-old tours comedy [...]

Take a few minutes to do your body some good. Here’s on-the-job exercise idea #2 from Evolve Fitness’s Matt Benvie. It doesn’t take a lot of room or even gym clothes…. Hold something solid with a bit of weight to it (try a book) in front of your thighs and stand tall with your feet [...]

How do you score? The feeling of spring is in the air, and it brings to mind so many things: warmer weather, fishing and hiking. And yes, finances and taxes. We all know that taxes are something we should be planning for all year, along with our budget for financing ourselves, and not just when [...]

… in world where privacy no longer exists. Try using Google to search for your email address or phone number.  When I searched for my phone number one of the first results that came back in the search list was titled “India Mobile Number Index for phone numbers starting with (xxx)-xxx-xxxx” Your stuff is out [...]

Social Media and Mobile Resources for Tax Season and Year-Round Financial Management   With tax deadlines just around the corner, many small business owners are finalizing year-end statements and getting their finances in order. How in the world, one might ask, does Social Media fit into the picture? In more ways than you might think! [...]

Summer is still a few months away but it is not too early to start thinking about your summer staffing plan. Specifically, hiring summer students. Students are eager to learn and work, great attributes in any employee! If you are interested in hiring a summer student there are a number of government programs to assist [...]

Over my many years in public accounting I have often run into clients who freeze when they think about the possibility of being audited by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The general feeling with Canadians is that CRA are the bad guys and our government charges us too much for taxes anyway. I sometimes joke with [...]

Building a Team: Community Based Business Suzanne Robinson meets me for coffee late on a Friday afternoon. She has just squeezed in a work out, and despite the fact that she is in sweats with a cap pulled over post-workout hair, she is still working. We luck into a private room, and as we sit [...]