This news release by CGA Ontario links to a report written by the Institute of Competitiveness and Prosperity, and sponsored by CGA Ontario, entitled Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.

This article, written by Mark Wardell, president of an advisory group specializing in growth management for owner-managed companies, discusses some of the potential difficulties and complexities that need to be discussed with clients when their company acquires another via a merger or acquisition.

This article, written by Mark Wardell, president of an advisory group specializing in growth management for owner-managed companies, discusses the concept of business goodwill, such as brand recognition, location, and market share. He also emphasizes the importance of goodwill in valuing a business. This article is published in CGA Magazine.

This website, administered by Industry Canada, contains a guide designed to help small businesses incorporate federally. The multiple topics covered in the guide include: articles of incorporation; obligations of the organization, such as maintaining corporate records and producing financial statements; making by-laws; etc. Updated March 2011.

This article, published in CGA Ontario’s April/May 2011 edition of Statements, and written by Craig Hannaford, CGA, provides a fictional, but real, illustration of the type of fraud it is possible to fall victim to if one doesn’t conduct due diligence before entering into an agreement with a foreign business partner.

Your competitive advantage starts here! No matter what sector of business you’ve chosen as your focus, CGA-BC’s Professional Development seminars can help you take your career and your organization to new heights.

This is a four-part PD seminar which explores the areas of personal and professional liability to which you, as an employed CGA, may be exposed...

When owner/managers begin to think about retirement, it is necessary for a wide array of business and personal issues to be considered. The succession planning could take the form of a third party sale, a buy-in by a family member, or a reorganization to facilitate the transfer of the business to other family members...

This three-part series gives an overview of the issues that may arise in the course of an audit conducted by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for GST/HST compliance, and provides suggestions for managing the process. The series is presented in three articles reflecting the phases of an audit: before, during, and after...

As competition intensifies and trade barriers disappear, businesses today are faced with the task of managing significantly more financial risk exposures in their day-to-day operations. Businesses are now forced to be educated in various risk mitigation strategies including...