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Fund Launches To Finances Entrepreneurs More Flexibly
Came across this great piece the other day, about a new fund that is helping entrepreneurs in Quebec. The fund was set up by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec pension fund and an arm of the Desjardins Group. On … Continue reading
Another Killer Series of Tips For Home Based Business Owners…
The good folks at Freshbooks have done it again. Late last year, they published this great piece on their blog that offered free tips for owners of home based businesses. You can read the piece here. The post is broad … Continue reading
Freshbooks Asks 5 Accountants About Common
Came across this great piece on the Freshbooks blog. It’s about three common mistakes made by small business owners in relation to accounting and bookkeeping practices. Five accounting experts from the FreshBooks Accountant Network share common accounting mistakes they see from small … Continue reading
ITC Tax Credits 101 For Small Business
The input tax credit. An essential consideration for any corporation. New to small business? Let us explain what this is… It’s GST/HST you’ve paid (goods/services/business expenses) – which counts against GST/HST you’ve collected from customers. Input tax credits need to … Continue reading
Canada and Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week has been going on since November 18th, and I was pleasantly surprised to come across this great piece in the Globe and Mail just a couple of days ago. To add some context, seven-and-a-half million people in … Continue reading
What Business Owners Need To Know If Applying For A Loan…
As a business owner, you might be considering a loan for either starting or expanding an enterprise. This is a good thing – however, it’s important to know the essentials with getting the process started and done. If the business … Continue reading
The Changes To The Canada Pension Plan for 2012
Just read this great article at the Winnipeg Free Press by David Christianson. 2012 ushers in a series of changes to the Canada Pensions Plan for employers. These changes will affect individuals between the ages of 60 and 70 who work … Continue reading
Small Business 101: Getting Your Business Number
Congratulations. You’ve decided to start a business! In what has no doubt been an unsettling last few years of employment high and lows, more Canadians than ever are deciding to venture out on their own and forge their own paths … Continue reading
Some Important Government Remittance Dates To Remember
HST, if done monthly, needs to be be remitted by the end of any given month. If you are a quarterly remitter, then the dates are: January 30th, April 30th, July 31st, and October 31st. Payroll Deductions are due by … Continue reading
The Globe & Mail’s Favourite Canadian Small Businesses of 2011
Canadian entrepreneurship is some of the most original and creative in the world. The Globe and Mail published this great piece at the tail end of December 2011 about their faves for the year. Note – the very cool Ottawa … Continue reading