Blog Posts

  • Death by a Thousand SHORTcuts

    Death by Shortcut is a common reason many small businesses and nonprofits fail. It can be invisible, insidious, and swift. Shortcuts may feel satisfying in the moment, but they can allow the override of valuable controls and leave your corporate assets vulnerable.   Dangerous Shortcuts to Avoid Cash Coding Significant Payables and Receivables If you are Read more

  • Compilation Reports- What you Need to Know

    What is a Compilation Report? Compilation Reports replace what some business owners and non-profit directors called their “Year End”, or “Notice to Reader”. It affects all year ends with a report date ending on or after December 14, 2021. The report is created by a Chartered Professional Accountant to assist an organization in compiling its Read more

  • Your Small Business Needs an ESG Plan

    What is an ESG plan? An ESG plan is an action plan used to achieve its environmental, social, and governance goals and ensure they align with the organization’s vision, values, and overall strategic plan.  The point of the plan is to capture and communicate non-financial risks and opportunities related to day to day operations.  An Read more

  • Indigenous Economic Reconciliation-How Can your Business Participate?

    What is Indigenous Economic Reconciliation? While the definition varies depending on context and perspective, economic reconciliation commonly refers to the full inclusion of Indigenous individuals, communities, and businesses in all economic activities and includes active efforts to eliminate the multiple barriers that reduce their equal participation in those activities.   How Can a Small Business Make Read more

  • Cloud Accounting Tools for the Trades

    Bookkeeping and accounting used to be desk- work that tradespeople had to “get back to the office” to deal with at the end of a busy day. It’s no wonder that so many tasks were just left to pile up until they had to be dealt with (usually in a rush at year end, or Read more

  • Atomic Accounting!

    Atomic Accounting: Habits are the Compound Interest of Business Improvement Looking for a long- lasting, low risk, high return way to improve your small business this year? Building and improving your bookkeeping and accounting habits is guaranteed to build value for your customers AND your company. The best thing is that it’s free and you Read more