Archive for January 2018
Automation and Minimum Wage New labour Law changes in Ontario
2018 is promising to be a big year for business for both owners and for workers. The Government of Ontario has launched several initiatives aimed at increasing the living standards of minimum wage workers and has included a host of other benefits that, according to research, will result in less employee turnover and increased business…
Read MoreDigital Media Tax Credits
We live in a world that is connected and integrated in ways that were unimaginable even one generation ago. The reality that we live with today is that we have moved beyond science fiction and now have access to information, entertainment and even to each other that is truly staggering. The world is, literally, at our…
Read MoreMeineke Car Garage – Milton
Name of your Business Milton Motorworks Inc and Georgetown Motoworks Inc 0/A Meineke Car Care Centre What does your business do? Auto technician (garage) How the business got started? It is a franchise. Biggest Risk? Taking on both locations at once… they were under performing Lesson Learned have a great bookkeeping system in place right…
Read MorePress Release – Xero’s Emerging Partner of the Year Awards Americas
Media Release Flow Chartered Professional Accountants wins Emerging Partner of the Year in Xero Awards Americas January 18, 2018 — Hamilton, ON. Flow CPA won top honors in the annual Xero Awards Americas, claiming the Emerging Partner of the Year for 2017. Xero, a global small business platform, has over 100,000 business advisors worldwide as part of its network and…
Read MoreAvailable Tax Credits for Research and Development
Running a business is like taking a trip in a car. You pick a destination, plot your course and then set out on the road. Along the way, you manage the inevitable delays, roadblocks and detours that present themselves as obstacles. Successful drivers know that as along as you have fuel in your tank,…
Read More2017 has been a milestone on Innovation… Are you ready for 2018?
2017 has been a great year for innovation in business, especially in the area of artificial intelligence. Starting a small business today costs a fraction of what it did 20 years ago. A huge part of that development is due to the innovations in information technology that allow us to work virtually from anywhere. The…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolution: Leave the Commitment to Automation
As the calendar switches from one year to the next this month, it is a time when the whole world seems to be making resolutions. For the most part, people are hoping to lose weight, stop smoking and exercise more etc… Business owners are people too and aside from making resolutions for personal improvement, they…
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