In our latest weekly blog series we’re interviewing our Co-Founder Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA to provide our readers with financial tips and tricks to help businesses and startups succeed. What are 3 tips for financial forecasting during uncertainty? A financial model is only as good as the assumptions that are built into it. Here are […]
We have interviewed our Co-Founder Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA on tips that she would give to startup founders that are looking to raise money. What are 3 tips you would give to a startup preparing for funding? When it comes to fundraising it really comes down to an exercise in confidence. I have repeatedly seen […]
Our Co-Founder Susan Richards will be a panelist at the Digital by Default Summit, hosted by Tehama. This month-long virtual learning event focuses on how to best prepare your business for a sustainable transition to a virtual workplace. Don’t miss the panel on “Will remote work save your company cash? The financial side of a […]
Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA was featured on a recent episode of the Ottawa Business Journal’s Techopia Live. The episode features veteran entrepreneur Jaison Dolvane as he discusses his new startup WishSlate with Techopia’s Peter Kovessy. Jaison Dolvane has seen virtually every stage of a tech company’s lifecycle. He co-founded a tech venture, survived the bust, […]
Looking back, the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was initially covering a period from March 15 – June 6th and then in May it was formally extended to August 29th to represent a 24 week program. At that time the government confirmed that the eligibility that was established for the first 3 months would be […]
The $40,000 Canadian Emergency Bank Account (CEBA) has now expanded qualifying criteria beyond payroll requirements. Previously, businesses needed to have 2019 payroll of between $20,000 and $1,500,000 in order to qualify for these interest free loans (originally the range was $50,000 to $1,000,000, which was expanded based on business feedback). Although the program has helped […]
It has been 100 days since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Federal Government was proceeding with a 75% wage subsidy program. The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was created and details began to be released in the days and weeks. In less than 100 days the government has received over 500,000 applications from […]
Our Managing Partner, Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA joined as an expert guest panelist on Techopia Talks on Raising Capital in a Pandemic Economy . In this episode of Techopia Talks, OBJ publisher Michael Curran assembled a panel of financing experts to provide practical advice for#startups looking to continue to grow their business amidst the COVID-19 […]
Our Managing Partner, Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA will be joining as a guest panelist on the upcoming Techopia Talks on Raising Capital in a Pandemic Economy webinar to discuss what companies should keep in mind when fundraising in our new economy. In a very short period of time, the fundraising environment has dramatically changed for […]
The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) has been critically important to keeping businesses afloat. Like most COVID-19 Federal Government programs the initiative was launched not a minute too soon to impact jobs and in fact many layoffs commenced in or around March 15th. Once business owners gained confidence that they were eligible for CEWS some […]