Now that we are 10 weeks into the pandemic era, we are all speaking a new language. #Social distancing, #physical distancing, #CEWS, #CEBA, #CERB, and #RRRF are all trending. The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) is financial support for those that have been unable to access existing support measures. FedDev Ontario (the body charged […]
FedDev Ontario is one of Canada’s 6 Regional Development Agencies (RDA) charged with administering the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) covering the southern Ontario region (for clarity, that includes Ottawa). RRRF provides interest free loans to help support fixed operating costs of SMEs affected by COVID-19. The loans range from $40k – $500k depending […]
Catch our Managing Partner Susan Richards, FCPA, FCMA on the latest episode of uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering Make the Future Podcast. Season 2, episode 4 titled Diversity in Leadership, Mentorship and Recruitment, Susan is joined by host Dr. Jacques Beauvais, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, as well as co-host […]
Our Managing Partner Susan Richards has been interviewed by FEM FOUNDER as part of their women entrepreneur series. The interview discusses Susan’s background, what inspired her to start numbercrunch, balancing work and life, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and much more. READ THE INTERVIEW HERE
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (aka CEWS) is a wage subsidy program available to eligible employers for a period of twelve weeks that provides a subsidy of 75% of the remuneration paid to each employee to a maximum of $847/week. The formula to assess eligibility is built around 4 key variables: 1. Time comparisons 2. […]
The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (aka CEWS, the 75% wage subsidy) is now live! Applications are now being accepted to claim a refund of 75% of wages paid between March 18 – Apr 11th if you experienced a 15% revenue (or customer receipts) drop in March 2020 as compared to either a) March 2019 or […]
Our Managing Partner, Susan Richards, FCMA, FCPA was recently published and featured in the latest issue of the Ottawa Business Journal. Susan contributed an article for local Ottawa, Ontario entrepreneurs and to help them survive and thrive during COVID-19. READ NOW
COVID-19 has forced a lot of companies to rethink how they do business. Processes and procedures have all been looked at with a fine tooth comb to find efficiencies, cost-savings and overall productivity from a remote working environment. There has never been more pressure for companies to adapt to survive and innovate with the use […]
Don’t use your personal accounts for business transactions As a start-up we understand the need to keep expenses as low as possible while you are first starting out. Although we encourage you to run lean, it is absolutely essential to have a business bank account and credit card – don’t use your personal accounts. All […]
Our Managing Partner, Susan Richards, FCMA, FCPA was a special featured guest on RZ Consulting‘s recent webinar (April 14, 2020) on Cloud Accounting for Small Businesses with Tarek Belghith. The webinar was presented by the Kanata-Carleton Small Business Network and Kanata Central. In this webinar they discussed how to leverage cloud technology and app integrations […]