When you decide to approach your corporate financial report this year, it is worth remembering that a corporation is essentially an abstract entity – it is your annual report that helps make your company ‘real’ in the reader’s mind. By holding your annual report in their hands, current or potential shareholders hold more than just a pile of printed pages – they are holding your company.
by Lyle Fraiman
The business world we live in can be a scary place. Corporations operate unethically and we hear about investor scandals, child labour, and environmental degradation on the news nearly everyday. How are we supposed to trust companies with our business and even our investment?
by Jayson Warrilow
Making the tough decisions is never easy. Within the last two years, the majority of executives and managers say that work-life balance decisions have been the toughest for them. However, over their entire career, hiring and firing is by far at the top of the list.
by Chuck Martin
For the past three years, Toronto-based Canadian Federation of Executive Entrepreneurs (CFEE) has been holding an event called “Dine with the CEO”. Each year, two up-and-coming entrepreneurs have a chance to win an evening out – dining and mentoring, by our country’s top business people.
by Irene Goryn
Commuters may have been wondering about the significance of “Tic Talk” on many Toronto area billboards as they made their way to work recently. Now they know. The ad campaign is part of a new long distance calling service launched by Newlook Industries Corp. from their corporate offices at 330 Bay Street. The service - named ‘Call Zone’ - offers free long distance calls within Ontario, and low rates to the rest of Canada and the World.
Mike Weir, Canada’s most popular golf celebrity, made an appearance recently at the Sears store at Yonge and Dundas as he launched the Weir Golf 2004 Spring/Summer clothing collection. Weir had fans packing the sporting goods department to catch a glimpse at the golf superstar as he greeted them and signed autographs - one day after playing in the 2004 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Meet one of the new tenants on Bay Street - GBC Asset Management Inc. GBC moved into BCE Place, 43rd floor Canada Trust Tower from University Ave last December. John Quinn, Vice-President and Partner at GBC, describes the firm as “one of the best kept secrets on Bay Street”.
Most Canadians don’t protect themselves against the loss of their earning power. This year, one in eight working Canadians will become disabled for more than 3 months, and half of these individuals will be disabled for more than 3 years.
by Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCS
Where is the true value in what your business does? We’re not talking about technical definition of value, which is the monetary worth or fair market price of something.
by Chuck Martin
Small businesses often yearn for the same volume discounts that bigger companies enjoy. Ken Wells, President of RFQ Strategies in Markham, believes he can help.