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Struggling to write a great business email that isn’t so formal you sound like a chatbot while avoiding long ramble-y joke-cracking informality? Here are my tips for getting the point across while holding interest and sounding like a warm human being. Get Clarity What are you trying to convey and what outcomes are you hoping for? If it helps – type this out as bullet points right at the top
Listen to CEO Amanda Mungal talk with Martin Hunter on the What CEOs Talk About Podcast. They start talking teams and how to create the best environmen; move to company values; being a mom and woman and CEO; and back to values and teams!
In response to the sheer volume of Canada’s workforce that moved from downtown offices into their homes; the government has introduced a simplified process for claiming work from home expenses. Previously, to claim work from home expenses the requirement had to be included in the employment contract and a Conditions of Employment T2200 had to be completed annually by the employer. The form was lengthy and many employers shied away
Cash flow is one of the strongest indicators of the health of your business. It is a useful metric to quickly see how well you are doing, whether or not you are profitable, and how solidly your business can withstand storms. This holds especially true when the waves come crashing down, and the wind is whipping you back and forth with a frothing frenzy. This sounds kind of like the
Just like everyone we are concerned for our clients and employees health and well being while continuing to provide amazing support. We are so fortunate that we are able to work virtually and our team has been able to set up at home ensuring that our clients needs continue to be met. We are open for business but are still primarily working from our home offices. With precautions we can
**Updated** The Government announced this morning they have posted a spreadsheet to the CRA website to help calculate the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and that the portal will be live for applications on Monday April 27th. In adding the spreadhsheet they’ve also fully updated the information page to help employers determine if they qualify and what employees qualify. You can check it out here. As we find out more
Changes have been announced to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the CRA has loaded more details onto their page (which you can read in full here). In this article I will highlight the significant changes along with clearly outlining how it will work. There are grey zones and we will continue to unpack this every changing environment and encourage you to call our office if you have specific questions.
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) applications open on Monday April 6th. There are still lots of questions and concerns so we’ve updated our initial post with new information. Who Qualifies for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Our self-employed / business owning clients are of course extremely stressed about how they will continue if they’ve shut up shop. Further our clients with employees are stressed and concerned about how their
We know that like us you’ve been waiting for some details about Canada’s 75% wage subsidy. Here is what we know so far. Here is a video of Finance Minister Bill Morneau answering some questions – our breakdown is below. What is it A wage subsidy of up to 75% of pre-crisis wage for your employees up to $847 weekly. Who Qualifies Businesses who have seen a 30% drop in
This morning Justin Trudeau announced the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit to replace the earlier announced Emergency Care and Emergency Support Funds. Due to the unprecedented level of applications and in order expedite Canadians getting money in their pockets this fund will pay Canadian’s $2000/mo for the next four months. Who Qualifies for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Our self-employed / business owning clients are of course extremely stressed
