I’ve been waiting for tomorrow for a long time. The rest of the country has been waiting for tomorrow for a long time. And that time has finally arrived. Wireless number porta­bility is now here. Canada is finally catching up with the rest of the world and unshackling phone numbers from phone companies. My number is […]

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Smart cash flow management is critical to any business, but especially so for startups. Leasing the building, furnishing it, maintaining it, equipping it with phone and computer systems and networks… These are signif­icant costs that startups would do well to avoid for as long as possible. So it was with great interest that I read […]

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A while back, about a day or two after passing the UFE, I was approached to write a short editorial for The Bottom Line, a finance and accounting monthly, about how and why accoun­tants and accounting firms should blog. I sat down soon there­after and punched out a short, author­i­tative screed extolling the virtues of […]

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In the world of business, with the notable exception of “creative” indus­tries, IT is dominated by Microsoft Windows. Apple’s Mac enjoys niche success in art and media related circles, but hasn’t been able to crack into mainstream business use. This is not for lack of trying. Apple’s website has a section devoted to how some […]

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There’s some inter­esting Canadian audit industry data in the March 2007 CA Magazine. In an earlier post I revealed my ignorance when it comes to public company auditing in Canada. I was incred­ulous that the small, one-office accounting firm could attract large, public company audits, simply because the perception in industry is that only a […]

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