By: Natalie Evans Few, if any, small and medium-sized businesses have escaped the negative fallout from COVID-19 but for the construction industry, these past two months have been particularly uncertain and harrowing. Construction is a complex business at the best of times, and these are not the best of times. Construction is a business where […]
By: Anne Van Delst There are few industries more complex and multi-layered than the construction business. It is a mix of union and non-union, and a mix of new construction, retro-fitting, renovation, residential, commercial and domestic. It is a business where multiple sub-contractors are invariably onsite at the same time – reliant on each other […]
Is Your Business Prepared for a Slowdown? The COVID-19 virus is having a dramatic impact on business owners as they work to ensure the health and safety of client and staff and adapt their business operations. The impact of the virus will be felt for many months and will have a significant impact on financial […]
New Accounting & Legal Issues Under the Construction Act Thursday, April 2nd – 4:00pm GGFL is pleased to join forces with Low Murchison Radnoff LLP to present this update on the Construction Act and its impact on builders, contractors and developers. GGFL’s Anne Van Delst and Casey Murray will highlight important changes in the Construction […]
Gathering all the tax return information to send to your accountant and/or CRA can be unnecessarily time consuming and involve way too much paper. GGFL Associate Partner Jean McDonell offers these tips to make the annual chore a little less . . . well, taxing. Ask your dental professional, pharmacist or other relevant health professional […]
By Natalie Evans, Partner, Head of Assurance, Advisory Services For any business owner, forecasting growth can be an onerous task – the financial equivalent of a trip to the dentist. But like trips to the dentist, they are important, and not necessarily as painful as you might expect. None of us can see into the […]
GGFL’s Anne Van Delst will be presenting a session on ‘Bidding Successfully and Profitably’ at the Ottawa Construction Association symposium on February 27th in Ottawa. For full details on the symposium and to register please click here.
GGFL is very pleased to announced that we have won the 2020 Best of Accounting Award for providing superior service to our clients. We heard from close to 500 clients and we were pleased to learn that 75% of clients rated us a 9 or 10 out of 10! “Our clients have told us that […]
By Chad Saikaley and Anne Van Delst. People go into business to sell either a product or a specialized service. What they don’t do, is go into business to become debt collectors – unless, of course, they are in the business of debt collecting. Nobody enjoys the collecting part of business and most business people […]
It is a common scenario. An entrepreneur has put their heart and soul into developing a successful business and now has some crucial decisions to make about who will run the business and how the accumulated wealth will be shared after he or she retires or dies. Succession planning is a detailed, often emotional and […]