We often hear this cliché but what does it mean exactly? It means that to run a successful business, one of your main objectives should be to preserve cash in the business. How do you do that? Short answer is lease as opposed to buy and whenever a project can be done in-house as opposed [...]
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A Great Day for a Great Cause
The SF Partnership Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of the Canadian Centre for Diversity went off without a hitch again in 2011. Every year amazes me how well the tournament is run. SF Partnership prides themselves on professionalism and class and it shows year after year. The total raised in 2011 was a staggering [...]
Ever wonder if the Conservative Majority is Good for Business?
We like to see stability My short answer is… It is! Take it from me, a business owner, when making large decisions to purchase new equipment, hire people, or expand operations, we like to see stability. We especially like to see a stable or expanding economy and a stable government. Now you might say I [...]
Solutions & Opportunities
It seems these days that many companies, probably due to the recession, are almost afraid to make major spending decisions. They appear to have decided that the best decision is no decision. Status quo actually seems to be becoming the norm – more so here in Canada where we tend to be more conservative than [...]
Three Things Matter in Business…IMAGE, IMAGE, IMAGE!!!
Of course this is a revised version of the well-known Real Estate saying that 3 things matter in real estate… Location, Location, Location. Just as Location is important to Real Estate, Image is extremely important to business and sadly is often overlooked. It starts with the common business card, which most companies put little thought [...]
Where does the name Ravenshoe come from?
We are regularly asked how the company name was selected. Here is a bit of background. There is a two-tier answer to this question. In 1996, Rick Wigmore decided to start his own business after a long career in the graphics and print business. He made a list of 32 creative names for his new [...]
Growing a Business?
KEEP YOUR ACCOUNTANT & LAWYER CLOSE KEEP YOUR BANKER CLOSER My experience of growing a business over the past 14 years has taught me that other than your clients there is no more important business relationship than that with your banker. Growing a business is like most marriages you grow through the rough patches. Look [...]
Happy Holidays!
We’re closing to rest our brains so we can come up with more awesome ideas next year for all of the businesses we work with. We hope you all have a great Christmas break. See you in the new year!
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