Client’s success story: Alchemy’s remarkable growth supported by securing the perfect loan for financing essential equipment purchases

Are you in need of financing for new equipment or leasehold improvements? Check out Alchemy Irrigation and Landscaping‘s success story in securing financing through the ‘Canada Small Business Financing Program’.  (Don’t forget to check out their beautiful landscaping photos while doing so)  Julian is passionate about creating high-quality landscapes. Since the inception of his business, Alchemy, this passion has been …

We rely on the CEBA loan to cashflow our operations, what do we do?

Some businesses might encounter difficulties repaying the CEBA loan by January 18, 2024, in order to secure the $20,000 forgiveness. If you can’t do that, what are your options?  Before taking a loan, the fundamental question revolves around whether you comprehend the underlying cause of the cashflow challenge and what actions to take. Your historical financial data serves as a …

Don’t pay your CEBA loan too early! 

The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan was provided to eligible Canadian businesses in response to the economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The loan terms allow recipients to receive up to $20,000 of the loan amount as “forgiven” if repayment is completed by December 31, 2023 (extended to January 18, 2024).  Some business owners are currently repaying their …

“Without you guys involved on cleaning up the books, I would not have bought this company that I now run.”

This ambitious individual, Stan (not the client’s real name), had a keen understanding: he was looking at a tremendously profitable and esteemed business within a specialized commercial industry characterized by high barriers to entry. The business had substantial growth potential and was on sale for a reasonable price due to the owner’s retirement plans.  The prospect appeared to be the …

Working from home is not viable for small businesses [Video]

So, how many people are working from home? It seems to be such a big deal, and talked about so much these days. I don’t think it’s viable.  From my view, work used to happen in a gathered community prior to COVID and we would actually have advantages in that community. We’d be able to talk together and work together …

My Business Mentors [Video]

An experienced mentor can guide and challenge you as you reach for your goals in business. And it’s something I would recommend to any entrepreneur. I’d like to share 3 stories about mentors that helped me in 3 of my businesses: George’s Cycles, Rocky Mountain Bicycles, and Justea. It’s been one of my greatest joys to offer be a business …

3 Ways to Facilitate Innovation in Business [Video]

There are many ways to facilitate leadership in innovation – from my experience here are 3 that could facilitate Innovation in you. 1. When you pay attention to what your people or clients are saying about your product or service, you will likely “see” gaps. Innovation is required to discover what is in those unknown gaps. 2. The process to …

A Story of Forgiveness [Video]

After 50 years in business starting or working 20+ companies, people ask me to tell them stories of what I’ve learned. In this video, I want to talk about forgiveness in business. Those two things may seem incompatible but in my experience in Rocky Mountain, forgiveness really makes a huge difference.