Owning a business is a challenging task.  Stress is a constant concern as you balance both business and personal objectives. 

This webinar focuses on: 
                
understanding stress, the sources of stress and strategies for managing personal stress levels; 
examining some proven techniques for business owners; and 
the application of proven techniques through interactive exercises 

Meet Your Facilitator 

Janice Decelles is a Senior Consultant in the Consulting practice of MNP.  Her focus since joining the firm in 2005 Is to provide training and consulting to self employment clients and general human resource services.  An expert facilitator and instructional designer, she has extensive training management experience in the insurance and financial services sectors and is a certified customer service trainer.  Skilled in both individual and group training, Janice prides herself on being a positive contributor to her clients’ overall success.  Janice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an Advanced Certificate in Human Resources.          
            
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       Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has ever changing requirements surrounding GST/HST and as a business owner you are required to comply with the applicable rules. Failure to comply can result in significant penalties and interest, to the detriment of your cash flow.  

During this session, tax experts will: 
                
provide a comprehensive overview of how government and professionals work together, 
provide insight into current areas that CRA is reviewing and some of the common deficiencies found, and 
share useful tips that will make remittance and filing more accurate and time effective. 

Meet Your Facilitator 

Jeff Harrison is a Senior Manager with MNP’s national indirect tax team for the past 4 years and is located in our Regina MNP office.  He is an indirect tax specialist with over 26 years’ experience in Canadian sales taxes.  Jeff works with all forms and sizes of business across Canada to guide them through the sales tax rules, including support through audits and appeals.  He facilitates both internal MNP courses, external presentations and CPA Saskatchewan GST/HST courses.
            
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                Reading and understanding financial information is one of the most important tasks of a business owner.  However, for most business owners, the accounting and financial aspect of the business is not their background and learning financial fluency is a necessity in today’s marketplace.   

This session organized into a two part series provides: 

                
insight into financial statements and practical ways to use this information to identify the areas of the business that are flourishing and the areas that require improvement, 
discussions on key areas of financial statements that determine if fraud is a factor in the business, 
insight into cash requirements and what budgeting is required, and 
identification of immediate business strategies to increase revenues and decrease expenditures. 

Meet Your Facilitator 

Annette Bester is a partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. Partnering and working with companies in all stages of their business cycle for almost 19 years, Annette helps to support and strengthen their leadership. Over her career Annette has worked with a number of businesses with a focus to helping clients understand not just their historical financial information but what the information is telling them from a forward-looking perspective. 
            
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                As a business, it can be tough to keep up with customer demands as your industry changes and you wonder ‘What will be disrupted next?”  Large companies may have research and development budgets to grow and foster innovation, but as a small or mid-sized business, you wonder how you can innovate with the time and resources you have available?  You know that success can depend upon innovation and it is common for small businesses to focus primarily on existing products and services.  Innovation is not just about large technological innovations - innovation can be simple ideas. Remember, it’s not enough to say that innovation is a priority - ensure you have a process in place, and continue to work at making it a priority!  

In this session, you will learn: 

                
What drives the need for innovation in small business;
How to build innovation into a business routine;
How to invest in innovation; and, 
How to cultivate an innovative mindset.

Meet Your Facilitator

Nicole Asselin Is a Senior Manager in the MNP Consulting practice based in Edmonton, serving clients locally and provincially.  Nicole has over twelve years of experience in industry and management consulting.  She has been involved in innovation, business process and operations improvement in many capacities, with diverse clients across multiple industries. Nicole obtained her Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta in 2004 with focus on International Business Specialization, is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, is Innovation Engineering Blue Belt Certified, and has participated in Lean Action Workouts. She and her husband are small business owners and are familiar with the need to innovate and market services. Nicole has exceptional client relations and is recognized for her professionalism, diplomacy and confidentiality in dealing with colleagues and her clients. Nicole is a disciplined project manager that provides strong operational support to clients and has managed a number of projects relating to Operational Effectiveness, Process Improvement, Organizational Review, Business Strategy and Planning, Market Assessment and Analysis. In addition, Nicole has led and participated in numerous engagements in a variety of areas including the private sector, provincial government, municipalities, municipal associations, non-profit organizations and post-secondary educational institutions.
            
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                Time management isn’t simple.  Effectively managing time is a requirement in the fast paced business world and understanding the steps required will help both owners and their employees in their day to day roles.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will:
                
understand the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,
understand the importance of prioritizing,
recognize and understand the time management principles,
develop an understanding of time traps,
understand the time management matrix,
learn what it takes to live in Quadrant ll,
implement a six step process for effectively managing time, and
understand the differences between designated and discretionary time.

Meet Your Facilitator

Janice Decelles is a Senior Consultant in the Consulting practice of MNP.  Her focus since joining the firm in 2005 Is to provide training and consulting to self employment clients and general human resource services.  An expert facilitator and instructional designer, she has extensive training management experience in the insurance and financial services sectors and is a certified customer service trainer.  Skilled in both individual and group training, Janice prides herself on being a positive contributor to her clients’ overall success.  Janice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an Advanced Certificate in Human Resources. 
            
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