It’s not as much about what you know, but who you know.  Building new business contacts gives owners the ability to expand their network and gain new market share. 

This session will: 
                
offer strategies and tactics for developing new business contacts and expanding you network, and 
give participants confidence in their ability to build their business using numerous examples and exercises to reinforce the strategies learned. 

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Annette Bester is a partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. Partnering and working with companies in all stages of their business cycle for over 23 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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Businesses face risk from every angle and as an owner you will need to understand the various forms of risk and be equipped with processes and tools for identify, documenting, managing and prioritizing risks. 

In this session you will learn:   
                
various forms of risk that are typically associated with business including reputational risk, financial risk, stakeholder risk, regulatory risk, and personnel risk; 
processes and tools for identifying and documenting risks, evaluating and prioritizing risks, and ultimately managing risks; 
how risks can be identified and methods for analyzing the impact these risks may have on projects; 
a comprehensive risk management framework; and 
the importance of communication of risks to key stakeholders 

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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. 
                
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Annette Bester is a partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. Partnering and working with companies in all stages of their business cycle for over 23 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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A good succession plan not only deals with the transfer of ownership but also the transfer of leadership. Without a clean transition of leadership, relationships and people the chances of failing are much higher. This webinar is designed to cover the essential components of succession planning and provide participants with possible exit strategies for transferring their business.  

In this session, you will learn
                
Where to begin and the succession planning process; 
The benefits to succession planning; 
Traps to avoid when establishing a succession plan; and  
Blind spots to be aware of during the succession planning process 
                
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TBA

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A large percentage of business failures are not due to a poor business concept but rather are attributed to the lack of a proper cash flow management program.  

In this session, we will use a case study exercise to: 
                
identify the steps in developing a cash flow statement, and 
learn basic tools to help effectively manage cash flow. 
                
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Annette Bester is a partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. Partnering and working with companies in all stages of their business cycle for over 23 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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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 
                
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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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As a small business owner, your business and personal lives are intertwined.  As such, it is important to understand how taxation works and where there are opportunities to effectively structure your business to allow for risk management and minimization of taxes. 
This session will: 
                
Provide participants with an overview of taxation (both personal and corporate) 
Outline basic reporting requirements (the basis for taxation and initial tax planning issues) 
Address year-end determination including dividends versus bonus which form the basis for shareholder/owner remuneration 
Outline expense deductibility and basic tax planning strategies 
                
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TBA

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