The good, bad and ugly – Jeff Cook has seen it all. Yet one case stands out for the partner of Calgary-based professional chartered accounting firm Cook & Company as
When restaurant owner Marco Abdi died three years ago, his wife Filomena was thrust into a position she was not prepared to be in – taking over the family’s successful
Publicly, accountants, lawyers, management consultants and other experienced succession planning professionals talk about balance sheets, maximizing values, financial projections, payout models, timing, transition planning, tax efficiencies, managing risk and exit
We’ve all heard the adage there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. While business owners are always cognizant of minimizing the latter, no one really
The greatest joy and the most complex and delicate challenge in a family business is … family! Most family businesses are not in the icon league of the Shaws, the
