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  Planning for success
Two-thirds of small-business owners plan to exit their businesses over the next 10 years, but only 10% have a plan in place to sell or wind down their operations. Owners can save themselves a lot of headaches if they take time to prepare for their eventual exit

Tale of a sale
Before selling the business, which was part of the family for 49 years, CA Garth Stephanson thought getting the highest possible price was most important. It didn’t take him long to learn that he was wrong, so wrong


Upfront
 
People Is it any wonder Stephen Johnston was dubbed King of Aces? The CA holds the Canadian record for sinking a golf ball with a single swing, deals with golf’s movers and shakers and is considered a top powerbroker in the sport in Canada

News and trends • Financial MySpace the next online trend? • News from the profession • Standards digest

Numbers game

Ask an expert How to protect the data on your laptop

Bits and Bites • Toronto the new New York? • Now that's an ROI • Tipping the scales • Thanks, SOX • Asia breaks glass ceiling

Value added • Business travel survey roundup

Findings What’s your plan?

Going concern Marie Mullally, FCA,
President & CEO,
Nova Scotia Gaming Corp.


Regulars
 
  Taxation Sorting out the tax fairness plan: as a result of the government’s new measures, many income funds mayconvert back to corporate form

Personal financial planning The benefits of giving: as more Canadians yearn to make a difference, a trusted adviser can help direct them to leaving a legacy

Technology The virtual reality: virtualization isn’t new, but it is becoming more prevalent and has implications for servers, user PCs and applications

Legal issues Manage risks, avoid pitfalls: appropriate policies are needed to manage, preserve and destroy e-documents

Business adviser Creating a governance system: boards may not be standard in a family-owned business, but with the interest in governance issues, they’re more common


COLUMNS
 
Letters to the editor
From the editor The road to succession success
Netwatch Is Windows past its prime?
Work in process A better way to flowchart
Outlook First, let’s kill all the lawyers