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  Soul practitioners
Whether it is building houses in New Orleans, building water pipelines in Ecuador or volunteering in Malawi, many Canadian CAs are giving back to not only their own communities but are knee-deep in relief efforts around the world

Positioned to win
Today’s CA firms are facing a new wave of market changes and confronting strategic marketing challenges like never before. The old-style strategies don’t work any more. In the new market, the firms that will lead are those that truly practise branding and positioning


Upfront
 
People In addition to his full-time accounting career, Scott Ballantyne has an impressive second life as a baseball coach. In addition to being head coach of Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s baseball team, he has been Ontario University Athletics’ Coach of the Year and this year was assistant coach of Canada’s entry at the World University Baseball Championships

News and trends • Accountants' prestige up from last year • News from the profession

Numbers game

Ask an expert What should i do when a colleague tries to make me look bad on the job?

Bits and Bites • Can't touch this • Canadian cities have biz-friendly taxes • Credit with a cause • Notebook for a c-note? • The benefit of savings

Value added • Mastering finance in government* • Internal audit in (r)evolution*

Findings Rising energy costs a burning issue

Going concern Steve Bienkowski, CA, COO, The Kitchener Rangers


Regulars
 
  Taxation Canadians need to follow the global developments in this critical area of international law

Practice management When undertaking a strategic planning process for your partnership, spend time on the planning

People management Changing jobs should not be done on a whim. Doing due diligence will put the odds in your favour

Assurance Audit committees are the cornerstone of financial reporting systems, and they have to ensure they remain efficient and effective

Finance How business owners can successfully secure financing from their banks

Business valuation When trying to determine who is entitled to a share of the profit


COLUMNS
 
Letters to the editor
From the editor The gift of giving
Netwatch Hacker or digital vigilante?
Work in process Don’t select a new system unless you know the key people involved in your implementation.
Outlook Go where you want to go