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Feb 26, 2015 — Boughton Law
Discover essential risk management and legal compliance tips for financial advisors in Canada to safeguard against potential liabilities. Learn more from Boughton Law's experts.
Jan 27, 2015 — Boughton Law
Jan 12, 2015 — Boughton Law
As a business owner, now is the time to reflect on decisions that affect your bottom line such as the payment of salary, dividends, management fees and bonuses for you and your family.
Nov 7, 2014 — Boughton Law
The first step to determining if Canadians crossing the border for job related travel to the U.S. require a work permit is understanding the difference between business travel and work travel. This infographic clarifies the requirements of getting a work permit through NAFTA, combats common remuneration myths and provides 6 cross-border travel tips.
Oct 23, 2014 — Boughton Law
Some significant amendments to the Trade-marks act are ahead, which will impact the way you can file and protect your marks.
Oct 22, 2014 — Boughton Law
Since Canada's Anti-Spam Law ("CASL") has been in force some small businesses have been struggling to find appropriate means to procure the express consent of their contacts. Small businesses have to view CASL as an opportunity to re-vamp marketing practices and find new ways of implementing a permission-based marketing strategy. Here are some tips on how to change your marketing and sales activities to be CASL compliant and still gain new subscribers.
Many franchisors go into full swing in autumn, marketing their concepts across Canada. So now is a good time to thoroughly investigate the franchise you are thinking about buying. Here are five major points to consider before buying a franchise.
Oct 22, 2014 — Doug H. Hopkins*
While telephone meetings may be a convenient means of handling a company's business affairs, it can become an issue when non-verbal cues play an important role in the decision making process. A recent case exposed this very problem of non-verbal communication in the context of a meeting of directors held by telephone.
Oct 7, 2014 — William (Bill) H. Cooper*
Developing a succession plan can be one of the most complex exercises a business owner has to deal with. To get started you have to first ask the right questions.
