Hiring contractors can offer flexibility, but getting their classification wrong can have significant tax and payroll implications. Here’s what business owners need to know about the difference between an employee and a contractor.

A $50 million partnership looked like the smartest move in retail. What one of retail’s most famous mistakes teaches us about concentration risk might change how you look at your own biggest sales channel.

If you’re buying or selling a business, this recent court ruling on non-compete clauses is worth five minutes of your time, before you sign anything.

A court in Calgary just handed down a ruling that every business owner should pay attention to: the president of a respected, 50 year old Alberta company has been found personally liable for $35 million. Not the corporation. Him. If you've spent decades building a...

Think you know what severance will cost you? Three recent Canadian court cases say otherwise. From a two month hire who won four months’ notice to an executive awarded 14 months after just seven on the job, the courts keep proving that severance isn’t a formula, it’s a judgment call.

Waiting to sell is a decision like any other; it has a cost and that cost is only worth paying if something real comes from it.

Should you keep pouring money into your business to drive up its value for a future sale, or start building wealth outside of it through personal investments?