In his recent article, Ken Doctor analyzes the slow disappearance of familiar brands such as Kodak, Sears, and various newspaper companies. These examples all illustrate the fact that “brands decay” and that “disruption doesn’t happen just once.” His “lessons learned”… Read more »
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Harper hints at R&D tax break overhaul
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is hinting that Ottawa will overhaul a $3.5-billion SR&ED program. The recent Jenkins Report recommended that the SR&ED tax credit be made simpler and smaller. Among suggested changes to the Scientific Research & Experimental Development program,… Read more »
Productivity is Innovation, Not Invention
On October 17, 2011, the federally appointed panel, chaired by Open Text chief strategy officer Tom Jenkins, released an assessment of the government’s $7-billion in annual investment in “business R&D”. The report recommended significant changes to the incentive programs and… Read more »
Infographic: Holiday Email Habits
Xobni, a software developing company, did a survey on email behaviour during the holidays… and I have to say that personally, I find the results to be rather surprising. Sixty-eight percent of respondents (all US working adults) admitted to checking… Read more »
Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
When it comes to renewable energy, there’s no doubt that this is one of the fastest growing energy markets currently in the world. And with good reason – our non-renewable resources are running out, while with renewable energy, we will… Read more »
September Survey of Manufacturing
Yesterday, StatsCan released their Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for the month of September, and results are positive! For the third month in a row, sales increased – this time, they rose 2.6% to $49.2 billion. Highlights are as follows: Manufacturing… Read more »
Business Mentoring: Why you want to be a part of it.
In the business world, a mentor is someone who is typically older and always more experienced than another, and can help that other person in their professional development through guidance and coaching. Often recommended for those starting or running their… Read more »
Fact or Fiction: Nothing Can Be Done for Rejected Claims
There is definitely something that can be done for SR&ED claims that have been rejected by the CRA. While the CRA does endeavour to assign a reviewer to your claim that already has knowledge of your field, this doesn’t always… Read more »
October’s Job Numbers
In October, the unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to a total of 7.3%, when employment declined by 54,000 full-time jobs. The manufacturing and construction industries saw the largest decline; employment fell in Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and PEI,… Read more »