Business owners need to build high performance teams to operate effectively as a business and to most effectively service customers.  As a business owner or engaged team member you will explore personal and corporate values and discover how corporate values can be integrated into your day-to-day operations and observable behaviours.

This session organized into a two part series provides:
                
understand the importance of employee relationships as well as the impact and associated cost of turnover,
understand team dynamics and identify strategies to enhance team effectiveness,
understand and identify leadership philosophy and personal values and be able to connect these and the corporate values to identified observable actions,
understand the concept of Group Think and discovering the strength and value of “two heads are better than one”,.
be able to utilize a model for decision making and effective communication, and
understand the value of employee engagement and identify ways to fully engage team members
                
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Janice Decelles is a Senior Consultant in the Consulting practice of MNP.  Her focus since joining the firm in 2005 is to provide training and consulting to self employment clients and general human resource services.  An expert facilitator and instructional designer, she has extensive training management experience in the insurance and financial services sectors and is a certified customer service trainer.  Skilled in both individual and group training, Janice prides herself on being a positive contributor to her clients’ overall success.  Janice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, an Advanced Certificate in Human Resources and her CPHR – Certified Professional in Human Resources - designation.
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has ever changing requirements surrounding GST/HST and as a business owner you are required to comply with the applicable rules. Failure to comply can result in significant penalties and interest, to the detriment of your cash flow. 

During this session, tax experts will: 
                
provide a comprehensive overview of how government and professionals work together,
provide insight into current areas that CRA is reviewing and some of the common deficiencies found,
and share useful tips that will make remittance and filing more accurate and time effective.
                
Meet Your Facilitator

Adam Amer is a Senior Manager with MNP’s national indirect tax team and is located in MNP’s Edmonton office.  He is an indirect tax specialist with over 7 years’ experience in Canadian sales taxes and began his career as an Auditor with the Canada Revenue Agency.  Adam works with all forms and sizes of business across Canada to guide them through the sales tax rules, including support through audits and appeals.  He facilitates both internal MNP courses, external presentations and co-writes CPA Alberta GST/HST courses.
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Creating value in your business is not a nice to have, but a requirement as you build for the future.  Business valuation techniques vary depending on the industry and market, but there are simple guidelines and rules available to maximize value.

In this session we will:
                
learn techniques business valuators use to value a business; and
provide case examples, along with terms and strategies to maximize value.
                
Meet Your Facilitator

Nicole Kalesnikoff is a Senior Manager in MNP’s Valuations, Forensic and Litigation Support team in Saskatoon. Nicole provides valuation and loss quantification services to clients of various sizes for the purposes of litigation, tax reorganizations, contract disputes, shareholder transactions, insurance claims and damages quantification. She has worked on Valuations in a variety of industries including transportation, construction, oil and gas services, retail and farms. 
Nicole has also been practicing in the area of forensics and litigation support since 2009. Nicole is experienced in both civil and criminal matters, including investment schemes, employee fraud, estate / Power of Attorney disputes, shareholder disputes, insurance investigations and matrimonial disputes. Nicole’s background in forensics allows her to take a thorough, in-depth approach, considering all aspects of the business when preparing valuations. 

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