Debt Chickens Coming Home to Roost

Today’s online newspapers have real drawbacks. First, they don’t let you to scan all the news. Second, all too often important articles in the print edition never make it to the paper’s website. And let’s not forget how fewer and fewer people are getting real newspapers delivered these day. As a result, there is a [...]

New $Num,ber.ss Language Coming Soon

Attention CEOs & Business Owners: the language you are using in your financial statements to ‘talk money numbers’ is about to change – so start saying goodbye to GAAP! IFRS is coming and it will cause a big change to how your financial statements are constructed. Consequently, what and how you communicate your company’s financial [...]

[Recession Recovery] ‘VW’ Ride Coming?

“What kind of recovery does the group expected now?” – this was the key business question asked by a Partner in a Toronto based mid-sized accounting firm in the group discussion phase of the TEC Trusted Advisor meeting I attended earlier this week. Here’s what came back from the employment lawyer, commercial landlord, retirement pension [...]

Exit Planning for Business Owners

NEWS SPECIAL: In terms of exit planning and reaping the rewards of entrepreneurial success,”few business owners properly plan the way to get the most out of their business, and lose out in the process”. ********* What business owners need is better, more compassionate, more understanding help to deal with the thorny issues of ownership transition. [...]

17 Hot Biz Tips for Private Co.s

Welcome to my Guy Kawasaki advice mash-up. These are my take on Guy’s advice for entrepreneurs that he offered during a couple of talks, one he gave at a recent University of Pennsylvania technology conference and the other comes from a series of talks he gave in 2008 for the Montgomery & Hansen‘s online learning [...]

Harvard’s Secret Start-up Recipe

Read about new business research results from Harvard that will tell you the three keys and three characteristics to entrepreneurial success…

How Long Will The Bad Economy Last?

The recession is going to be here for a lot longer than you or I would like. This post helps you understand why I say that and what you might best do about it…

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Tony Johnston
President
Compass North Inc.

Tony provides executive management and advisory services that help companies get MORE !!

sales / profits / cashflow
financing / exit valuation

Tony delivers the leadership or leadership support needed that can make remarkably outstanding results happen operationally, economically, financially and in the eyes of customers, lenders & transaction counterparties.

If you are a decision maker in a company that wants MORE, give him a call at 416-342-5652 or check out the Compass North Inc website [click here].

Tony's ability to help companies achieve important/challenging goals is well demonstrated by his long record of success, which includes:
- 4 successful turnarounds lead
- $66 mil+ increase public
  company's value
- $34 mil value harvested
  from biotech cofounded & lead
  as CEO
- $12 mil/3x investment gain
  in 2 years delivered for
  VC partners
- $2.5+ bil in public & private
  market debt, equity and
  M&A deals done
- 1 successful company IPO
- 4 new businesses organized &
  grown: Biotech; Securitization /
  Mortgage Servicing; Third-Party
  Logistics (3PL); & Consulting