Dear PM Harper: Help SME Business Now!

March 19, 2010 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Leader of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Southwest AB Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 [Sent by email to: pm@pm.gc.ca] Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Re: Please Help iSME Business Now! Canadians [...]

[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 [...]

How to Deal with the ‘Great Recession’

They say the ‘Great Recession’ is over – I say not! There’s plenty of healing that still needs to happen before the majority of us are going to start thinking we’re on the road to recovery. (Consider this question: just how much pleasure should you take when after being in a horrific car crash the [...]

Biz Bankruptcy Wave-Watch

I was on the phone mid this week speaking with an SVP in the Recovery & Reorganization (aka Bankruptcy & Insolvency in more plain speak) area of one of the major CA firms here in Toronto. What he had to say was that the tsunami of business bankruptcies has yet to break…

Capital Market Signals to Watch For

Courtesy of the recent presentation by Ernst & Young that I attended, here is some economic insight into the current state of the capital markets and what signals to watch for that will indicate a recovery’s getting underway….

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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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