The accounting world is shifting. More accountants are moving away from traditional compliance and tax to a more advisory role. What’s causing this shift? Technological advancements: Automation helps accountants get more done, faster and with greater precision. Changes in client demands: More clients expect their accountants to offer advisory services. They want to work with…
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The Patient Co. prepares to bring SimPull device to market
An idea that started with a sketch on a napkin is headed into the marketplace, offering hospitals a new way to move patients and reduce the risk for nurses and other caregivers. Backed by a $3.3 million recent capital raise, Grand Rapids-based The Patient Co. expects to begin fulfilling orders for the SimPull device in…
For Better Customer Service, Businesses Are Texting. Are You Ready?
Businesses are turning to texting to provide better customer service. Here’s how. getty Sangam Sahai never imagined he’d be texting his travel insurance company. But after his father, Raghunath, fell and broke his pelvis while visiting him in Austin, Raghunath found himself sending messages to Hop Travel. There were questions about his father’s treatment, handled…
Rulings on death tax coming ‘thick and fast’: lawyer
Matthew Burgess, director of View Legal, said the most recent private ruling suggests that payment after the death of a member by an SMSF could be a member benefit where the fund is administered by an external adviser such as an accountant or administrator. In the most recent PBR (1052162946778) the trustee of a member’s…
HEALTH-CARE INNOVATION: Turning good ideas into devices that help
Breadcrumb Trail Links Ottawa Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 08, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read CHEO surgeon Dr. Matthew Bromwich has invented medical devices. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article content In 2005, ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr. Matthew Bromwich…
As COP28 looms, real estate markets in the UAE and Saudi go green
Dubai, UAE – Ahead of the upcoming COP28 summit hosted in Dubai, real estate markets in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia have made significant strides in prioritising sustainability, contributing to national commitments towards environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. This has been underpinned by government initiatives, as well as businesses prioritising their sustainability needs, according…
Financial planning tools can help increased competition for students
Key points: Declining student numbers, devalued degrees, lower retention rates, and affordability concerns continue to reshape the higher education landscape and increase competition among universities. Uncertainty about future enrollment levels creates significant financial challenges for institutions that historically have relied heavily on tuition revenue. In fact, a recent survey showed that 81% of university leaders…
More doctors should go into digital health startups
In my decade living in Silicon Valley as a digital health journalist and now an investor, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people in the tech industry claim that doctors don’t have what it takes for a career in entrepreneurship. As the traditional thinking goes, because they’re so risk-averse and lack business…