Let's Talk About Series

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These Let’s Talk About Series articles highlight PwC’s perspective on the issues most impacting Canada’s private company owners, including managing in a downturn, staff retention and sustainability. We recently launched the 4th annual Business Insights® Survey and look forward to keeping the dialogue going in the months ahead. So let’s keep talking about your business issues.

 

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Back to Basics
The majority of private companies in Canada surveyed for PwC’s 2009 Business Insights report said they have not noticed any significant changes over the past year when it comes to accessing capital.

Not Managing your Risk is Risky Business
If there’s any lesson that has been learned from the global financial meltdown, it is the importance of risk management.

Freezing Your Estate
If you were to sell your business today, the value will have dropped. And that is why an economic downturn might be the best time for an estate freeze.

Show Me the Money... Please!
When it comes to credit there is no distinction being made between companies private and public, small and large. Bottom line: the liquidity of the capital markets has dried up.

Dealing With Your Banker
The credit crunch and the economic downturn means that lenders continue to take a much more cautious stance. But dealing with your banker doesn’t have to be a nerve-wracking experience.

Playing the Long Game
This article discusses our six key steps to taking a long-term approach to dealing with an economic downturn.

Maximize Your Tax Savings
An economic downturn is not the time to be paying more tax than you should. This article discusses how to maximize your tax savings during uncertain times.

Five Steps to a Greener Business
It’s not easy being green, but more and more companies are realizing it is well worth it—both for the environment and the bottom line. PwC’s sustainability expert, Mel Wilson, presents his top five strategies to help private companies fully benefit from environmental sustainability.

The Fight for Talent
With the boomers retiring and not enough young blood coming up the ranks, private companies are in the fight of their lives for talent. PwC presents five strategies to help private companies attract and retain employees.

Managing in a Downturn
Only a little over a year ago, Canadian companies were full of optimism and few worries—but the tide has changed and business leaders today are now scrambling to figure out how to get through the tough times. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ John McKenna offers a few key strategies to help private companies navigate through the good, the bad and the ugly of an economic downturn.

The Upside of a Downturn
Economic downturns separate the wheat from the chaff. To succeed, many business leaders believe they have to buckle up, batten down the hatches, cut the fat, tighten their belts and reigns and pull up their socks.