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Professional Matters NEWS AND VIEWS FOR MEMBERS FINLIT Paul Martin DATA DIVING


What’s your biggest biz priority in 2017?


MOST POPULAR ANSWERS Increasing sales within Canada


24%


Improving productivity Reducing costs


15% 15%


LEAST POPULAR ANSWERS Expanding operations to the US


Mastering Money a sold-out hit


IT WASN’T THE COMPLIMENTARY MASSAGES that made CPA Canada’s first annual financial literacy conference so popular. Honest. Engaging debate, sage advice and show-and-tell sessions from speakers as diverse


as former prime minister Paul Martin and nine-year-old tax whiz Carlie Weinreb were the real draw. Topics at the Mastering Money conference included debt, saving, fraud, tech, tools, media and kids. Hundreds of tweets were sent on Nov. 1 and 2 with the hashtag #CPAFinLitConf. Here’s a sampling.


@CPACanada Marr: “Financial literacy should be something we think of as a lifelong endeavour.”


@Educ8Money2Kids Per @rcarrick people want unbiased financial advice from individuals who are not selling anything.


@KelleyKeehn


Kimberley Ney tells us that according to @FPSC_Canada research reveals 41% Cdns cite money as #1 stressor.


@TamarSatov Only 26% of small biz owners understand the role of a balance sheet @szandbergen CANADA 150 MEMBER RESOURCES


Be a better board member


FORGET ABOUT 20/20 hindsight. Get 20/20 oversight with two new publica- tions from CPA Canada. Overseeing Strategy: A Framework for


Boards of Directors covers four phases of strategy development and execution and includes sample tools and materials. Get


10 | CPA MAGAZINE | MARCH 2017


your copy (and check out the video) at cpacanada.ca/overseeingstrategy. Overseeing Mergers and Acquisitions,


also for boards, covers the full life cycle from strategy to post-closing activities. The document includes advice on screening criteria, candidate selection, due diligence and valuation. Download from cpacanada.ca/overseeingmergers.


What makes you #CPAproud?


CANADA IS CELEBRATING its 150th anniversary. We’re celebrating you, Canadian CPAs. Tell us why you’re proud to be a


Canadian CPA. Then watch for our celebration in July. To share your thoughts, visit cpacanada.ca/canada150th.


Increasing sales outside Canada and the US


4% 4%


Expanding operations outside Canada and the US


Investing in research and development


2% 3%


Source: The CPA Canada Business Monitor (Q4 2016) email survey was conducted by Harris Poll; 514 of 5,228 people identified by CPA Canada as senior executives (e.g., CFOs, CEOs, COOs) completed the survey between Nov. 25 and Dec. 18. The survey’s response rate was 13%. This type of study has a margin of error of ±4.1% and a confidence level of 95%. Read more details at cpacanada.ca/businessmonitor.


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