by Tanya Jenkins | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Selling the family business is a difficult decision. Talking about it with the family can be even more so. There are a number of implications to consider when it comes to this big decision. In this part of our SELLING A SMALL BUSINESS Series with Welch LLP, we...
by Tanya Jenkins | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Success in business requires a lot of mental toughness. Difficult decisions have to be made. Toughness towards employees is required to bring them to a higher level of performance. With others, it can be survival of the fittest, a zero sum game where one has to...
by Tanya Jenkins | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
The recently-reported divorce case involving Dragons Den and Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec is a cautionary tale as to the dramatic waste of resources when partners in relationships gone sour decide to “lawyer up” and fight to the finish. After 20 days in court with...
by Tanya Jenkins | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Cases in the media like Stronach and Herjavec demonstrate the difference between sparring partners “lawyering up” at the outset of their dispute versus going the “one lawyer/one valuator” Equitas route (“lawyering down”) as follows: Lawyering UPLawyering...
by Tanya Jenkins | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
In Parts 1 and 2 of our series, we discussed the common causes of shareholder disputes and the common approaches to resolving them. In this article, we discuss Equitas Consultants’ unique approach to resolving these disputes. The scenario is that parties in business...
by Tanya Jenkins | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Like many Canadians, I read with great sadness about one of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs Frank Stronach suing his daughter Belinda, two of his grandchildren and a former business associate over control of his business assets. According to his Statement of...
