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Family Foundation Handbook (2014) (US)

Provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

  • Introduction
  • Family Foundation Basics
  • How To Create A Family Foundation
  • Using Charitable Trusts To Fund The Family Foundation
  • Designing The Family Foundation
  • Operating Restrictions
  • Grantmaking
  • Foundation Administration
  • Special Issues
  • Bibliography
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Estate & Gift Tax Handbook (2014) (U.S.)

Susan Flax Posner

Provides timely and effective advice on estate and gift tax practice and procedure, and is a useful resource for estate-planning practitioners, fiduciaries, attorneys, and others dealing with the complexities of the estate and gift tax system. Now, in one place, you can find all the information and tools necessary to arrange a person's affairs, both before and after death, to minimize the estate and gift tax burden and maximize wealth transfers through lifetime and testamentary giving.

The following forms are completed for hypothetical taxpayers and entries and are explained line by line in the 2014 Estate & Gift Tax Handbook:

  • Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, for both a husband and a wife
  • Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
  • Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for a Trust
  • Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for an Estate
  • Schedule J (Form 1041), Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex Trusts
  • Form 1040, Decedent's Final Individual Income Tax Return.
All relevant terms and key concepts are thoroughly defined and illustrated.

Chapter 1: Estate and Gift Tax Planning in Light of Tax Relief Act of 2010
Chapter 2: The Federal Gift Tax
Chapter 3: Revocable Living Trusts
Chapter 4: Life Insurance
Chapter 5: Anti-Freeze Valuation Rules
Chapter 6: GRITs, GRATs, GRUTs
Chapter 7: Qualified Personal Residence Truats (QPRTs)
Chapter 8: Penalties Imposed on Estate and Gift Tax Preparers
Chapter 9: Tax-Free Gifts
Chapter 10: Charitable and Split Interest Transfers
Chapter 11: Marital Deduction
Chapter 12: Disclaimers-A Powerful Post-Mortem Tax Planning Tool
Chapter 13: Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs)
Chapter 14: Calculation of the Gift Tax
Chapter 15: Portability
Chapter 16: Transfer Taxes Imposed on Expatriates
Chapter 17: The Gift Tax Return-Form 709
Chapter 18: The Federal Estate Tax
Chapter 19: Valuation
Chapter 20: Estate Tax Deductions
Chapter 21: Estate Tax Credits
Chapter 22: Computation of Estate Tax
Chapter 23: Opinions for Paying the Estate Tax
Chapter 24: The Estate Tax Return-Form 706
Chapter 25: Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Chapter 26: Decedent's Final Income Tax Return
Chapter 27: Sample of Decedent's Final Income Tax Return
Chapter 28: Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
Chapter 29: Sample Income Tax Returns for Trusts
Chapter 30: Sample Income Tax Returns for Estates
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms

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Estate & Gift Tax Handbook (2013) (U.S.)

Author: Susan Flax Posner

Provides advice on estate and gift tax practice and procedure, and is a useful resource for estate-planning practitioners, fiduciaries, attorneys, and others dealing with the complexities of the estate and gift tax system. Now you can have one place to find all the information and tools necessary to arrange a person's affairs, both before and after death, to minimize the estate and gift tax burden and maximize wealth transfers through lifetime and testamentary giving.

The 2013 edition of the Estate & Gift Tax Handbook updates the volume to reflect all legislative, judicial and administrative changes to the wealth transfer tax laws that occurred in the past year.

Included in the 2013 Estate & Gift Tax Handbook are important IRS revenue rulings, forms and publications, private letter rulings and IRS treasury regulations and significant developments from the federal courts including the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeal around the country.

The following forms are completed for hypothetical taxpayers and entries and are explained line by line in the 2013 Estate & Gift Tax Handbook:

-Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, for both a husband and a wife
-Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
-Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for a Trust
-Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for an Estate
-Schedule J (Form 1041), Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex Trusts
-Form 1040, Decedent's Final Individual Income Tax Return.

Chapter 1: Estate and Gift Tax Planning in Light of Tax Relief Act of 2010
Chapter 2: The Federal Gift Tax
Chapter 3: Revocable Living Trusts
Chapter 4: Life Insurance
Chapter 5: Anti-Freeze Valuation Rules
Chapter 6: GRITs, GRATs, GRUTs
Chapter 7: Qualified Personal Residence Truats (QPRTs)
Chapter 8: Penalties Imposed on Estate and Gift Tax Preparers
Chapter 9: Tax-Free Gifts
Chapter 10: Charitable and Split Interest Transfers
Chapter 11: Marital Deduction
Chapter 12: Disclaimers — A Powerful Post-Mortem Tax Planning Tool
Chapter 13: Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs)
Chapter 14: Calculation of the Gift Tax
Chapter 15: Gifts by Nonresident Citizens
Chapter 16: Transfer Taxes Imposed on Expatriates
Chapter 17: The Gift Tax Return — Form 709
Chapter 18: The Federal Estate Tax
Chapter 19: Valuation
Chapter 20: Estat

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Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (2014-2015) W/CD-ROM (U.S.)

Jae K. Shim, PhD,
Joel G. Siegel, Ph.D., CPA,
Nick Dauber, MS, CPA

A comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management. Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give CFOs, corporate financial managers, and controller’s quick answers to day-to-day questions.

The Handbook covers important developments in government rules, accounting procedures, taxation and information technology. It includes references to relevant topics of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, as well as Accounting Standards Updates. The practical, hands-on guidance helps diagnose a firm's financial health, boost financial results, avoid unpleasant surprises, cut costs, and make financial decisions with confidence.

This edition also includes a free, back-of-the book CD-ROM containing searchable PDFs of each chapter, along with the following Excel forms:

- Capital Budgeting: Advice of Project Change Form
- Capital Budgeting: Appropriation Request Form
- Capital Budgeting: Economic Feasibility Study for a New Information System
- Capital Budgeting: Initial Cash Outlay and Operating Costs Checklist for a New Information System
- Capital Budgeting: Lease Versus Purchase Evaluation Report
- Capital Budgeting: Project Application Form
- Internal Control: Internal Control Assessment Form
- Internal Control: Computer Applications
- Checklist: Medium to Large Business
- Internal Control: Financial Reporting Information Systems and Controls Checklist — Medium to Large Business
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Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (2013-2014)

A comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management.  Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give you answers to day-to-day questions.  

The Handbook covers important developments in government rules, accounting procedures, taxation and information technology. It includes references to relevant topics of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, as well as Accounting Standards Updates. The practical, hands-on guidance helps diagnose a firm's financial health, boost financial results, avoid unpleasant surprises, cut costs, and make financial decisions with confidence.

This edition also includes a free CD-ROM containing searchable PDFs of each chapter, along with the following Excel forms:

-    Capital Budgeting: Advice of Project Change Form
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-    Capital Budgeting: Economic Feasibility Study for a New Information System
-    Capital Budgeting: Initial Cash Outlay and Operating Costs Checklist for a New Information System
-    Capital Budgeting: Lease Versus Purchase Evaluation Report
-    Capital Budgeting: Project Application Form
-    Internal Control: Internal Control Assessment Form
-    Internal Control: Computer Applications
-    Checklist: Medium to Large Business
-    Internal Control: Financial Reporting Information Systems and Controls Checklist — Medium to Large Business
-    Variance Analysis: Daily Labor Mix Report
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-    Variance Analysis: Monthly Material Variance Report
-    Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Regional Sales Manager
-    Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Vice-President

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Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (2012-2013) (U.S.)

Available: June 2012

A comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management.  Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give you answers to day-to-day questions. 

The Handbook covers important developments in government rules, accounting procedures, taxation and information technology. It includes references to relevant topics of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, as well as Accounting Standards Updates. The practical, hands-on guidance helps diagnose a firm's financial health, boost financial results, avoid unpleasant surprises, cut costs, and make financial decisions with confidence.

This edition also includes a free CD-ROM containing searchable PDFs of each chapter, along with the following Excel forms:

  • Capital Budgeting: Advice of Project Change Form
  • Capital Budgeting: Appropriation Request Form
  • Capital Budgeting: Economic Feasibility Study for a New Information System
  • Capital Budgeting: Initial Cash Outlay and Operating Costs Checklist for a New Information System
  • Capital Budgeting: Lease Versus Purchase Evaluation Report
  • Capital Budgeting: Project Application Form
  • Internal Control: Internal Control Assessment Form
  • Internal Control: Computer Applications
  • Checklist: Medium to Large Business
  • Internal Control: Financial Reporting Information Systems and Controls Checklist — Medium to Large Business
  • Variance Analysis: Daily Labor Mix Report
  • Variance Analysis: Daily Material Usage Report by Week
  • Variance Analysis: Labor Performance Report
  • Variance Analysis: Monthly Material Variance Report
  • Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Regional Sales Manager
  • Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Vice-President

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Controller’s Handbook, 2nd Edition

Controller's Handbook focuses on practical ways to meet the many challenges faced by controllers and financial managers in small and medium-sized companies and provides guidance to ensure sound financial controllership. It uses the Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) management model to effectively deploy organizational resources to achieve planned outcomes. Also provided are checklists to help controllers focus on implementing key tools.

Topics covered:

  • Planning management
  • Core accounting process management
  • Reporting and information management
  • People and relationship management
  • Special situations

Updates include:

  • Expanded material on ethics, corporate governance, and internal controls
  • Improved and additional checklists, useful forms, insightful tips, and situation summaries
  • Updated appendices on further reading and references

Table of Contents (subject to modification)

  • Introduction
  • Planning: developing plans and strategies
  • Execution: developing and managing effective processes
  • Relationship management: building the networks for success
  • Checking: building a performance-measurement system
  • Using fact-based decision making to take action
  • Special situations
  • References
  • Appendices and templates

About the Author
Nick Shepherd, FCMC, CGA, FCCA, has more than 40 years of business experience. Since 1989, he has run his own management consulting and professional development company, EduVision Inc., which provides management consulting and development services to public and private sector organizations.

A fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario (Honour Roll), and past president of the Institute, Nick is past chair of the National Certification Committee for all Institutes of Management Consulting across Canada and is also past chair of the Professional Standards Committee of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes. He has been a Certified General Accountant for over 25 years, and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK), a senior member of the American Society for Quality, and past chair of the Quality Costs Committee of the Management Quality Division. He is also a member of Mensa Canada.

Nick is a well-known professional development facilitator, and teaches both the three-day Essentials of Controllership program and the two-day Decision Making and Costing for Controllers advanced program. He also presents many professional development workshops across Canada annually. In 2006, he received the President's Award for Education from the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia.

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Arbitration Advocacy in Changing Times

Published: October 2011


Advocacy in international arbitration is the focus of this collection of articles emanating from the twentieth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) held in Rio de Janeiro in 2010.

The topics addressed by renowned arbitration practitioners and scholars in Arbitration Advocacy in Changing Times include:

  • Effective advocacy in arbitration
  • The advocate's role at different stages of arbitration proceedings
  • The role of experts
  • Arbitration advocacy and Constitutional law
  • Advocacy and ethics in international arbitration

The volume also contains a new approach to expert evidence – the Protocol on Expert Teaming – and closes with a proposal for an International Code of Ethics for Lawyers Practicing Before International Arbitral Tribunals.


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Novel insights into biomass delignification with acidic deep eutectic solvents: a mechanistic study of β-O-4 ether bond cleavage and the role of the halide counterion in the catalytic performance

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André M. da Costa Lopes, José R. B. Gomes, João A. P. Coutinho, Armando J. D. Silvestre
The potentiality of acidic deep eutectic solvents for β-O-4 ether bond cleavage is herein demonstrated from a mechanistic point of view.
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Mechanochemical synthesis of mixed metal, mixed linker, glass-forming metal–organic frameworks

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Methods to produce glass forming metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) rely on solvothermal syntheses which have high energy requirements, low yields and large teratogenic solvent usage. We present mechanochemical methods to overcome these issues.
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Sustainable remediation with an electroactive biochar system: mechanisms and perspectives

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Biochar-based carbocatalysis is synergized from electroactive components including reactive-active moieties, metals, defective sites, heteroatoms, and graphitic structure for sustainable remediation.
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Chemoselective O-formyl and O-acyl protection of alkanolamines, phenoxyethanols and alcohols catalyzed by nickel(II) and copper(II)-catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
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A crucial chemoselective O-formyl and O-acyl protection of alkanolamines, phenoxyethanols, and alcohols in the presence of amines catalyzed by Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with 8-hydroxyquinoline in a homogeneous medium is achieved.
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Mechanochemical Cleavage of Lignin Models and lignin via Oxidation and Subsequent Base-Catalyzed Strategy

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
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Weike Su, Chen Sun, Lei Zheng, Wenhao Xu, Alexandr V. Dushkin
Mechanochemical cleavage of lignin dimer model compounds to phenolic monomers has been developed via a two-step strategy under milling conditions. In the first step of this process, the secondary benzylic...
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Humidity-responsive Molecular Gate-opening mechanism for Gas Separation in Ultraselective Nanocellulose/IL Hybrid Membranes

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
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Facile one-pot synthesis of self-assembled nitrogen-doped carbon dots/cellulose nanofibril hydrogel with enhanced fluorescence and mechanical properties

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
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A facile one-pot method is used to synthesize and self-assemble nanofibril cellulose hydrogels with carbon dots as intensity enhancement and fluorescent emission factors.
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Co-production of flexible polyurethanes and renewable solvent from a microalgae oil waste stream

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Morneau Shepell Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans, 15th Edition

The Morneau Shepell Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans, 15th Edition is an indispensable tool for understanding the essential elements of Canadian public and private pension and benefit plans, their legal and regulatory framework and their administrative requirements. Updated and developed by Morneau Shepell professionals, this insightful book takes you through comprehensive coverage as well as detailed explanations of retirement savings and deferred compensation arrangements; employee pensions and benefits; post-retirement options; and emerging issues.

This publication is intended for plan sponsors, administrators, consultants, human resources practitioners and others interested in the field of Canadian pensions and benefits.  All the topics you want and all the information you need.

Chapters include information on:

• Employer Pension Plans
• Government Pension Programs, including Workers’ Compensation and Employment Insurance
• Financial Management of Pension Plans
• Pension Fund Investment Management
• Pension Standards Legislation and Case Law
• Taxation of Retirement Savings
• Multi-Employer Pension Plans
• Winding Up a Pension Plan
• Governance of Retirement, Savings and Other Benefit Plans
• Communicating Benefits and Retirement Savings Plans
• Extended Health and Dental Care Plans
• Group Life and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Workplace Health Management
• Post-Retirement and Post-Employment Benefits
• Retirement Planning
• Emerging Trends
. . . and much more.

The new edition of the Morneau Shepell Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans is even better than its predecessors, with many chapters updated and expanded. 

About Morneau Shepell: A leading human resource consulting firm for more than 40 years, Morneau Shepell provides integrated human resource solutions for all types of pension, group benefits, and compensation plans.

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HRWorks Handbook: Training and Development

HRWorks Handbook series is a collection of how-to manuals that provide quick guidance on HR matters and legislation as well as useful checklists and worksheets. Each book is based on one structured program that is easily built upon and adapted to suit unique company needs.

 HRWorks Handbook: Training and Development teaches you to understand elements of an effective training and development function as well as implementing cost-effective training solutions.

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HRWorks Handbook: Salary Administration

HRWorks Handbook series is a collection of how-to manuals that provide quick guidance on HR matters and legislation as well as useful checklists and worksheets. Each book is based on one structured program that is easily built upon and adapted to suit unique company needs.

 HRWorks Handbook: Salary Administration provides a 12-phase process for salary structure design and administration.

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HRWorks Handbook: Orientation

HRWorks Handbook series is a collection of how-to manuals that provide quick guidance on HR matters and legislation as well as useful checklists and worksheets. Each book is based on one structured program that is easily built upon and adapted to suit unique company needs.

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Complete Service of Handbook of Assistance Programs for Non-Profit Organizations

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Construction Change Order Claims, Second Edition

Published: July 2012


Anticipate, evaluate and litigate claims and get up-to-date with the latest methods for determining value of work, with the definitive guide to construction change orders. Commonly encountered claim issues are covered in detail, including surety issues, evaluating changes resulting from ambiguous specifications or inadequate design, measuring the cost impact of delays and proving the price of damages. Construction Change Order Claims delivers innovative defenses and offers practical tips and accounting tools to evaluate progress and calculate payments.

Is a change order on a construction project an “extra”? When does an owner’s unintentional interference cross the line between a mere hindrance to an alteration of the contractor’s intended methods of performance? What specific circumstances support the use of the cardinal change doctrine? When should the Percentage of Completion accounting method be employed? This all-in-one resource helps you quickly answer these difficult questions and steers you through every type of change claim, offering hands-on guidance and analysis from 25 experienced practitioners.

Table of Contents:

  • Chapter 1: The Owner’s Right to Make Changes and the Contractor’s Right to be Paid
  • Chapter 2: Scope of Typical Clauses
  • Chapter 3: Authority to Order Changes
  • Chapter 4: Formal Change Orders and Constructive Changes
  • Chapter 5: Challenging the Finality of an Executed Change Order
  • Chapter 6: Contractor Certifications and False Claims
  • Chapter 7: Changes Resulting from Breach of Implied Warranties, Misrepresentation, and Non-Disclosure of Superior Knowledge
  • Chapter 8: Changes Resulting from Ambiguous Specifications
  • Chapter 9: Changes That Result from Delays and Interferences
  • Chapter 10: Changes Resulting from Impossibility or Impracticability of Performance
  • Chapter 11: The Cardinal Change
  • Chapter 12: Changes Resulting from Termination
  • Chapter 13: Notice Requirements for Changes and Related Claims
  • Chapter 14: Pre-Litigation Advice for Change Order Claims
  • Chapter 15: Preparing and Defending a Claim for Damages: A Practical Guide
  • Chapter 16: Surety Issues Pertaining to Changes
  • Chapter 17: Accounting for Change Orders: How and When to Recognize Revenue from Change Orders
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Handbook of Assistance Programs for non-profit organizations

Government assistance programs are available to help you grow your organization…

Federal and provincial governments have established several hundred programs offering assistance to help private non-profit organizations fund their activities and special projects. With the Handbook of Assistance Programs from Wolters Kluwer, it will be easy for you to match your financial needs with almost 2000 assistance programs. It’s a comprehensive reference source that help simplify and speed up the process of researching available government assistance:

  • Complete directory of assistance programs,grants, loans and general information tells you what is available, and from which agencies.
  • Scope, nature, eligibility requirements of each program and where/how to apply.
  • Convenient category division structure enables you to find federal and provincial programs fast.
  • Keep abreast of current activities and changing programs…

Federal and provincial governments understand that many non-profit organizations at one time or another will need some type of assistance, either financial or consultative, in order to move faster, operate smarter or expand more quickly. So they have established a variety of government assistance programs to help organizations like yours research, develop, manufacture and sell products and services domestically and abroad. It's almost 2000 programs for NPO that you can search for:

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Handbook of Assistance Programs for Private Enterprises

Government assistance programs are available to help you grow your business…

Federal and provincial governments have established several hundred programs offering assistance to help private enterprises fund their activities and special projects. With the Handbook of Assistance Programs from Wolters Kluwer, it will be easy for you to match your financial needs with more than 1000 assistance programs. It’s a comprehensive reference source that help simplify and speed up the process of researching available government assistance:

  • Complete directory of assistance programs, grants, loans and general information tells you what is available, and from which agencies.
  • Scope, nature, eligibility requirements of each program and where/how to apply.
  • Convenient category division structure enables you to find federal and provincial programs fast.
  • Keep abreast of current activities and changing programs…

Federal and provincial governments understand that many private enterprises at one time or another will need some type of assistance, either financial or consultative, in order to move faster, operate smarter or expand more quickly. So they have established a variety of government assistance programs to help organizations like yours research, develop, manufacture and sell products and services domestically and abroad. It's more than 1000 programs for private enterprises that you can search for:

  • Native Affairs
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Archived Webinar - Change Management


Webinar information current as of October 7, 2010

Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

In an increasingly fast paced business environment, change is inevitable. The ability of an organization to adapt to and manage change are critical factors in their capacity to succeed long term. Effective organizational planning, communication and employee involvement are all important elements of change management that HR professdionals must be aware of as they develop workforce strategies and proactively plan for the future. Join us for a closer look at best practices in change management and learn how to more effectively manage employees through periods of change and uncertainty.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Gain a comprehensive scope of change management issues and the necessity for change management strategies
  • Learn about developing the change management narrative and adapt the organization to the necessity for change
  • Examine best practices and methodologies that work
  • Learn how to build trust, get stakeholders input, buy-in and keep it
  • Discover the positives of investing in change management processes; a sound organizational strategy
  • Learn about building a change management culture which fosters collaboration and a climate of innovation and creativity
  • Look at change management gone wrong – what not to do
  • Learn about managing metrics and expectations effectively as well as setting accountability standards for the measurement of change

Speaker

Jim McKibbin

Jim McKibbin is a management communications consultant who works with organizations to improve supervisory and peer relationships by training work leaders how to present value. As senior consultant with Brown Consulting Group in Toronto he also handles most of the firm’s executive search assignments. Jim provides consulting, facilitation, training and management services to clients as well as management coaching.

He also delivers a number of specialized seminars in leadership, communications, negotiations, sales, and conflict resolution techniques. His understanding of organizational culture, in both union and non-union environments, is invaluab

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Lancet handbook of essential concepts in clinical research

Schulz, Kenneth F., author