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On November 26, 2014, Hogg, Shain & Scheck (HSS) were pleased to attend the Finance Awards Ceremony for the Ted Rogers School of Business Management & School of Accounting to present the HSS Professional Corporation Award to two deserving undergraduate recipients. The Hogg, Shain & Scheck Professional Corporation Award recognizes full-time students whose major is
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As the one-year anniversary of my work experience at Hogg, Shain & Scheck arrives I begin to reflect on all the things that I have done during the year. In particular, I look back on my contributions to education. In addition to assisting clients as a full-time accountant, I have also started helping friend, family
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On October 23, 2014, the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) hosted a UTSC alumni networking event called PWR Play at Sassafraz in Yorkville. Having only graduated from UTSC earlier this year, it was the first alumni event I was invited to, and I extended the invite to Brian at HSS, since he also attended
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I recently attended a professional development workshop “Coaching – It’s the Manager’s Job.” Nick Forrest presented this workshop based on his company’s “SAGE” Coaching Model. SAGE is an acronym for the four coaching steps in the model – Set Expectation; Affirm Reality; Generate Options; Execute Plan. It is a tactical-level coaching model designed to address
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On September 25, 2014, economist Brian Beaulieu presented a talk on prosperity in an age of decline. Sponsored by the accounting professionals at Hogg, Shain and Scheck Professional Corporation, this event was an informative presentation that examined what to expect from today’s national and international economies and even offered some investment tips. We’ve compiled a
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I started working at HSS in 2011, my second year of university. While the majority of my classmates chose co-op terms at the “big four,” I chose to work at a smaller Toronto firm. This decision was definitely right for me. If you believe the quality of your performance is based on your work environment
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Telling your boss that you will be taking a year off for maternity leave can be a stressful discussion. How soon do you tell them? Will they be supportive? Will they like my replacement more? I have had to have this conversation twice with my HSS bosses, the most recent one being only five months
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I studied at Brock University for 4 years in the Bachelor of Accounting program, but it wasn’t until I worked at HSS that I learned about what actually goes on in an accounting firm. In school, we were obsessed with audits. We glazed over the terms “review engagement” and “compilations”, but we had 3 courses
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Tom Deans May 28, 2014 Executive Summary On May 28th, Hogg, Shain & Scheck Professional Corporation hosted a captivating seminar at the Hilton Suite Markham Conference Centre, which gave the audience an opportunity to engage in an unconventional, yet realistic perspective of family businesses. Dr. Tom Deans, author of “Every Family’s Business,” gave his explicit
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The History of Etiquette The French word étiquette (or estiquette) was first introduced in the 1700s to mean a ticket. During the rule of King Louis XIV, signs were posted throughout the royal gardens in order to prevent visitors from walking over the intricately preened lawn. Subsequently, the meaning of the word evolved to signify
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Coming up in September, a favourite speaker at HSS seminars is traveling to Toronto to provide an Economic Forecast. Join Brian Beaulieu on September 25th as he provides interesting predictions for the North American economy. As this is always a popular event there are 2 times to choose from. Guest Speaker: Brian Beaulieu, CEO, ITR
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It’s a sentence no one likes to hear, “I need to see you in my office.” Mistakes at work are going to happen to you at some point in your career. The important part is how you react afterwards. This can be used as an opportunity to truly show your worth and maybe even strengthen
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