by mark@strucs.co | May 31, 2026 | Taxes + CRA
Massive CRA Penalty I received an email from a new client a few months ago. The client runs a painting company. Not a huge operation. A couple of employees. He’ll do close to $1M this year. The email had a scanned CRA with a large penalty. But not for GST/HST or...
by mark@strucs.co | Apr 19, 2026 | Cash Flow, Planning + Strategy
All of us are getting gut-punched every day at the pumps. Most of us are paying 20% more than we paid 2 months ago for fuel. Some as high as 30%. The increased cost at the pumps is not hard to miss. It’s in our face. But there is another cost that many fixed-price...
by mark@strucs.co | Dec 21, 2025 | Cash Flow, Planning + Strategy
My buddy is an MMA fighter. And he’s scary as hell. He wears a shirt with a Mike Tyson quote that, according to him, perfectly explains the chaos of fighting. The best fight plans fall apart the moment you get punched. Fighting is all about reacting and adjusting. The...
by mark@strucs.co | Nov 22, 2025 | Hiring, Team Building
Last week, I ran a workshop with Randy Rosales from Freelance Latin America. His company provides virtual assistance to businesses across Canada and the United States, and he has 102 active virtual assistants. He knows what it takes to onboard and leverage a virtual...
by mark@strucs.co | Oct 18, 2025 | Hiring, Team Building
My dad could fix anything. And when I turned seven, I became his helper. When he had to fix the dryer again or change the brakes on our van, I had the important job of holding the flashlight. I loved working with my dad. I was helping ‘fix’ something. But...
