Category: COVID-19 Resources

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a number of accounting considerations for business owners, lenders and other stakeholders. These considerations will have an impact on almost every entity. In our recent Experts in Residence session, Financial Growth, Sandbox hosted financial experts of Grant Thornton to discuss topics surrounding how to understand financial reporting…

Most of us didn’t sign up to be on daytime television as actors or hosts but for many of us, it feels like that’s exactly where we have ended up.  Added to the stress of working from home, pivoting a business and completely revamping policies, procedures and protocols, being on camera for most of our…

The laws affecting commercial leases can be intimidating at the best of times. In the past few months, the commercial leasing landscape shifted as a result of COVID-19 and government efforts to provide financial relief to commercial tenants and landlords. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law to…

Stage two of reopening the economy has commenced for the Province of Ontario, however, the criteria and modifications that are needed to do so may be unclear to many. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law and special guests to explore the recent stage two reopening updates…

There has been a lot of talk about COVID-19, contracts, and whether a pandemic is a legitimate reason to not fulfill a contractual obligation. Tenants and landlords are asking about this, insurance companies are analyzing the fine print of policies, real estate transactions and general commercial transactions could be implicated. As part of the discussion surrounding…

As the COVID-19 pandemic caught the world off-guard, many organizations that have been able to traditionally sustain themselves are now looking for new ways to access cash. Navigating cash flow options during these uncertain times can be quite a challenge, which is why Mentor Works has put together a list of Canadian government funding programs that includes COVID-19-related support and ongoing government loan/grant…