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Ottawa, November 11, 2009
Read Dragan Veljovic's article: Branding & Messaging for Businesses in Ottawa Business Journal's Business Matters
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Ottawa, August 25, 2009
Read Dragan Veljovic's article: Increasing the Value of Your Business in Ottawa Business Journal's Business Matters
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Ottawa, July 6, 2009
Read Dragan Veljovic's article, VIRTUAL CFO – Central to Your Company’s Success in the July/August 2009 issue of Construction Comment.
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Ottawa, May 28, 2009
Read Dragan Veljovic's article, SMEs: Start Thinking Ahead in Ottawa Business Journal's Business Matters
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August 2010
Candace Enman, our Senior Consultant, was accepted into the Women's Business Network (WBN) of Ottawa! For 29 years, the WBN has accumulated approximately 150 members dedicated to building business relationships, achieving success and celebrating accomplishments. Congratulations Candace!

Summer 2010
Our marketing plan for the summer was to focus on increasing the traffic to our website by diving into the world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is the way in which websites are tailored, so that they rank higher on search engines like Google. There are many free tools on the internet that can help increase traffic to your website just like it helped ours! Follow us on www.twitter.com/WelchGroup for updates and retweets concerning SEO news and free webinars that will help your website be the best it can be!  

With September just around the corner, summer vacations are coming to an end and business will be back to normal. Given the turn-around in the Canadian economy, we expect the next few months to be busy for both the private and public sectors. What are you doing to prepare for the upcoming season?

We will be updating the public sector section of our website introducing our new service offering in project management. Many federal agencies receive funds for certain projects but may not have the resources to ensure that fund allocation is performed in a diligent and cost effective manner – we want to ensure that your Canadian tax dollars are being spent efficiently!

We will continue our electronic newsletters in September with an inside look into our Phase I Chairman’s View engagement from the perspective of one of our clients. Join the WelchGroup community by clicking ‘Sign up’ on the right side of this page.

Lastly, our fall off-site WelchGroup team meeting will continue the in-depth look into our Blue Ocean Strategy for this upcoming year. We will keep you posted on our next plan of action in the fall. Until then, consider your Blue Ocean Strategy for your business!

 

April 2010
The main theme of our off-site planning session in Picton, ON was heavily influenced by the “Blue Ocean Strategy – How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant".  We transformed our direction from swimming in bloody red oceans of competition and market sharing to creating our own blue ocean in the business consulting industry. Sounds like a big task? You can do it for your business, too!

Do you run your business like a CEO, only concerned about profit? We want to help business owners look at the world differently; thinking as an owner and as a CEO will create true value for your business.

Our blue ocean strategy is to help business owners discover how valuable their businesses can be using Chairman’s View, our unique V=Pst proven standards-based methodology with integrated software. Similar to a Chairman’s role on a Board of Directors, we provide objective guidance and real-world experience while helping business owners establish the systems and processes they need to reach their personal and business objectives. We don't provide Band-Aid solutions, rather, we build long standing relationships with the business owner, helping them every step of the way for as long as they need a Chairman advisor. In short, we bring the best of corporate America to small and medium enterprises.

 

We would like to introduce a new member of the W-Group team!
January 2010
Candace Enman has joined our team as a Senior Consultant and will be responsible for business development and the delivery of the W View methodology.  Candace graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Honors Accounting and received her CA designation with Welch & Company.  In 2000 she left Welch, first as the Director of Finance for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association & The Canadian Horticultural Council and then as Financial Controller for Club Assist. We would like to welcome Candace to the WelchGroup family. We are looking forward to working with her and adding her expertise to our team.

 

We would like to introduce a new member of the W-Group team!
December 2009
Genevieve Cavanagh is a recent graduate from Carleton University holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Law. Genevieve will be wearing various hats within the realm of executive support, office administration, W-Group brand maintenance and proposal writing, to name a few. We would like to welcome her to the WelchGroup family and we look forward to the continuation of W-Group accomplishments with her enthusiasm and dedication to our success.

 

Upcoming Events

The WelchGroup Seminar Series:

WelchGroup Consulting and the Ottawa Business Journal invite you to a breakfast series of talks at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club with respected specialists from our business community. The format is designed to provide practical insights and plenty of opportunity to ask questions about how the presentations relate to your business. Continuing the WelchGroup Breakfast Seminar Series in 2010…

OTTAWA BATTLE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORS

We would like to present the first ever financial showdown starring reputable investment leaders in an open panel format. Give your “WelchGroup dollars” to the strongest investment solutions. May the best advisor win!

 

Latest Survey

Ottawa, April 21, 2009
Survey indicates that owners and executives are concerned
Welch LLP and affiliate WelchGroup Consulting recently conducted a survey of businesses and not-for-profits in Ottawa regarding their needs for professional services. Overall, respondents indicated concern about the information they have to support decisions in key business areas such as human resources, insurance, tax credits, senior treasury/controllership functions, banking, investments and branding.
See attached document for details.

If you would like to speak with a Welch LLP or a WelchGroup Consulting professional regarding any of the services covered by the survey, contact Richard Quigley, Director - Business Development at 613-236-9191 or by email at rquigley@welchllp.com with “Survey Results” in the subject line.
If you would like to complete a survey, click here.