Adam Vaughan's specious "$300 million" headline
It has been some time since the words “Adam Vaughan” have appeared on this blog, and I know you’re all grateful (see prior representative post “And Adam Vaughan wants to be Toronto’s Mayor?” Nov....
Tagged: recession
Starting to feel a bit like 2007 all over again
Times are as good as they’ve been in a while. As near as our team can recall, the last time we had five different new financings on the go at the same time was...
Ottawa tightening mortgage rules — better late than never
News Report: Ottawa tightening mortgage rules; no more 30-year amortizations Since most of my posts wind up being the electronic version of fish wrapping, I hope you don’t mind if I repost something I...
2011 marked Wellington's best year yet
We just wrapped up our financial reporting cycle, and in the spirit of transparency I thought I’d fill you all in. 2011 was our best year yet for Wellington Financial Fund III investors, in...
Canada drops to #24 on World Bank "Access to Credit" list
Once a year, The World Bank tackles the issue of the ease of “doing business” in various countries across the globe. Canada ranked #3 for “Starting a Business” in 2012, behind New Zealand and...
Where did BDC's omnipresent ad campaign go?
They were everywhere up until just a few weeks ago, and then poof. It was gone. I’m thinking of the airport and television ad campaign of the Business Development Bank of Canada. It was...
Business isn't all bad
You’d think another recession is already here, despite growing ADP payroll numbers, incredibly firm business hotel rates and bookings in places like Boston and Miami, and a strong month of domestic car sales across...
BDC bumps advertising spend 173% post-recession
Is Don Draper on the file? I’m sure that you’ve noticed already, but our friends at the Business Development Bank of Canada have been spending big sums on TV and airport advertising of late....
RBC note: "Is this recession different"?
I see plenty of research each day, but this summary report is very much worth sharing given the insights it provides into the direction of the North American economy. Dr. Mark Gertler, the Henry...
Finding a floor
Things aren’t getting worse. And that is definitely something in the context of this recession. As statements go, it isn’t in the same league as “things are much better”, of course. But our team...
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