It Takes a Village
At Accountapotamus, we’re passionate about doing everything in our power to help our clients’ businesses grow and prosper. Like you, we recognize our core competencies and rely on those in the know to take care of the things we need help with.
Need a CA? A corporate lawyer? A web guy? Benefits for your employees? Are you looking for a bank that supports small business and sees you as a real, live person, and is willing to work with you to help your business grow? We’re gathering a short list of our “go-to” people here, who we highly recommend and hope you’ll take the time to speak with. Need a referral for something else? Give us a call. Chances are there’s someone great in our professional network who we’d be happy to hook you up with!
We don’t do taxes. But these guys do!
With ever-changing and sometimes complex tax legislation, we choose to leave tax preparation to the experts. We want to ensure that you’re getting every possible tax savings you can get your hands on, and partner with some pretty awesome tax accountants for this very purpose. We’re happy to refer our clients to these accountants, as we know and trust them, and they consistently provide excellent service at reasonable costs.
Erik Kulakowsky, CA
Personal & Corporate Taxation / Business Advisory Services
Location: Glebe Area (Ottawa)
tel. (613) 897-1546
kultax@me.com
www.kultax.com
Viviane Ayala, CPA
Personal & Business Taxation / Taxpayer Relief Program
Location: Billings Bridge Area (Ottawa)
tel. (613) 731-1527
viviane@vivayalacpa.com
www.vivayalacpa.com
Ben McNeely, CPA, CA
Personal & Corporate Taxation / Audit Specialist
Location: Carleton Place
tel. (613) 257-5722
bmcneely@khmpc.ca
www.khmpc.ca
Ira Abrams, B. Comm., CA
Licensed Public Accountant
Location: Merivale & Hunt Club Area (Ottawa)
tel. (613) 224-6808
iabrams@abramsaccounting.ca
www.abramsaccounting.ca
Robert J. McNamara, CPA, CA
Personal & Business Taxation
Location: Kanata North (Ottawa)
tel. (613) 836-8228
r.mcnamara@crowebgk.com
www.crowebgk.com
Michael Ford, CPA
Personal & Business Taxation
Location: Newmarket (GTA)
Location: Kanata South (Ottawa)
tel. (289) 464-1001 (GTA)
tel. (613) 518-6006 (Ottawa)
michael@thefordgroup.ca
www.thefordgroup.ca
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Thinking of setting up a group benefit plan for your employees? It’s probably more affordable than you think.
Gone are the days when small businesses could not consider offering employees benefits because of the high costs involved. Affordable benefit plans are no longer reserved for the biggest companies, and dealing with a good broker could present you with a multitude of options you never knew were available.
At CAPCORP, they take the time to discover, build and implement your employee benefits program. Working with insurers and third party vendors, they represent your interests to create unique and customized solutions for your greatest asset – your people. They’re not only your employee benefits consultants but an extension of your HR team.
Matthew Chiang
Account Executive / Employee Benefits
tel. (613) 226-1964 x 374
mchiang@capcorp.ca
www.capcorp.ca
JLT’s dedicated and professional teams provide specialized financial services and advice, focused on Employee Benefits, web-based self-serve Flexible Benefits Administration, Individual Life and Disability Insurance, Wealth Management and Estate Planning for business owners, professionals, executives and private as well as public corporations.
James A. Gardner
Account Executive / Employee Benefits
tel. (613) 656-0232
jgardner@jltcanada.com
www.jltcanada.com
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Business banking
We’re often asked who we recommend in terms of banks. Difficult question, and a lot to take into consideration. Who has the lowest service charges? The highest? Who gives the best service? Who has hours that fit into a business owner’s schedule? We’re doing a bit of comparison shopping right now (stay tuned for updates!), so in the meantime, we’ll give you a shortlist of who we trust.
Lily Huang
Senior Account Manager, Ottawa West BDC Business Centre
tel. (613) 592-5888
lihuan.huang@bdc.ca
www.bdc.ca
As a financial institution owned by the Government of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada has been serving Canadian entrepreneurs for more than 65 years. Their team helps more than 28,000 businesses reach their full potential. As a complementary lender, they offer loans and investments that fill out or complete services available from commercial financial institutions.
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Need a lawyer?
Momentum Business Law provides a full suite of premium legal services to small, medium and enterprise size clients across all business sectors. Their focus is on client experience and they deliver efficient solutions which help their client businesses grow. Their commitment to communication and transparency with their clients is what we most love about them.
Megan Cornell
Lawyer
tel. (613) 271-9098
mcornell@momentum.law
www.momentum.law
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Need good quality corporate pictures for your website or promotional material? Have we got the girl for you!
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Robin Andrew of UNPOSED Photography for our website photos and employee headshots for a number of years now, and always have an absolute blast doing photo shoots with her. She’s a creative genius with a trained eye, and can elicit a smile from anyone. The idea behind UNPOSED is simple. Rather than traditional posing, people of all ages just play and have fun. The result is very different. Creative, fun images full of energy and life.
Let your 3-year-old run wild. Bring your motorcycle. Invite all the in-laws or come out alone to escape and have fun. UNPOSED provides family, group, individual, and pet portrait photography at their large studio in a pleasant rural setting. Business and commercial photography is also provided with unique UNPOSED style, and boy, can they ever rock a red carpet!
Robin Andrew
Photographer
tel. (613) 799-6524
Robin@unposed.com
www.unposed.com
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Need help marketing your businesses or getting your business found online? A new website, perhaps?
If you are looking for someone to help you with your marketing, including digital marketing strategic planning, contact Sherry at Crummy Media Solutions. Sherry currently helps us with our website and has also provided social media marketing training to members of our team. She has created many Digital and Social Media Marketing Plans for businesses within Lanark County, and facilitates regular workshops on Social Media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Sherry is also available for one-on-one training sessions or consultations.
Sherry Crummy
Owner and Digital Marketing Strategist
tel. 613-880-1806
sherry@crummymedia.com
www.crummymedia.com
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Need a reliable, hard-working and friendly team to provide office, commercial or residential cleaning services? These guys are our favourite!
Cleanest Cleaners are a family-run service company who provides office, commercial and residential cleaning across the Ottawa region and surrounding areas. They are trustworthy, honest and reliable, and always show up with a smile. They help you save money with great rates but also help you save time, allowing you to achieve that work-life balance. They go above and beyond to make every space sparkle and to keep their clients happy. They are more than just a cleaning service: they make your life and running a company easier.
Kadir Akkaya
Marketing Representative and Cleaning Professional
tel. (613) 869-9015
cleanestcleaners1@gmail.com
www.cleanestcleaners.com