by Pinnacle | Jul 11, 2014 | Just Stuff - General Interest
This past weekend the boys of Pinnacle PAC (Chris Brien and Jeff Ross) and FileCo Services Inc. (Doug Johnstone and Schuyler Holoboff) embarked on a journey akin to that of Frodo’s journey to Mt. Doom (or Valhalla Provincial Park if you prefer the real name). That...
by Pinnacle | Feb 18, 2014 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Pinnacle PAC knows that leaders are readers. The Pinnacle Team endeavors to constantly nurture our minds, expand and enhance our services, and remain thought and practice leaders in the accounting industry. We have assembled an ever-growing list of books that we feel...
by Pinnacle | Feb 14, 2014 | Just Stuff - General Interest
With the 2014 Winter Olympics underway in Sochi there has been a lot of hype around this year’s men’s ice hockey team. Who made the team; who didn’t make the team; were the players even going to end up going? Lost in all this is the fact that this is the last Winter...
by Pinnacle | Aug 20, 2013 | Just Stuff - General Interest
The National Hockey League (NHL) lock-out this past year lasted 119 days. It resulted in the cancellation of 510 regular season games, including the All-Star Game and the outdoor Winter Classic. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman estimated that as a business the NHL was...
by Pinnacle | Jul 17, 2013 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest
I will preface this blog post by saying that I LOVE our town. I was born and raised in a small town in Northern Ontario and found my way to the West Kootenay in the Summer of 2009. I feel like I was meant to be here and could never imagine leaving. One of the things...
by Pinnacle | Jun 19, 2013 | Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Who would believe that you could spend a productive weekend in Las Vegas working ON your business instead of IN your business? Five of us spent last weekend in Las Vegas attending the “A Day With the Disrupters” event sponsored by the VeraSage Institute. VeraSage...
by Pinnacle | Apr 11, 2013 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Why Do We Offer Free Initial Consultations? Many professional firms offer “free initial consultation” to the public as an enticement to get you in the door. It’s part of their promotional strategy to attract new customers. We offer free initial consultations for a few...
by Pinnacle | Mar 21, 2013 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest
Hi! I am Lisa Debolt and I moved here about a year ago from the Okanagan. After a few weeks of job searching I was lucky enough to find a position here at Pinnacle PAC, as the Director of First Impressions. Ironically I wasn’t sure what to make of my first...
by Pinnacle | Dec 12, 2012 | Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
We are looking for qualified accountants (CA, CGA, CMA, CPA) to join our network. We are seeking individuals interested in real work-life balance supported by a dynamic public practice career. We guarantee personal income equal to or greater than urban practices and...
by Pinnacle | Nov 2, 2012 | Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Pinnacle PAC is helping several of our clients recruit. Our clients are looking for individuals with awesome abilities, which definitely include stellar Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel and Word), dynamite organizational habits and fabulous self-direction. ...
by Pinnacle | Feb 24, 2012 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest
After spending a few years working in Human Resources, I’ve come to realize that the key to retaining staff members is fostering a positive work environment. A positive work environment, in turn, fosters a team who is comfortable with each other and understands...
by Pinnacle | Feb 24, 2012 | Accounting News, Advice and Information, Just Stuff - General Interest
I have worked two previous summer jobs at accounting firms in the past, but I have never had the pleasure of working through a tax season… until now. During February I’ve been working on preparing the T4’s for Pinnacle’s corporate clients and...
by Pinnacle | Feb 15, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Despite the way it looks outside right now, spring is on its way. Plans are afoot to begin another gardening season at the Downtown Art Farm, our outdoor art gallery and community garden in downtown Castlegar. We are excited to announce that we are now officially...
by Pinnacle | Jan 24, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest
City of Castlegar helping businesses succeed I read in the Castlegar News a Business Retention and Expansion Pilot Project has been proposed for Castlegar. It sounds really cool, although I wasn’t entirely sure what such a program would be like. I thought...
by Pinnacle | Jan 19, 2012 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest
We’re sitting in the airport waiting for our flight home after a week out of the office for leadership training. Doug and I have been learning to work remotely over the last couple years. It sounds great in theory, but I am recognizing and despairing how tied...
by Doug Johnstone | Jan 19, 2012 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest
The Pinnacle Team recently did a self-assessment to find out the strengths and weaknesses of our team dynamic. The exercise was inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s book – The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In his book, the author describes the five attributes that...
by Pinnacle | Jan 10, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation announces the succession of Brian Brown, CGA in Castlegar, BC upon Brown’s retirement. Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation would like to announce that they have agreed to succeed Brian Brown, CGA as he retires from...
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