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THE BLOSSOM BLOG

Updates, thoughts, and news that may interest any business owner in the Design and Build industry
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2025–2026 Payroll Updates: Keep Your Team Paid Right and Happy
Payroll Updates Every Employer Needs to Know: CPP, EI, and Minimum Wage for 2025–2026
etel750
Oct 212 min read


Supplier Strategies for Interior Designers: Payments, Terms & Partnerships
Every designer knows the feeling: you’ve picked the perfect piece for a client, you’re excited to see it in the space… and then the supplier side of things gets messy.
etel750
Sep 273 min read


Bookkeeping Challenges Every Interior Designer Should Know About
Bookkeeping for interior designers isn’t as simple as tracking income and expenses. Because projects often stretch over months (even years) and involve multiple vendors, deposits for vendors and client retainers, design businesses face unique accounting challenges.
etel750
Sep 122 min read


Passive Income for Designers & Creatives: Start With What You Already Have
Think you’re too busy for passive income? Not when it’s inside your business. If you’re a designer, consultant, or creative entrepreneur, you might already have untapped income opportunities inside your existing business. Here's how to unlock them — starting with the easiest wins. High-Yield Business Savings Account: This is the easiest passive income stream you can tap into — no extra work required. Simply park your client retainers or deposits in a place where they can
etel750
Aug 83 min read


Stop Choking Your Cash Flow: How to Turn Profit Leaks into Gains
” But what happens when that flow starts to slow down? You might have plenty of revenue coming in, but still find yourself struggling to stay afloat. The issue often isn’t income—it’s the way your money flows through your business. Let’s walk through common pitfalls and the step-by-step solutions to fix them, so you can turn your revenue into real profit.
etel750
Jul 234 min read


Earning Vendor Commissions? Here’s What You Need to Know
Your First Commission Payment Just Landed 🎉 You’ve partnered with a vendor, made stellar product recommendations, and now you're earning...
etel750
Jul 111 min read
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Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
The new CERS (the previous version known as CECRA) will provide direct rent and mortgage interest support to tenants and property owners...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Nov 3, 20202 min read


Estate Planning – Family Trusts
What’s Estate Planning anyways? It is the process of creating a detailed plan on how your assets will be distributed in the event of your...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Oct 6, 20203 min read


New CRA requirements for Corporations
CRA has started to send letters to corporations requesting shareholders' information. Schedule 50 in the corporate tax return is...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Sep 8, 20201 min read


How to Protect your CRA Account from cyber-attacks
There was a “digital storm” brewing in CRA headquarters over this past weekend as CRA shutdown Services Due To Cyber Attack Link:...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Aug 4, 20202 min read


COVID-19 Resources: Canada Emergency Business Loan (CEBA) July 17th, 2020 update
CEBA stands for Canada Emergency Business Account and it has created a big buzz around business owners. Note that the deadline to apply...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Jul 17, 20202 min read
2019 Tax Checklist
2019 Personal Income Tax Checklist Please review this checklist and where applicable, provide the necessary slips or information via...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
May 19, 20201 min read


COVID-19 Resources: April 9th, 2020 update
The Wage Subsidy plan is taking shape. Those businesses that have some business trickling in should consider this subsidy and...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 9, 20203 min read


COVID-19 Resources: List of Essential Workplaces for Ontario on April 3rd, 2020
Updated April 4th 2020 The provincial government has updated the list of essential workplaces (effective April 4th 2020 at 11:59pm) in...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 4, 20202 min read


Federal Wage Subsidy Highlights + Benefits April 1st 2020
These last couple of weeks have been intense to say the least. We are streamlining the information that you must access – So rather than...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 2, 20202 min read


COVID-19 Resources: Canada Emergency Response Benefit April 17th,2020 update
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Updated: April 17th 2020 This program has regrouped employed and self-employed Canadian...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 1, 20202 min read


COVID-19 Resources: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Period 1 to Period 4
Updated: April 11th 2020 What is the CEWS? 75% wage subsidy Up to a maximum $847/week per employee For employees that have had NOT been...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) updated 7/17/2020
CEBA stands for Canada Emergency Business Account and it has created a big buzz around business owners. Note that the deadline to apply...
Etel Igreda - Blossom CPA Director
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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