Posted by Timothy Ross on November 4, 2024 at 7:37am
As I contemp;ate education for my son, homeschooling is on my mind. This is a few years out there, however preparing for this educational adventure is a must. My youngest daughter homeshools her children and they are a bright bunch. I now a number of family's that home school and these kids are exceptional.
Did a search of my blog and there was no homeschooling tags on file, so we have one know. Check out the comments for future articles. Will expand my thouights on this going forward. In the meantime here is a neat story to kick this off with.
Note for spelling: Homeschooling and Homeschools is one word, not split in two
Posted by Timothy Ross on November 3, 2024 at 6:25am
Did you know that Sparkling KiKi Maple Water is copacked in HACCP certified facility?
What does HACCP stand for ? Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product.
This is a significant milestone for the company. Prior to 2024 our copackers where CFIA certifiied CFSR, HACCP provides the next level of assurance that opens more doors for us across Canada, around the globe, around the corner and throughout our communities.
Our Warehousing Supply Chain Partner Cantrina Freezer Warehouse in Brampton is HACCP certified, BRC,FDA & Kosher Certified https://cantrinafreezer.com/
Many people do not know what HACCP means. So I did a google search to compile some info and clarity for us.
The international HACCP certification can confirm that a company has set up a system to ensure the safety of its food products. “It means that you’ve assessed the risks and are controlling your critical points,". explains Isabelle Ledoux, Senior Business Advisor, BDC Advisory Services.
Phase 1: HACCP pre-certification programs
Phase 2: the HACCP plan
-Critical control points
-A traceable system
Phase 3: Deployment of the HACCP plan
Phase 4: The HACCP audit
Is HACCP certification mandatory in Canada? No, but several major companies and chains do specifically request it.
What are the main steps involved in obtaining HACCP certification?
Creating the plan Putting together a team Describing the process Putting together a risk analysis Determining critical control points Setting critical limits Developing monitoring procedures Determining corrective actions Developing auditing procedures Setting up record-keeping and documentation Keeping the HACCP plan up to date
Our Warehousing Supply Chain Partner Cantrina Freezer Warehouse in Brampton is HACCP certified, BRC,FDA & Kosher Certified and a client of HACCP Canada
Posted by Timothy Ross on December 28, 2020 at 5:54am
Advice for a beginner homesteader
Get chickens first, eggs & meat , easy, fairly inexpensive , then go for pigs ......
Pigs are good for the soul, you will get to love and hate them, they are pretty smart, I started a fb page recently, your welcome to follow us , start your own page and document the adventure , good memories will follow
I will post a view play lists that I have created over time , they may be of value to you, listen to them while your driving and doing chores , get a head set if you do not have one and a robust data plan, lots of good podcasts out there as well
Received this email on Monday, as i'm going through my feeds, I thought interesting, people might like this and it's a reminder of the dangers we all face. Some good questions to ask yourself ~ TLR
Is this the path you’re on?
Burnout wipes out a lot of businesses every year. I heard a clinician say that being in a high stress state all the time literally ages your body faster. Terrifying.
Here are the ingredients required to burnout, pretty much guaranteed.
(if you recognise the ingredients here, I’d recommend re-thinking the recipe you’re using to run your business, before you start to show symptoms… it is not pretty if you don't take stress seriously)
Ingredients:
1. A large dollop of ‘hussle’: I just need to work HARDER. There’s a difference between knowing the value of hard work when needed and work for work's sake. The glamour of wanting to feel busy all the time doesn't last
2. A dash of ‘do-everything-myself-itis’: to get this ingredient, refuse to automate or outsource anything. This is an important part of the burnout recipe as you need all moving parts on your shoulders, and your shoulders alone
3. Start every processes from scratch every time: Refuse to standardise any of your repeated admin tasks. No templates. No systems. This way you duplicate as much work as humanly possible for yourself
4. Do everything possible to get more quantity of work than you can handle... regardless of the quality: the more hours you can work in a week, the more successful you are, right?
5. Learn nothing: no iterating, no reviews, no course correction. Just keep your head down and keep going wherever you’re currently headed
Viola!
You’re ready for a full meltdown!
In all seriousness, please don’t do this. It’s incredibly bad for your health. Especially your heart.
Here’s a quick insight into how you could fix your course…
List out everything you’ve got going on in your business. I mean everything (it wont take as long as you may think).
As a thought experiment answer the following question:
If you had to work no more than 2 hours a day and still had to get 80% of the same output, what would you do?
It may involve outsourcing some tasks.
It may involve removing a lot of things from your to do list that aren’t actually impactful.
It may involve learning new technology to automate things.
The answers to this question can open the door to working less.
Working less means you have more mental resources.
You’re more likely to stay healthy, and far less likely to burnout.
It's a training school in Utah , some different rules in US vs Canada, however, prinicpals apply around the world and are transferable amongst industry, so if your in business or want to improve your employers business and your own life by bringing more value, there might be something here for you.
"We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want." ~ Jim Rohn
Posted by Timothy Ross on December 12, 2017 at 6:45pm
Calculating Returns
Calculating the rate of return of any investment or endeavor has many aspects to it. If we look at the financial there is a lot of moving parts. The deposits, the withdrawals, the purchases, the sales, the dividends, the interest earned, the expenses, the fund company, the dealer, the operating costs, the trustee fees, the HST, the GST, the broker fees, and the timing, it never all happens at the same time, every transaction weighted, balanced, accounted for over time, short times, long times, various times, changes in fund codes, fund companies, mergers of one with another ….. how do you calculate it all ? Well, here are the main methods that are standardized in our industry, the best practices, for real true returns. Have fun with the figuring. ~ TLR
”It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits.” ~ Lewis Thomas
# 1 GAIN/LOSS CALCULATION EXPLAINED
The gain/loss RoR calculation is a simple formula and is not time weighted.
GAIN/LOSS SINCE INCEPTION (NET INVESTED)
Gain/Loss Dollars = MVE – (MVB + Net Invested)
Gain/Loss Percent = Gain/Loss Dollars
MVB + (Net Invested)
Where:
MVE = end market value
MVB = beginning market value
Net Invested = cash flow coming into an account – cash flow going out of an account
Note: This rate of return is being calculated since inception; therefore the market value at the beginning is going to be zero. Please see Gain/Loss Since… for entering a beginning date.
Assuming an account has the following values, the account rate of return would be calculated as follows:
Step One: MVB = $0
MVE = $12 514.97
Net invested = $10 000.00
MVE- MVB- Net Invested
= $12 514.97- ($0 + $10 000)
=$2 514.97
Step Two: Gain/Loss Dollars
MVB + (Net Invested)
= $2514.97
$10 000
= 25.150% (The Gain/Loss return is 25.150%)
GAIN/LOSS SINCE … (NET INVESTED):
This formula uses the same calculation as above, except rather than the market value at the beginning being 0, it would use the market value from whichever day you entered in the “Since” date field available in the report option screen. This would calculate a rate of return based on a time frame rather than “Since Inception” of the account.
