I usually do my own taxes because they're fairly straightforward, but after I inherited the estate…read moreof a family member, I knew I needed some professional help with the estate taxes. Gadowsky and Associates was recommended to me by a family member who is an accountant, and they were by far the easiest and most pleasant business I worked with during the whole estate process. Settling an estate account is a difficult process, both emotionally and logistically, and the staff at Gadowsky were so helpful and supportive the entire way through. It was easy to schedule meetings, they were able to answer all my questions, and all the documents were completed quickly. They have an easy-to-use online portal, and were very clear about what documents I needed, and what the timelines for all the submissions would be. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone, and will continue to use them in the future if I need an accountant.

We hired the Red Deal team to help us implement the Lightspeed point of sale solution in our retail…read morestore. They were able to extract our inventory from our current system and import it into Lightspeed with only some minor involvement from us. They helped convert us from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, and then fully integrate the Lightspeed POS into the accounting software. Now we have way better control over our inventory, and we get regular monthly financial reporting that helps us understand where our business is at. We couldn't have gotten this far without their help. Prior to hiring them we were hand writing our receipts...they helped us into the 21st century! Very professional, knowledgeable people who are also just really good human beings! Thanks Red Seal team!!

The Red Seal team has been great! We were way behind and they stepped in and took over our…read morebackoffice functions. They got our accounting caught up, worked with our clients to get our AR back under control, and have helped us get a way better understanding of our business. We now get monthly financial reporting, our cashflow is greatly improved with clients paying us in a timely manner, and we have a better handle on our margins. As business owners, we can focus on growth now vs. stressing out over administrative details.

I had a meeting with a representative from Sunlife just to get an idea of what services he had to…read moreoffer. On the one hand, he did seem to know a fair bit more than me about financial stuff (no real surprise there). And he was reasonably friendly. But I decided not to go with them because of the experience I had with the rep. For one, my husband and each manage our own accounts, and work together to manage joint expenses (like rent, food, and bigger financial decisions). Typically I'm a little more proactive, like in terms of keeping records, trying to learn about investing, etc. than my husband is. However, the rep kept talking mostly to my husband, asking him about all the bookkeeping, and leaving me out of the conversation a bit - except for when he would explain financial concepts to me (and only me) with shopping metaphors. I kid you not, I felt like we were back in the 50s. Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised, cos the visual aids he had to explain some stuff looked like they were from the 70s or 80s in terms of style (and were a bit beat up). They may seem like small things, but I can't help but wonder how my experience would be with someone who can't even keep their materials up to date, and who assumes the husband does all the work and that the wife could understand better through shopping allegories. It was bizarre. Maybe their services themselves are alright; I don't have much to compare to. But I certainly won't go with a company that treats me in such a bizarre manner.

My experience with Sun Life Financial hasn't been good to say the least. Although it may be true…read morethat the staff is friendly and helpful at times; the services they offer aren't the best and it seems to take them centuries to approve my short term disability. At first they didn't accept me because of little detail of my condition, so I thought why not a second time and this time I made sure it was the best it could be so they could be able to accept me. Now it's been more than three months and I'm getting impatient, what is taking them so long? Not only that, they seem to be avoiding my calls and voice mails, as if they are procrastinating to look and investigate on my short term disability. I'm getting more worried about their approval than my own condition. So to anyone who is considering to use Sun Life Financial I warn you and be careful of what you're getting yourself into.