Private Enterprise
As a business owner, you’ve invested everything in your business. With so much on the line, you need access to service and industry specialists who truly understand your business needs.
Advice to help you go further
As the leader of a private company, your livelihood is dependent on the performance of your business. As a result, every business decision you make impacts you personally as much as it does your organization. That’s why you need an advisor who understands your business, the personal stake you have in its success and how that relationship influences your decision making.
Working with entrepreneurs like you is not just what we do — it’s how we’ve built MNP into one of the fastest-growing national accounting and business consulting firms in Canada. From our earliest days, we’ve provided business leaders with the resources and strategies needed to be successful. And as you’ve grown, we’ve grown right alongside you.
Offering local, regional, and national expertise from coast to coast, our Private Enterprise team delivers personalized, partner-led projects. Not only is this a more efficient approach to engagements, it enables us to pinpoint your specific needs, apply the appropriate resources, and move quickly to provide insights and ideas that will make your business better. Committed to your growth and success, we take the time to understand the complexities of your operation and industry to create comprehensive strategies that address the questions keeping you up at night.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
MNP is proud to be certified as a Gold Employer Partner with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). STEP is the global professional association for practitioners who specialize in family inheritance and succession planning. Learn more about this accreditation
Canada’s Great Kitchen Party
MNP is proud to be the presenting sponsor of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party, a nationwide event celebrating the country’s best in food and drink and raising funds to help young Canadians succeed. Annual festivities span eight cities, bringing together some of our country’s most notable chefs, and philanthropists in support of grassroots athletic, music, and food security non-profits.
Insights
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Confidence
May 09, 2022
Why grooming your successors is critical to the family business
A formal grooming plan helps ensure your successors have the requisite skills to effectively manage and lead the family business.
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Confidence
May 03, 2022
Succeeding at Family Business Succession Planning
Communication, governance, grooming and fair vs. equal are important principals to keep in mind when developing a succession plan.
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Confidence
May 02, 2022
Family focus: The non-technical or family component of succession
The best succession plans focus on the non-technical component such as family communication, family values, family dynamics and family expectations.
Contact Our Private Enterprise Team
Glenn Fraser CPA, CA, MBA
Senior Vice President, Private Enterprise
Glenn Fraser, CPA, CA, MBA, is the National Leader of MNP’s Food and Beverage Processing practice and leader of the firm’s Cannabis Services team. An active member in both the food and beverage processing and cannabis industries, Glenn provides value to his clients and to clients of MNP by drawing on 25 years of experience in providing effective business advisory, tax and assurance services to private company entrepreneurs and subsidiaries of international businesses operating in Canada.
In addition, Glenn has played an instrumental role in various economic impact assessments, feasibility studies and strategic projects for industry leaders, including Food and Beverage Ontario, BC Food Processors Association, Ontario Agri Business Association, Ontario Craft Cider and Ontario Agri-Food Technologies.
Glenn has also published numerous articles in Food in Canada magazine and maintains an influential role in the annual Canadian Food Industry Report.
As a leader in the Canadian cannabis sector, Glenn frequently partners with top CEOs and leaders to tackle diverse topics surrounding the key issues and opportunities in the industry.
Having attained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from York University, Glenn went on to become a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA). Glenn currently sits on MNP’s Board of Directors where he helps drive the firm’s strategy and growing prominence in a vastly competitive field. He also acts as chair and board member of Childhood Cancer Canada.