FEAR NOT THE BLACK BOX: How responsible AI adoption can drive innovation and productivity
AI arms races. The Stargate Project. Billions of dollars of investment. Current headlines about artificial intelligence read like science fiction.…
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THE U.S. TARIFF EFFECT: Ensuring the psychological health and safety of a reduced workforce
In BLG’s previous article in our series covering The U.S. Tariff Effect, we reviewed health and safety considerations of a…
Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA): Do You Need to Register?
Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act (“RPAA”) has broad application as it does not apply to entities by type, but rather…
Understanding the Trade-In Trap: Tough Economic Times Require Increased Focus on Intake Processes
All dealers accept trade-ins from customers. Leaving aside the inherent economic risk of making a bad deal by putting too…
Employee Ownership Trusts: Business succession alternative for private businesses in Canada
Over the next decade, 76 percent of Canadian business owners plan to exit their business which represents a potential transition…
Corporate Transparency Act: What Dealers Need to Know to Comply
The US government has focused significant efforts to combat the problems associated with tracking the financial resources used to fund…
An Overview of Canada’s Modernized Competition/Antitrust Laws
While every business will react to and be impacted by these changes differently, virtually every business will be affected. New…
Financially-Challenged Manufacturers Can Create Unexpected Risks for Dealers
Despite persistent supply chain challenges impacting equipment availability, the equipment industry has generally performed well in the last few years,…
Canada’s New Modern Slavery Act: Knowing Your Reporting Obligations
Before it arrived fully assembled in your dealership, whose hands did a piece of equipment pass through, and how free…
Changes to the Competition Act Targets Drip Pricing
Dealers have been inquiring about new fees being listed on vendor websites. Many vendors now list additional charges such as…