Douglas Peterson joins HGA Law

HGA Law Merger Announcement

Jason Banack, Principal, and the entire staff at the HGA Group are extremely excited to announce the merger of DHP Business Counsel and HGA Law.   Douglas Peterson has been practicing law and advising private companies for more than 23 years across a variety of industries including environmental, biotech, life sciences, and real estate investment.…

Oilersnation.com has teamed up with the HGA Group to support local companies.

News Release: Oilersnation Teams Up with the HGA Group

EDMONTON, Alberta – Oilersnation.com, an Edmonton-based online phenom co-founded by entrepreneurs Jay Downton and Clark Murray, has teamed up with the HGA Group to build, support, and grow local companies.   “Working alongside Oilersnation really allows us to bring out all of our services in full force to help an icon of the local business…

Cybersecurity: Why it Matters for Your Small Business

Cybersecurity might not be at the top of most of our minds this year, but cyberattacks against businesses have been a constant in 2021. According to Center for Strategic & International Studies, more than ten major cyberattacks have occurred in April alone. While most of these documented attacks were against large institutions and government agencies,…

3 Ways to Reboot Your Marketing Strategy in 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to adapt and transform the way they do business and engage with customers. How can your marketing strategy for 2021 reflect those changes?  1. Tune in to your audience: Listen, don’t talk. Engage meaningfully with your audiences online via email, social media, and video messaging. Tell stories, raise spirits,…

Working Parent Benefits

The Government of Alberta has announced a Working Parent Benefit as a one time payment of $561 per child to support working parents who pay for child care. You may be eligible if: •    you’re the parent or guardian of a child born on or after February 29, 2008; •    you were required to pay…

Duty of Honest Performance

A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has expanded a party’s responsibility of its duty of honest performance of a contract. A party can be liable to another party if it knowingly misleads that party and does not disclose information that could be pertinent to the contract. For example, if Party B suffers damages as…