He holds the Endowed Chair in Small Business and Entrepreneurship and teaches courses in information technology, information management, systems analysis, operations management, small business management and strategic management. Mike also has extensive experience in the private sector. Prior to his position at Brandon University, Mike was a partner and part of the over all management team at two accounting firms where he managed a large client base of small businesses and led the development of Information Technology services. He has also completed tax training from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants as well as the examinations of the Canadian Insolvency Association and has served as a Licensed Trustee in Bankruptcy. Mike has also chaired and presented repeatedly at the national CICA IT Conference and the CICA Small Business Practice Conference.