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Monthly newsletter.
One issue a month, between the 10th and 15th — past month-end close, before mid-month busy. Written from inside operating companies, not vendor marketing. Subscribers get it Tuesday morning. Issues archive here Tuesday afternoon.
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One issue a month, between the 10th and 15th — past month-end close, before mid-month busy. Written from inside operating companies, not vendor marketing. Practical guidance on IT, cyber, and M&A for Canadian mid-market operators.
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Issue archive.
Issue 02 · August 2026 · The Summer Field Season
Coming August 11, 2026. Subscribers get it first.
Issue 03 · September 2026 · Q3 Close and Board Prep
Coming September 8, 2026.
Issue 04 · October 2026 · Cyber Awareness Month, The Real Threat Picture
Coming October 13, 2026.
Issue 05 · November 2026 · Year-End M&A Window
Coming November 10, 2026.
Issue 06 · December 2026 · Closing the Year, Positioning for 2027
Coming December 8, 2026.
Editorial calendar runs through June 2027.
Twelve issues per arc. Cadence locked at one per month. Subscribers see the calendar topics in advance via the welcome email.
Subscribe to see the full schedule →Why this exists
Most operator newsletters are vendor pitches in disguise.
This one isn’t. It is written by James D. Boyd from inside Vencer Group, edited against the same brand standards as every other Vencer artifact, and held to the same numerical-and-scenario discipline (HR-52) that governs our case studies and eBooks. If a number doesn’t reconcile or a scenario doesn’t pass an operator’s smell test, it doesn’t ship.
The audience is current Vencer clients and people who subscribed for the writing. Soft hope: if a peer would benefit, forward it. No referral mechanic, no incentive, no tracking on the forwards. Just useful.
Cadence: Monthly, between the 10th and 15th. Past month-end close, before mid-month busy. One issue. No volume creep.