Steve Gill, a computer programming graduate from the University of Toronto (U of T), was working as a software consultant in the U.S. when he fell in love with Mexican food. Although he had no food-service training, he returned to Toronto in 2004 and opened his first Quesada Mexican Grill restaurant, to great success. Later, his brother Greg joined as partner and they opened two more locations.

By Ken Jacobsen As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with more than 25 years’ experience in financial and corporate roles, I had many of the necessary skills when I became a franchisee with Ledgers, an accounting service provider to small businesses, in 2014.