Payroll tax hikes add to CEBA woes for small businesses, CFIB says
More than three-quarters (77 per cent) of small businesses want governments to focus on addressing rising prices and the cost of doing business this year,
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Business groups point to missing items in feds’ fall economic statement, including CEBA deadline
CFIB said it is “deeply disappointed” the feds fall economic statement didn’t include measures to help small businesses, like extending the CEBA loan deadline.
Small business owners call on government to take on Amazon, level playing field
An association representing 97,000 of Canada’s small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance.
Business groups call on feds to intervene as St. Lawrence Seaway strike begins
Business groups urged the federal government to intervene to void a lengthy labour dispute at the St. Lawrence Seaway amid concerns that a strike that
Feds giving little indication they will extend CEBA repayment deadline
As business owners struggle to pay back CEBA loans, local advocates aren’t giving up hope that the federal government will extend the upcoming deadline for
Employees struggling with transit? Here’s what business owners can do to help
In the wake of a prolonged shutdown of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system and with winter weather conditions looming, unreliable public transit is creating uncertainty and
Business is blooming: How one entrepreneur’s vision kept a well-known florist from closing up shop
When florist Elizabeth Young heard that well-known floral shop Tivoli was for sale, she immediately saw the advantages of merging it with her own nearby
Closure of popular local businesses avoidable with better succession planning, advocate says
According to Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, closures could be prevented with more support for small business succession.
Small business owners working eight-day-week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB
A new study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the average small business owner is working the equivalent of an eight-day workweek due
As more than 155,000 public-service employees took to the picket lines for the second day of a nationwide strike Thursday, a major business advocacy group
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