Corinne Pohlmann

As online sales dip and costs rise, postal strike may cause business failures, advocates say

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Postal strike creates record-breaking weekend for Ottawa-based delivery service Trexity

At least one Ottawa business is reaping the benefits of the Canada Post strike. When OBJ spoke with Trexity’s Alok Ahuja a few weeks ago,

CFIB says 200,000 small businesses took new loans to meet CEBA repayment deadline

Canada & World

CFIB president Dan Kelly says many businesses that had to borrow to repay their CEBA loans are facing high interest rates and will be challenged

Payroll tax hikes add to CEBA woes for small businesses, CFIB says

Ottawa

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,

Small business owners call on government to take on Amazon, level playing field

Ottawa, Retail

An association representing 97,000 of Canada’s small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance.

Looming debt repayment deadline puts many small businesses at risk, CFIB report argues

Ottawa

Nearly a quarter-million small businesses across Canada risk permanent closure as the deadline to repay pandemic-era loans fast approaches, warns a report from the CFIB.

Small business group calls for relief at pumps amid high fuel costs

Canada & World

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says record gas prices, supply chain snarls and labour shortages have pushed the cost of doing business through the

Passing on Public Works

Ottawa

For months, MPs have heard a message repeated by representatives from a variety of sectors: the hassles that come along with selling to Public Works