Small Business Week: BDC chief economist challenges small businesses to get more efficient

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It’s Small Business Week, but many entrepreneurs feel more like burying their faces in their hands instead of celebrating.

The pandemic brought a new appreciation of small businesses, but it also accelerated technology trends and introduced new challenges such as record inflation, persistent labour shortages and major supply chain issues.

BDC chief economist Pierre Cleroux says business owners should not despair. There are strategies and actions they can adapt to meet the challenges of this uncertain economy.

OBJ publisher Michael Curran spoke to Cleroux in a special virtual event organized in conjunction with the Ottawa Board of Trade.

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