Small Business
Doug Ford gets an A- from CFIB for cutting red tape for small businesses
In only six months Ontario went from a C+ to an A-, says CFIB
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Here's why every city hall needs a good decluttering
CFIB's challenge to all governments: Make this the year to implement a one-in-one-out rule to clean up regulatory excess -
How the hospitality business left JRG's founders both shaken and stirred
They were young, naive and ambitious. But eventually, they got it together and now own 26 hospitality and retail properties -
Business investment intentions flat as Canadian economy plateaus
Business Development Bank of Canada found 32 per cent of owners expect to invest less, just ahead of the 31 per cent who plan to spend more
Seven ways to put some oomph under your stagnating small business
Or, how not to be your own worst enemyRead the Full Story →
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Small businesses call for quick end to rotating strikes at Canada Post as Toronto workers walk out
Almost 9,000 workers in the Greater Toronto Area to walk off the job today -
You have invested everything into your brand. Make sure your trademark is legally protected
It provides you with the ability to enforce your intellectual property rights in your small business across Canada, not just your community -
It's Small Business Saturday, so head out and engage with your brave neighbourhood entrepreneurs
Between 2005 and 2015, they created 95% of the new jobs in Canada, most by creating a new product or service and risking everything
Why do we have high youth unemployment concurrent with a national labour shortage?
Job vacancies are on the rise in agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and in jobs such as plumbing, mechanics and electricians. It's time high schools starting teaching and promoting their value: CFIBRead the Full Story →
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Out from behind the eight ball: Top tips on how to save your small business its much-needed money
Keep an eye on the nickels and dimes in order to save dollars -
Free starter tools to help grow your small business
Creating a website, tracking finances, finding inspiration and more — all these will help stretch your pennies -
The pros and cons of beginning your business venture as a franchisee
'Business in a box' format brings some benefits over starting from scratch, but it's not necessarily an easier ride
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The full list of how to make your online marketing GDPR compliant
Think your business has nothing to do with the European Union? It will be expensive to find out the hard way that it actually does -
Instagram courts Canadian entrepreneurs to deploy 'virtual storefront window'
'We want the businesses to be there because people are looking to find stuff. It connects with their passions and interests' -
Open-plan offices are making us less social, not more
It cuts face-to-face interaction 70% and raises email numbers accordingly. So workers might as well be anywhere, including telecommuting from home -
What duty of care does a restaurant owe to a cannabis consumer?
Bars and restaurants are still grappling with the inherent tension between the risks and opportunities that cannabis legalization presents for them
It's time to celebrate, not slight, the spouses behind Canadian small businesses: CFIB
The new rules for sharing dividends or salaries with family members will have more than just the modest impact government vowedRead the Full Story →
If you love capitalism, worry about small business: Noah Smith
If smaller and less-productive businesses are driven out by bigger, more productive ones, it could have profound social and political effects that are hard to measureRead the Full Story →
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Canada's 'stagnating productivity' has hit small business
Policy dysfunction weighs particularly heavily on small businesses -
Philip Cross: The Canada Revenue Agency, a black hole that swallows up small-business dreams
If you run an independent firm, get ready for bureaucratic hassles every step of the way, especially when it comes to dealing with the CRA -
Small businesses are vulnerable to cyberattacks, yet don’t act
Only about half of small businesses have a clear cybersecurity strategy, and two-thirds said they didn't bolster their security after an attack: survey
Elder care or your small business: Which gets priority?
Today, 35 per cent of employed Canadians are unpaid caregivers, which adds immeasurable stress and work
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How newcomer entrepreneurs are making a difference in Atlantic Canada
Thousands of small business owners there want to retire, but with population shifts, there has been no one to take over or buy their businesses -
Controversial tax changes may be put off because of 'severe uncertainty'
Several senators told the Financial Post they are considering amendments to defer new rules for income-sprinkling for one year
If small businesses want to be successful, they should stop complaining about taxes and focus on this instead
Kevin Carmichael: A BDC study suggests the difference between leading entrepreneurs and mediocre ones has everything to do with productivity, not tax rates