Independent Business

• Small businesses are getting a break on credit card fees starting next year

  Many Canadian small businesses will face lower fees on their credit card transactions after a deal struck between the government, Visa and Mastercard goes into effect.

  Consumer

  May 18, 2023
  
• Halifax businesses predict banner year for tourism as cruise season launches

  The cruise ship season officially kicked off over the weekend when the Norwegian Dawn sailed into the harbour.

  Economy

  Apr 24, 2023
  
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• Half of Canadian restaurants operating at a loss or ‘just breaking even’

  Restaurants are facing a bumpy road to recovery due to rising expenses, low customer counts, high debt and low profitability, according to Restaurants Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2022
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• Award-winning Edmonton-area restaurant implements ‘crisis pricing’ as food costs soar

  Restaurants are now contending with sky-rocketing food costs, inflation and shortages after years of pandemic-fuelled challenges. Pivot or pull the plug?

  Consumer

  Aug 4, 2022
• ‘A sad day’: Black Dog Video, one of Metro Vancouver’s last rental shops, calls it quits

  Black Dog Video, a Vancouver staple for cinephiles, opened its first store on Cambie Street 26 years ago, and has been at its Commercial Drive location for 16 years.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2022
• ‘We got you’: Shop local for the holidays and avoid supply chain shortage stress

  By shopping local this holiday season, you can support businesses and makers in your community while also avoiding supply chain delays.

  Economy

  Nov 12, 2021
• Montreal’s S.W. Welch Mile End bookstore to stay open after landlord, tenant renegotiate rent hike

  Commerical building owner Shiller Lavy Realties said last week that the increase was long overdue as the book store has been locked into a long term lease with minimal increases.

  News

  Mar 8, 2021
• 2018 flooding, then a pandemic: Grand Forks downtown businesses face tough times

  Entrepreneurs in Grand Forks spent months trying to recuperate from devastating floods that happened two years ago, and just as they were getting back on their feet, the coronavirus pandemic hit.

  Canada

  May 13, 2020
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• Minimum wage activists stage Vancouver rally

  The demonstrators staged a rally at the Vancouver office of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) yesterday.

  Feb 16, 2015