Small Businesses

• Saskatchewan small businesses face big holiday pressures

  Christmas is just under a week away, and as the holiday approaches, many people are feeling the stress that comes with it, including small businesses.

  Consumer

  Dec 19
  
• ‘An administrative nightmare’: New Brunswick businesses react to HST holiday

  Fredericton, N.B., businesses were among thousands who had to adjust to the HST/GST holiday on Dec. 14. For many, it came with a lot of extra work at an already stressful time.

  Canada

  Dec 16
  
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• Our Best to You Christmas market brings small businesses hope

  Hundreds stopped by to visit the plethora of vendors from across the nation at the International Trade Centre, who were part of the Our Best to You Christmas market. 

  Canada

  Nov 16
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• Nearly half of Alberta small businesses say they are victims of crime: CFIB

  The number of small businesses in Alberta affected by crime and safety issues has nearly doubled in the past year, jumping from 24 per cent in 2023 to 45 per cent in 2024.

  Crime

  Oct 24
• More than half of businesses have lost profit from extreme weather: survey

  The vast majority of KPMG-surveyed executives in Canada are worried about the impacts extreme weather will have on their businesses.

  Economy

  Jul 17
• Small businesses owed $300 million in stalled carbon tax rebates, CFIB says

  The CFIB is bringing attention to billions in carbon tax rebates that have yet to be distributed back to small and medium-sized businesses across Canada by the federal government.

  Economy

  Mar 10
• Businesses benefit from Fredericton’s FROSTival

  Fredericton's FROSTival is getting some businesses to open their doors for the first winter in years, and helping others bounce back from the pandemic.

  Canada

  Jan 22
• CEBA loan repayment deadline coming, potentially ‘crippling’ businesses

  The deadline for Canada's small businesses to repay CEBA loans is fast approaching. But for some recipients, the clock has already run out.

  Canada

  Jan 3
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• Some Saskatchewan small businesses at risk of closing as loan repayment deadline nears

  The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans given by the federal government during COVID-19 have to be repaid by Jan. 18th.

  Canada

  Jan 3
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• Alberta government should help businesses repay federal pandemic loans: NDP

  Opposition small business critic Gurinder Brar is calling on the UCP to step in on upcoming pandemic relief payments to the federal government, before the deadline of Dec. 31.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2023