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01/04/202311/07/2024

The Federal Budget makes progress in lowering credit card fees for small businesses

Missed opportunity to address small business debt and cost pressures

Ottawa, March 28, 2023 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pleased that today’s federal budget confirms a deal to lower credit card fees for small merchants, as promised in last fall’s economic statement. However, the budget was a missed opportunity to provide relief to small businesses facing massive debt loads and increasing costs.

“The biggest win in the 2023 budget is the deal reached with Visa and Mastercard to reduce credit card fees for small business owners,” said Dan Kelly, CFIB president. “A reduction of up to

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27/03/202311/07/2024

Denver, CO Pathways to Capital Event on March 29 to Help Small Business Owners Explore Funding Options

Published: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM MDT|Updated: 4 hours ago

Small business support nonprofit Ladies Who Launch will host a free event in Denver, Colorado to help women and non-binary entrepreneurs understand how to approach financing options.

DENVER, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, March 29 from 6pm to 9:30pm, Ladies Who Launcha 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free education and resources to women and nonbinary small business owners and entrepreneurs, will host a free Pathways to Capital events at Empower Field at Mile High | United Club Level – East

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24/03/202311/07/2024

3 Ways Small Businesses Can Use AI to Drive Growth

For businesses looking to optimize their operations and enhance customer experience (CX), artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as game-changing technology: systems that can perform complex tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as speech recognition, decision-making, and content creation.

With its capability to automate processes and personalize experiences, AI, including platforms such as ChatGPT, has become an invaluable asset for businesses of all sizes. For small businesses, AI offers three strategic advantages to enhance customer service, strengthen marketing and sales, and drive growth.

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As businesses strive to enhance CX, AI is emerging as a powerful tool for customer service. Chatbots

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22/03/202311/07/2024

A little fantasy at Small Business Fair in Prince George

There’s a Small Business Fair at the Roll-A-Dome this weekend in Prince George. Find a little whimsy at Leah Moncher’s booth.

She calls herself a serial crafter.

Leah Moncher creates teddy bears, hand-knits their clothing and creates hard-cover note books using resin and all these items are for sale right now at the Small Business Fair at the Roll-A-Dome this weekend.

For Leah her serial crafting started at eight years old with a pair of knitting needles, then moved to hand-sewn items a bit later on and about 20 years ago she started making heirloom-quality teddy bears that look like

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16/03/202311/07/2024

Slaymaker Reflects on a 64-Year Career Teaching Basketball – PHE America

Ron Slaymaker scans

the Peabody Gazette-Herald bobbed high above the boy’s head as he shouted, “The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor! The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor!” Five-year-old Ron Slaymaker watched the paper boy, uncertain about all the commotion on December 7, 1941. “I remember that day,” recalled Slaymaker. “For the next four years, we were involved in World War II. Everything changed. We had to sacrifice. All the news was about the war.” Slaymaker enjoys telling stories and at 86 years old he has a lot to share. His tales entertain and often he adds flavor, and exaggerations to key details for a greater

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15/03/202311/07/2024

American Express delinquencies on consumers, small business card member loans tick up in February

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disclosed Wednesday February data on delinquencies for its US consumer and small business card member businesses, which showed an increase from the last two months. For consumer card members, the number of loans that were 30 days past due, as the percentage of total loans, was 1.1% in February, up from 1.0% in both January and December. The net write-off rate was 1.4% in February, which is down from 1.5% in January but up form 1.2% in December. For small business card members, the delinquency rate increased to 1.1% in February from 1.0% in January

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13/03/202311/07/2024

DHS OSDBU to Host Small-to-Small Business Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is hosting a Small-to-Small Business Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event (VOME) on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Meetings will occur between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern Time. In support of Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, this VOME supports business to business communications assisting with decreasing gaps in capabilities, encouraging new entrants, and strengthening the vendor base.

This virtual event is expected to raise awareness of subcontracting opportunities and potential partnerships, facilitate discussions that may lead

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11/03/202311/07/2024

Present at the Active Schools National Summit – PHE America

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