St. Patrick’s Day is coming and you all know I love to make the holidays fun for my boys! This year my son Kai wanted to try Irish Cream so right away I jumped into the kitchen and made the most delicious keto Irish Cream (which was with heavy cream) but then I thought why…
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A large number of small businesses remain pessimistic and in a precarious financial position in February
Toronto, February 23, 2023 — Small business confidence remained steady in February, with a half point increase to 51.7 on the long-term optimism index, but still at its historical lowest outside of recessions, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®. “While confidence levels have improved slightly, they’re still below pre-pandemic…
Regina small business has surging energy bills amid SaskPower rate increases
Inflationary costs and rising energy bills are affecting businesses in Saskatchewan, and a Regina small business owner is hoping to get the province’s attention. “We’re a business that’s open about 20 hours of the day, so our power is constantly running. And that’s definitely been one of the biggest challenges that we’ve noticed, as far…
Why Small Businesses Should Work Twice as Hard to Crush It on Social Media
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While small businesses struggle to make social media marketing work for them, big companies have it easy. They can just get their name out there, and they’re done. In contrast, small businesses need to do much more to grow their following on social media — everything from…
FUTURE OF WORK: Remote work is more of a curse than a blessing for small businesses in Toronto | News
A shift in employment trends has seen foot traffic and subsequent sales drop in the downtown core’s local businesses, and even if outlying residential areas like Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough are able to scrape off some of that business, some of it just disappears, experts say, striking a heavy blow as small businesses grapple…
Pump Coffee shows how doing the opposite can lead to small business success
One thing I always suggest to my small business brothers and sisters is to, whenever possible, “do the opposite.” For instance, when everyone else is flooding Facebook or Instagram with ads, it is probably a good time to look to advertise elsewhere. As none other than Warren Buffet has said (paraphrasing here), “Be fearful when…
DoD releases Small Business Strategy > Air Force > Article Display
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of Defense released its Small Business Strategy Jan. 26. The strategy promotes a strong, dynamic, and robust small business industrial base by focusing on reducing barriers to entry, increasing set-aside competitions, and leveraging programs to grow the industrial base. “From manufacturers providing the critical parts that…
Small business confidence remains low
Retail has reported the lowest level of long-term optimism among industries (41.2) – the seventh month in a row that the index has fallen below 50. A recent CFIB study found that given these opinions, 94% of small firms want the federal government to address rising costs when parliament reconvenes on Monday. “We’re hearing from…