Small business owners across BC are invited to compete for $40,000 in prize money as Small Business BC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest award contest for entrepreneurs, the Small Business BC Awards. What started out as a simple business planning contest has evolved to become the largest and most recognized awards program…
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Have a Small Business With a Partner? Key-Life Insurance Needs to Be a Top Priority
Image source: Getty Images Key-life insurance can protect your small business partnerships. Key points Key-life insurance policies pay out benefits in the event that one of the owners of a business dies. This also allows for a smooth transition of ownership in the event of disability or critical illness. If you run a small business…
Third of Vancouver small business’ inventory stolen in parkade break-in
A Vancouver small business owner says one-third of her inventory was stolen from her car in a parkade break-in on New Year’s Eve. Elaine Li is a model, influencer, and owner of Livelite Athletica — an activewear brand she designs herself. Li had packed a suitcase full of pieces for an upcoming trade show and…
Small business owners seek a wider customer range
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — By and large small businesses are optimistic about the new year, but they are still concerned about specific things. One expert spoke about the outlook for the new year and suggested how small business owners could reach a wider consumer base. There are some 33 million small business owners in the…
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If you are loving my protein sparing recipes, you are going to love these protein sparing pancakes! I love a tender filet mignon, but I understand that somedays you want to hit your protein macro, but you don’t feel like meat! Don’t worry my friends! I have your taste buds in mind! My protein sparing…
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Pictured is Sorena Gilkinson, the owner Handcrafted from the Heart located in the village of Mayville. Submitted photo MAYVILLE — Four women-owned businesses along South Erie Street in the village have all seen success over the past year. The four businesses — Mayberry Jungle, Bene Esse, Handcrafted From The Heart and Quintessential — are reporting…
Local Small Business Owners Ecstatic Over Corporate and Institutional Support in 2023
e-Local Marketplace (“ELM”) Offers a Win-Win for DEI Initiatives and Local Spend with Chicagoland Small Businesses and MBE/WBE/DBE/VBEs e-Local Marketplace (“ELM”), provides a direct solution to corporate and institutional buyers’ DEI initiatives and other entities committed to supporting local, women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses in the 9,581 square mile Chicagoland area. Formal diversity certification is…
Rural Small Business Owners Feel Uncertain About Future
While many small business owners in both rural and urban settings say business has rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic, more than half of rural small business owners feel uncertain about the future of the economy, according to a new report. The report, titled “The Megaphone of Main Street: The Small Business Rural/Urban Divide,” found that…