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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 with COVID-19-accrued debt.

The spring 2022 survey of remote work from the Environics Institute’s latest wave of research on the topic found that almost half of employed Canadians are working from home at least some of the time.

It also found that 76 per cent

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Small Business Owners Call on Congress to Fix Federal Program Deficiencies

On the eve of President Biden’s State of the Union address, small business owners delivered their own message to the 118th Congress: government programs designed to help small businesses are failing them, and Congress must take bipartisan action to reauthorize the US Small Business Administration.

The new Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Voices a survey released on Monday revealed that 70% of small business owners in the US give the federal government a “C or below” grade for the effectiveness of its programs, services, and tax credits available to small businesses. In addition, 85% give the government the same bad

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How Small Businesses Can Beat the Big Companies to Top Talent

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Finding the perfect job candidate can take a lot of work for a small business or startup. With the current competitive market, small businesses find it harder to attract top talent than larger, more established companies. In a survey of small business owners by NFIB Research Foundation, 44% of respondents said that they had few or no qualified applicants for open jobs.

Small businesses might struggle to find top talent for plenty of reasons, such as increased competition, social media inactivity or failure to connect with recruits on a personal level. If

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Economic pressures proving too much for some small town businesses

Some small businesses in towns and cities around Calgary are struggling to survive in the current economic climate, with some deciding to close their doors for good.

Everything from inflation and the cost of living to energy and fuel costs, twinned with bigger insurance and wage bills are squeezing some stores out of business.

Lindsey Cybulskie opened her locally-focused gift and homewares store, Homegrown House and Pantry, in Airdrie, Alta. in 2018.

She says a large and sustained drop in sales is forcing her to close.

“Even with COVID, there was a huge wave of local shops, so we had

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Potential changes to independent contractor rules may impact many illinois businesses

Many small businesses rely on independent contractors, freelancers and other gig-workers to perform needed tasks.

The advantages are significant: by using an independent contractor we can avoid paying payroll taxes and other costs of employment like workers’ compensation and have the flexibility of choosing when and where we use a person’s service. The popularity of the “gig-economy” has exploded in the past few years.

But this may change soon. That’s because new worker classification rules from the US Department of Labor are likely to come into effect shortly. And the impact of these rules could be significant for many.

The

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CBP Issues Update on Enterprise Small Business and Enterprise Business Management and Support Services Requirements

The Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is providing interested vendors the following information regarding the Enterprise Small Business (ESB) and Enterprise Business Management and Support Services (EBMSS) requirements.

The ESB procurement is being competed among qualified small businesses in the General Services Administration (GSA) E-Buy system. ESB has two (2) requirement tracks: professional services that will deliver defined mission requirements to provide effective and cost-efficient support (program management support, acquisition support, acquisition lifecycle planning, cost estimation) and emerging technology and proof of concept support to maximize the benefits of startup communities and unique expertise in

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BBB: Advertising ideas for your small business | business

With so many small businesses emerging every day, it can be challenging to stand out from the competition and attract consumers’ attention.

As a small business owner, you likely already understand the importance of promoting your business, but you may not know where to start or how you should be investing your advertising dollars.

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