TORONTO – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says in a survey of its members, 78 per cent of them reported that taking extra time to repay their Canada Emergency Business Account loans will increase the likelihood of their survival. The federation says 49 per cent of small businesses are still making below-normal revenues, with…
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Financial Freedom for Small Business Owners: A New Era of Accounting Solutions
Did you know that over 50% of small businesses failed in the first five years? In most cases, a lack of financial freedom is the main reason these businesses fail. Small business owners face various challenges in managing their finances, from bookkeeping and accounting to tax compliance and cash flow management. These tasks can be…
Protein Fudgesicle – Maria Mind Body Health
Remember Fudgesicles? I LOVED them! My easy protein fudge cycles are not only awesome for all of you, but for your children! If you have children who are picky eaters and don’t eat enough protein, make them my protein fudge cycle! Better yet, have your children make them! Yes, these healthy fudgesicles are so easy,…
New Strategies to Help Small Businesses Survive a Recession
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Fifteen years ago, the collapse of the US housing market led to the Great Recession — a prolonged, painful economic downturn that caused businesses to close and people to lose their homes. The Great Recession was particularly disastrous for small businesses. The number of startups founded in…
Lemon Poppy Seed Protein Sparing Angel Food Cake
Many of you know I worked at a coffee shop since I was 15 years old. At this cute coffee shop, I would make the best lemon poppy seed muffins with delicious lemon curd dolloped on top! Before school, I would go to the coffee shop to make the scones and the muffins and then…
Eight days a week: Labor shortage and overworked small business owners
Amanda Mayhew often finds herself checking work emails between sets at the gym or while cooking dinner and she’s on her phone from 6:30 in the morning until 9 at night. She’s the general manager at Stallion Movers, a small moving company in Kitchener, and although she runs the office, she frequently pitches in by…
Proposed regulations would put the largest burden on small business
Many small businesses who use digital tools want to make sure they can communicate to their customers about their products without feeling like they must avoid hateful and harmful rhetoric online. Yet currently, the issue of who moderates what content is up for debate. The US Supreme Court is considering a case on content moderation…
New money laundering rules hurt small businesses
As if the impact of the pandemic, high inflation, high interest rates and supply chain shortages weren’t enough of a drag, the Trudeau government has jumped in with a thick new layer of red tape that will hold small businesses back all across the country . Here’s the deal. When businesses across the country set…