CFIB is pleased to see the government reduce payroll taxes for small businesses
Winnipeg, March 7, 2023– The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pleased to see the 2023 Manitoba Budget take action to reduce the province’s overall taxation burden for individuals and businesses at a time when many are feeling uncertain about the future of the economy.
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
A Prince George business is up for a couple of Small Business BC Awards.
Kyndra Farrell got the idea the Worth A Shot Mobile Bar back when she was planning her wedding.
“There was a very limited amount of options for bartending services, especially ones that were mobile and could get to you anywhere you were,” she explained.
“I took that and went with it and saw the gap in the market, and thought ‘I’m going to completely convert a cargo trailer into a portable bartending unit.’
She said business has been good, and the bar has been in high
Cape Town, South Africa – In the five years since Corner Cafe opened its doors a few meters away from the South African Parliament building in Cape Town’s central business district, it has become a popular meeting place for politicians, researchers and other locals.
But less than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic flattened business in the area and led to many closing shops, Prisca Horonga, the cafe’s owner, who works up to 12 hours and employs three people, says it is facing another existential crisis.
Since 2022, there have been scheduled blackouts, or load shedding, across the country for
New data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows many Alberta small businesses have worsening optimism ahead of the new year, while nearly a quarter are risky closure.
According to the CFIB’s small business recovery dashboard, 24 per cent of small Alberta businesses are at risk of closing their doors — the highest in the country.
Manitoba followed Alberta with 20 per cent of its small businesses risk closure, followed by BC, Ontario and PEI at 19 per cent.
CFIB Alberta director Annie Dormuth told Global News the retail, agriculture and construction sectors have felt the biggest impacts.
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
MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global blockchain leader NChain with the objective of laying down the framework for the establishment of a digital platform for the province in order to streamline current systems and procedures of government services.
Signed by Bataan Governor Joet Garcia and NChain AG Chairman Stefan Matthews, the MOU is pursuant to Republic Act No. 11032 also known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. This partnership aims to digitalize the operations
