AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSmall-Business Sales: Canadian small-business sales have risen for four straight months, offering a welcome lift as owners continue to seek stability amid inflation and trade uncertainty. Tariff Pressure: A U.S. importer says steep tariffs are making Ontario-made goat cheese harder to sell, putting a decades-long relationship between two family businesses at risk just as holiday demand approaches. Succession Planning: A CFIB survey points to a growing challenge for retiring business owners: many have no plan to pass on or sell their businesses. Women Entrepreneurs: Women’s Business Enterprises Canada says 18.4 per cent of Canadian businesses are majority women-owned, with ownership growing over the past three years. Export Opportunities: Canada and the EU’s new partnership aims to open markets for businesses, with further details on closer trade ties to come.
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