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Your business owner clients may be struggling with debt, warns Equifax Canada
Wealth Professional Canada
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There was also a 6% decrease in the number of businesses applying for credit, perhaps indicating caution with business owners focusing on trying to manage existing debt rather than take on new borrowing, even as interest rates ease. "The Canadian...
Indigenous tourism is growing. Here are just three uniquely Canadian experiences to inspire you
Toronto.com
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Around the world, travellers are seeking authentic, immersive cultural experiences, and here in Canada, this trend is reflected in the rise of Indigenous tourism. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Canadian entrepreneurs and organizations in...
Meet the doughnut disruptor of Almonte, Ontario
The Globe and Mail
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June 12, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Ed Atwell, who runs HFT with his wife, Doris, has seen the future of doughnuts.SUPPLIED Is there a way to build a better doughnut? Ed Atwell thinks so. Whether he’s in the fried sweet business or actually in the...
Entrepreneurs celebrated at college's Henry Bernick Awards ceremony
Barrie Today
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June 10, 2025
All recipients 'contribute something meaningful to the region,' says Georgian College official NEWS RELEASE GEORGIAN COLLEGE ************************* Georgian College celebrated local entrepreneurs and business leaders at the 2025 Henry Bernick...
Canada Goose Built a Luxury Empire by Betting Big on China
The Walrus
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June 10, 2025
C anada Goose built its brand on extremes. It outfits movie stars, Arctic scientists, and intrepid mountaineers in fur-trimmed, goose- and duck-down parkas that are engineered for temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees and retail for up to...
The Big Six banks are to blame for the lifeless Toronto Stock Exchange
The Globe and Mail
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June 12, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The Big Six have led on average approximately 60 per cent of public equity underwriting on the TSX, according to data collected from 1993 to 2024.Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail J. Ari Pandes is an associate professor of...
US, UK, Finland, Norway, Canada pick holes in Cybercrimes Act
The Sun Nigeria
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June 12, 2025
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja As Nigeria marks 26 uninterrupted years of democracy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Canada have picked holes in the nation’s Cybercrimes Act. In an Op-Ed titled: ‘Preventing misuse of the...
Two dozen bands to play new free Vancouver street festival
Vancouver Is Awesome
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June 12, 2025
The new summer event will feature local post-punk band Actors and Haley Blais and some unique musical talents on four stages. A new street festival this summer will have two dozen musical acts on its four stages located along Vancouver's Main...
Mission calls for action to combat rising commercial rent that hinders small businesses
Mission Record
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June 8, 2025
The City of Mission will write to the province in an effort to regulate commercial rent. A motion from Mayor Paul Horn at Monday’s (June 2) council meeting to send a letter to the relevant ministries carried unanimously. Horn’s notice of motion...
CFIB report finds skills gaps and mobility barriers limiting Canadian SME growth
Plant
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June 11, 2025
More than half (54 per cent) of small businesses had issues attracting qualified candidates at all, while 47 per cent said they struggled with a mismatch between the skills applicants bring and the actual requirements of the role. Small businesses...
Selkirk Loop Board calls for ‘swift resolution’ to U.S.-Canada trade war
Sandpoint Reader - Idaho
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June 11, 2025
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff policies continues to reverberate in markets around the world, closer to home the International Selkirk Loop Board of Directors issued an open letter June 6...
More Ottawa County professional licenses issued in week ending April 19 compared to previous week
Vacationland Times - Ohio
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June 11, 2025
There was one professional license issued in Ottawa County in the week ending April 19, 2025 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.This is an increase over the previous week ending April 12, 2025.Starting and...
US, UK, Canada, Two Others Accuse Nigeria Of Suppressing Free Speech, Says Misuse Of Cybercrime Act Undermining Democracy
The Will
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June 11, 2025
June 11, (THEWILL) – The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Finland and Norway have accused Nigeria of suppressing free speech in its use of the Cybercrimes Act. Raising concerns about the Act in a joint statement signed by the United...
Union rancor rises as Canada Post balks at arbitration
FreightWaves
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June 11, 2025
A Canadian government effort to move the labor dispute between Canada Post and its mail carriers into arbitration appears to have failed as the parties dig in on their respective bargaining demands. Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu last...
African women entrepreneurs are a smart bet for climate chan...
Modern Ghana
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Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a “triple differential vulnerability” to climate risk compared to men. What we mean is that there are...
Why Canadian-made isn’t a niche – it’s a strategic advantage
The Globe and Mail
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June 11, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Karen and Roger Dewling at home in Clarenville, Newfoundland.SUPPLIED When global trade tensions rise, some Canadian companies don’t flinch, they flourish. Take East Coast Glow, a Newfoundland-based skincare brand that...
Skilled labour shortage hurting Canadian SMEs, CFIB report says
Canadian Plastics
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June 11, 2025
Businesses often face hiring delays due to provincial licensing and certification requirements. Small businesses across Canada are facing major challenges hiring skilled workers due to a shortage of qualified candidates, mismatched skills, and...
What family firms like Rothschild can teach Canadian businesses about resilience
The Conversation
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June 11, 2025
Family businesses constitute a vital component of Canada’s economic landscape. They make up 63 per cent of privately held firms, employ nearly seven million people and generate about $575 billion a year. While Canadian family-run businesses...
Canada Post, mail carriers remain far apart on contract as talks resume
FreightWaves
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June 9, 2025
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers returned to the bargaining table last week under federal mediation after the government declined Canada Post’s request to pursue a forced vote of union members on its May 30 “best and final”...
Fall summit carved out for small businesses
Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal
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June 6, 2025
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce has partnered with seven organizations to bring the first-ever Small Business Solutions Summit to Thunder Bay this October. The one-day event aims to support, celebrate and inspire entrepreneurs and small...