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Alberta Small Businesses Sound Alarm as Costs Squeeze Growth and Confidence Plummets
Alberta small business confidence hits 54.2% as costs spike and closures outpace openings. An 'entrepreneurial drought'...
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Technology
Ottawa Launches $500M AI Loan Program to Help Canadian Small Businesses Compete
Canada's small businesses can now access up to $5 million in AI loans through the BDC's new $500-million LIFT program,...
Technology
Toronto FinTech Float Unleashes AI Bookkeeper to Handle Your Corporate Card Mess
Toronto FinTech Float launches AI agent that automatically codes corporate credit card transactions for Canadian...
Technology
Toronto FinTech Common Wealth Lands $12M to Revolutionize Retirement Plans for Canadian Small Business
Toronto FinTech Common Wealth secures $12M Series A to expand workplace retirement plans for millions of Canadian...
Business
Tax Return Mistakes Costing Canadians Big: Here's What You Can't Claim
Tax season mistakes are costing Albertans thousands. Learn which common expenses the CRA won't let you claim—and...
Technology
Toronto Music AI Startup Pivots to Enterprise AI: Harmix Raises $1M USD to Build Business Automation Platform
Toronto's Harmix Group raises $1M USD to pivot from profitable music search tech into enterprise AI automation for...
Canada
Ontario Budget Projects $13.8B Deficit as Ford Government Expands Spending Plans
Ontario projects $13.8B deficit, $6B higher than expected, while cutting small business taxes and boosting healthcare...
Alberta
Alberta Minimum Wage Debate Heats Up as Restaurant Industry Warns of Mass Closures
Restaurant industry groups warn that Alberta's proposed minimum wage increase to $18/hour could force 340...
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Calgary Small Businesses Report Best Q1 in Five Years Despite Tariff Uncertainty
Calgary small businesses achieved their strongest Q1 performance in five years with 78% reporting increased revenue....
Business
Alberta Small Business Owners Call for Provincial Tax Relief Amid Rising Operating Costs
A coalition of more than 200 Alberta small business owners has formally petitioned the provincial government for tax...
Business
Small Business Owners Brace for New Federal Tax Changes Taking Effect in April
Small business owners across Alberta are preparing for significant federal tax changes taking effect April 1, including...
Business
Small Business Owners Plead for Help as Pandemic Closures Drag On
Restaurants, salons, and retail shops along 17th Avenue face permanent closure without further government support.