Keyword: Small business

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Federal budget did little to invigorate sluggish investment spending

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Expectations for business performance remain well below pre-pandemic levels

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
  • 15:44
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Big companies are under pressure from investors to detail environmental, social and governance factors

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Advocate suggests EOT legislation, as proposed in the 2023 federal budget, will not lead to increased employee ownership

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Budget 2023 proposes changes to framework of intergenerational business transfers

Some companies may raise prices amid persistent cost and labour issues

With interest rates increasing, borrowing costs add to ongoing economic challenges

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023
  • 11:46
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Challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have affected owners’ exit timelines, the CFIB says

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Three in four CFIB poll respondents said fuel, energy costs create hardship

  • By: IE Staff
  • December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022
  • 15:20

The bank hopes the recent merger of its private wealth firms will allow them to stand out in a crowded marketplace