Tagged: Canadian small business

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Visa Canada is giving select Canadian women entrepreneurs grants of $10,000 each and business coaching

Pragya Sehgal

Published: July 19th, 2021
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Canadian women entrepreneurs getting access to IFundWomen program from Visa Canada

Women entrepreneurs have a history of being underfunded and that remains to be a core issue, says Sarah Steele, senior director of small business products at Visa Canada. This often leaves a majority

Published on: March 8th, 2021 Pragya Sehgal

Cisco survey: Accelerated digitization of Canadian SMBs could add $70B to country’s GDP by 2024

According to a new study, Canadian small businesses' continued push into the digital realm could do wonders for Canada's economy. The increased digitization within Canadian small businesses can add CA$70 billion to the

Published on: October 21st, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Google Canada says its new tool can help put your business on the global map

Google Canada has launched Market Finder, which the company is calling a one-stop-shop for Canadian small businesses seeking to go global.  Market Finder is a free tool for Canadian small businesses to help

Published on: September 14th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

eBay Canada waives selling fees to help small-scale Canadian businesses expand online

eBay Canada is launching an accelerator program called Up & Running aimed at supporting retailers without an e-commerce presence transitioning to selling online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company recently

Published on: April 27th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Google mobility report shows tanking foot traffic across Canada

By tracking smartphone location data in February and March, Google has revealed insights into how social distancing has affected the public's travel behaviour across the world. Designed as a tool to shed light

Published on: April 7th, 2020 Tom Li

Salesforce targets small businesses with release of Essentials

Small businesses spend 23 per cent of their workdays manually inputting data, so Salesforce is optimizing its sales and service apps for small businesses to help them focus on their customers and business

Published on: March 14th, 2018 Alex Coop

Canadian small businesses want quality employees that stay off Facebook

According to a survey of small Canadian businesses by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), employers are having hard time finding quality employees that will stay off Facebook during work hours –

Published on: September 2nd, 2015 Jeff Jedras
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Canadian SMBs know their e-commerce, but struggle with CASL

Small businesses in Canada may have figured out that online commerce is important to them – but when it comes to online communications, they’re still at a loss, according to a new survey.

Published on: October 6th, 2014 Candice So

Industry Canada encourages private R&D investment in small firms

The federal government has updated the Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRB) policy to encourage firms receiving major government defence and security contracts to in turns partner with small businesses, it announced yesterday. The

Published on: February 21st, 2013 Brian Jackson
Cyber Security as a Service for Canadian Small Business

Cyber Security as a Service for Canadian Small Business

SOHO operators and SMBs may be intimidated by the perceived resources it takes to secure their computer and data systems; however, not making cyber-security a priority can be an even more costly decision.Unless

Published on: December 1st, 2009 Lee Rickwood
Big Tools help promote Canadian Small Business

Big Tools help promote Canadian Small Business

Undoubtedly, an engaging and effective website is an effective way to build your business. Unfortunately, unless your business is building websites, you probably feel it is too complicated, too expensive, too time-consuming to

Published on: October 7th, 2008 Lee Rickwood