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 –
Canada's regulations to limit unwanted email messages from businesses have been four years in the making, but if organizations representing the business community get their way, it could unravel much faster than that.
With the federal budget for 2014 now in play, Canadian small businesses and startups are cautiously optimistic towards what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has promised for the fiscal year to come. Releasing the
Published on: February 12th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
Facebook Canada is reaching out to the small business crowd through a new program called Grand for Good – with the first trial run happening in Toronto. Running from September to November, Grand
Published on: August 12th, 2013 Candice So @candice_so
What's been naughty and what's been nice for Canada's small businesses this year? That's what their lobby group the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) looks at it it's best or worst for
The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has extended its My Business Account online service to allow business owners to ask questions and have them answered, federal ministers announced in Toronto yesterday.Minister of National Revenue
Published on: April 18th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
Here's the startup news making headlines today on other Web sites and blogs. A Toronto entrepreneur is ready to expand his Internet startup, small businesses are responding well to the federal budget, and
Published on: April 4th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
The Conservative government has earmarked a sizeable amount of money in the federal budget for new technology research and development but is also shifting its focus to commercialization of existing tech companies.The move
Published on: March 29th, 2012 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
The head of Ontario's e-waste program has left the heavily scrutinizedagency for another job, a move that could give the program a cleanslate to make much needed changes, critics say. Carol Hochu has
by Shane Schick When things look bleak, we tend to say that “no news is good news.” When things start looking up, on the other hand, good news is sometimes treated as if
Published on: January 5th, 2012 Shane Shick @itbusinessca
Small businesses will get some help cutting through red tape via government-funded Web tools, but will have to say goodbye to the recession-era 100 per cent capital cost allowances on IT investments, as
