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Quick Guide to exporting commercial goods from Canada
Exporting goods from Canada: Roles and responsibilities An exporter, who may or may not reside in...
Nova Scotia Export Development Program
The Export Development Program (EDP) is for Nova Scotia businesses looking to: increase sales...
Canada now has enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to fully vaccinate all eligible citizens: PM
OTTAWA -- Canada currently has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to fully vaccinate every eligible person over the age of 12, with...
Traveling to Atlantic Canada? Here’s What You Need to Know About the 4 provinces
Atlantic Canada is one of the most unique regions in the country to explore, but it has been closed off to most visitors since the pandemic began....
30 Email Marketing Stats You Need to Know for 2021
Open rates, CTRs, unsubscribes, deliverability, bounce rates, and a whole lot more — optimizing for every single metric in your email marketing...
Small Businesses Guide To The 2021 Canadian Federal Budget
New programs to support small business owners 2021 Extension of COVID-19 programs — The budget announced the extension of the various COVID relief...
Some places make the case for a 4-day workweek. Can it work everywhere?
The rural township of Zorra, just east of London, Ont., is home to one of Canada’s largest public-sector trials of the four-day workweek. The...
How to Spot Business Ideas Worth Pursuing?
Nothing propels a business more quickly than innovation, and nothing stifles it more quickly than a “that’s how we’ve always done it” attitude. News...
10 Most Important Lessons in Finance and Economics
“Finance education.” This was my condensed response to a question in a recent Publishers Weekly interview: “What could have helped improved the...
Some salaries up ‘drastically’ as Canada feels impact of labour shortages
After leaving millions jobless in the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is once again upending the labour market. And this time,...
When is the pandemic over? Globally, it’s hard to say. In Canada — soon
After more than a year of avoiding crowds, scrubbing our hands and wearing masks, infectious disease specialists say that...
130 Countries Agree to Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
130 countries around the world have agreed on a 15% minimum corporate tax rate, in a move designed to prevent what Treasury Secretary Janet...
Virtual Office vs. Home Office: Which is Best for Business?
Let’s look at two popular office choices: a virtual office vs. a home office. Which would be best for the success of your business? In today’s...
Halifax Added 689 Startups and Created 2,989 Jobs Despite the Pandemic
Every year, the Halifax Index provides an overview of the city and insights to strengthen and grow Halifax. This 10th annual edition continues to...
Shopify Plots Amazon Affiliate Marketing Attack
Shopify is planning to launch its own affiliate marketing program, linking up small businesses with big publishers. Shopify is planning to strike a...
Canada Announces Details of New Canada Recovery Hiring Program
News release Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Finance Canada The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and...
$18.2 Million in New Funding for Nova Scotia to Boost Tourism Restart
Nova Scotia has earmarked $18.2 million toward restarting the tourism industry, which has been struggling after a more than a year of COVID-19. Of...