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Biz Briefs

May 2008

Industrial Life Sciences venture capital fund announced

New partnership will help finance young entrepreneurs

April 2008

Increased use in developing nations pushes gas prices up

AB: Venture Capital fund look to Western Canada for growth

BC - New Venture Capital Fund to attract investment to province

Shorter work week ideal for older workers

Small businesses are toughing it out

Canadian small businesses have not planned for possible recession

Globe & Mail offers $100,000 technology prize

Self service shopping on the rise

Management firm will increase your business value, guaranteed!

March 2008

Computer giant offers small business award

February 2008

Peer-to-peer online lending, now in Canada

Generation Y wants financial security

Prize to be awarded to best young entrepreneur

January 2008

Start-ups frustrated with not being able to find financing

Gas Prices to top $1.50, economist says

BC increases residential homeowner grant threshold

Influence of large corporations on government too strong, survey says

MN: Taxes being reduced in province

Email preferred method of communication for execs

SK: Minimum wage on the rise

December 2007

ON: New College network helps small business

Consumers concerned about high cost of brokerage fees when shipping from US

Cross border shopping and the rise of the loonie

BC: Domestic economy is strong, exports and manufacturing in decline

BC: Small claims court to move faster

Holiday shopping trends

November 2007

MB: Rural Loan Program Expands

New study sheds light on why some people can't handle success

Traditional media preferred information source for Canadians

October 2007

October is Small Business Month

September 2007

MN: province is helping businesses reduce red tape by moving basic tax services online

August 2007

Workers staying in the workforce longer, study finds

PEI: New employment site launched

Rogers Wireless launches new Second voice line service

Retirement doesn’t mean an end to work, study finds

Television viewership and radio listening both down

SK: Changes to occupational health and safety regulations take effect on October 2

Manitoba set to end expiry dates on gift cards

July 2007

New specifications for Canadian business cheques

PEI: New programs to help with human resources

Blogs: Products reviews, feedback, and marketing oh my

Warning: greeting card emails may include a nasty surprise

Manitoba enhances film tax credit program

June 2007

Retail spending on the rise in Canada

SK: Lower business taxes take effect on July 1

ON: Voters have chance to change electoral system

Canadians want more for their business

Let the space race begin

ON: New strategy needed to keep province competitive

CNW Group gives more power to the user

SK: New grants to help entrepreneurs

2007 RBC Canadian woman entrepreneur awards

User fees, inspection fees levied against commercial vehicles entering the U.S. from Canada

SK: Government seeks input on workplace health and safety amendments

BC: $10 million in new funding triples Accelerate-BC internship program

Canadian and US dollars will be on par by the end of 2007

Canada’s tourism industry on the rocks?

May 2007

ON: Japanese automakers pick up slack from “Big Three” automakers

AB: New grant to help Alberta artists.

SK: Legislation ends mandatory retirement

SK: Legislation to help artists with negotiations

Survey says: good customer service tops with customers

UPS small business contest comes to Canada

Online sales surge in 2006

BC to eliminate mandatory retirement

April 2007

Manitoba: New legislation will protect retirement savings

March 2007

Competition Bureau Warns of Directory Scam

Budget 2007: Something for Everyone

PEI: Tourism operators get marketing support through new program

BC: Tax remittance now due on the 23rd of each month

PEI: Minimum Wage Will Rise on April 1, 2007

SK: Minimum Wage Increases Today

January 2007

Alberta increases personal tax credits

Ontario raises minimum wage, effective February 1, 2007

Manitoba passes new Employment Standards Legislation

December 2006

Internet use still growing in Canada

On Jan 23, 2007 passports will be required for air travel to USA

Saskatchewan raises small claims court minimum

November 2006

Canadians to spend $20 billion on gifts this holiday season

Manitoba strengthens loan program for rural entrepreneurs

$100 Million Fund for Quebec's Technology Sector

Saskatchewan: small business taxes reduced as jobs soar

Manitoba: new workplace health & safety regulations

Canadian travel patterns undergo major shift

October 2006

Majority of Canadian business owners want better work-life balance

It's all in the grape

Effectiveness, not money key driver in lifelong learning

Ontario & Feds ink deal to slash costs, red tape

September 2006

$50 million in new funds will support businesses in vulnerable regions of Quebec

July 2006

Online Advertising Soars in 2005

June 2006

$1million in additional support funds for Caledonia businesses

E-commerce opportunities 'tremendous' for Canadian retailers, survey says

Feds unveil plan to make Canada more competitive

May 2006

Telemarking firm charged

Total income for Canadians rose in 2004

Saskatchewan to attract immigrants with new entrepreneur cateogry

British Columbia's economic boom brings labour challenges

Canadian advertising industry recovers ground in 2004

Young entrepreneur awards competition open

Federal budget 2006: Harper government announces sweeping tax cuts, with almost $20 billion in tax relief

April 2006

Canadian e-commerce growth six times that of growth in off-line retail sales

2005 marks the 'revenge' of the old economy

Canadian retail sales see highest gains since 2002

Canadian Financial Ratios CD-Rom Series Released

SK - Province Cuts Business Taxes

Alberta investigates competitiveness challenges facing its forest sector

Survey says: Canadian use of online financial services increases

MB - Minimum Wage Increases Effective April 1, 2006

March 2006

Slight decline of average debt load for small and medium-size Canadian businesses

AB: New Aboriginal business development fund established for Fort McMurray area

SK: Minimum wage level increases effecive today

February 2006

Saskatchewan Seeks Input on Minimum Age and Worker Transportation Regulations

Exports, Employment on the Rise

Promoting Canada as an international tourism destination needs increased marketing dollars

January 2006

SK: Agriculture Innovations Receive $2.87 million

I.D. Cards Proposed for U.S. Border Crossings

Record fines levied in price setting conspiracy

Minimum Wage Rises in Newfoundland and Labrador

October 2005

BDC announces $100 million seed fund

September 2005

Online Ad Revenues Soared in 2004-2005

August 2005

Bell Introduces SME VOIP Product

July 2005

SK - BSE Support Programs End July 20th

ON - New Consumer Protection Act Will Impact Businesses

Cybercrime Report Looks at Online Crime

June 2005

One Million Women Entrepreneurs Expected by 2010

May 2005

Canadian Firms Failing to Find R&D vs Customer Balance

CME Says Proposed Law (Ontario) is Regressive and Undemocratic

March 2005

FTC Claims Sting Anti-Spyware Firm

December 2004

It is Now Easier to Move (and Lose) Your .com, .net and .org Domain Names

October 2004

New Loan Fund for Saskatchewan Exporters

September 2004

Survey Says: High Speed Helps in Business

NAFTA Ruling Victory for Canadian Softwood Lumber Producers

August 2004

Profits up for Canadian Corporations in Second Quarter 2004

Alberta Survey Seeks Input into Province's Future

Provincial & Territorial Debts Continue to Rise

July 2004

Free online bookkeeping test

Toronto man sentenced in Bogus Invoice Scam

Seventy-five percent of Canadians concerned about identity theft

May 2004

Eastern Ontario CFDCs to receive $10 million in new funds

Government of Alberta moves to new tender system

BC: Updated legislation expected to create more jobs

Strong Auto Industry Gains

Looking for Talented Young Entrepreneurs

Federal Government Launches Action Plan to Combat SPAM

SK Job Numbers Jump in April

Investment Future Forum Helps SK Companies Connect

March 2004

Budget 2004 offers business owners better capital cost allowances

Statscan study finds small business closing the technology gap

February 2004

Small business owners big RRSP contributors

January 2004

New Guide offers business help to Aboriginal Women

U.S. Inventor Competition open to Canadians

Changes to PEI Employment Standards Act

December 2003

Manitoba to create a biomedical research centre

Women do most of the holiday shopping says new survey

Minimum wage to increase in Ontario

November 2003

New federal grants available for language businesses

Married Internet users more likely to use e-commerce

Federal government to create new business centres for women

Tourism ministers create plan to boost revenues

October 2003

PEI businesses eligible to receive grants

Women entrepreneur Task Force calls for changes

New study looks at internal challenges to business success

BDC announces new fund aimed at women entrepreneurs

Survey shows laid-off or fired employees bounce back as entrepreneurs

September 2003

Charges laid in Toronto-based telemarketing fraud case

Canadians name e-mail as their most valuable communication tool

National Angel Organization publishes first guide to early-stage investing

New partnership in Alberta formed to eliminate cross-border fraud

Toy Search America 2003 open to Canadians

Small businesses get busy

Demand for skilled workers to remain high

Survey says: small biz employees aren't always productive

August 2003

Survey seeks the most business-friendly communities in Canada

Study shows employers underestimate the power of gossip

New survey shows Canadians perceptions on what it means to be rich

Canadian Intellectual Property Office to charge fees for services

U.S. agrees to let in some Canadian beef

Loss dominates auto industry's second quarter

July 2003

Small businesses may suffer as Canadian banks comply with Basel II

Broadband development gets $1.7 million from the feds

Canadian economy falters

Call for CED award nominations in Newfoundland

Visa planning to introduce microchip into cards

Tourism Industry to Benefit from 2010 Olympics

June 2003

Cattle farmers to receive $460 million in government assistance

Competition Bureau resolves dispute over misleading price tags

Simply Accounting goes Online

Code of Ethics to be established for Canadian Bookkeepers

Toronto tourism industry to get $17.5 million from feds

Canadian auto sector still outperforming U.S. for now

SME retailers could benefit from new technology standards

May 2003

Companies not marketing to women's needs

Province to assist business recovery from SARS

April 2003

Aboriginal Business Canada increases age cap

North American exporters face competition in global market

Call for Women Entrepreneur of the Year Nominations

Canadian economy expected to out perform U.S.

Consumer spending expected to slow down

New study to look at small business management skills

Mexican auto sales increase, Canada to benefit

BDC looking for Young Entrepreneur nominees

PEI launches fourth annual Start Up Challenge

March 2003

Critical Windows Security Patch Released

Ontario government issues call for biotechnology proposals

Royal Roads University offers business presentations online

New Guide Helps Landlords, Tenants Across Canada

Manitoba makes changes to the Partnership Act

February 2003

New guide gives tips on preventing Identity Theft

New report on air travel issues

Competition Bureau settles Re/Max franchise dispute

Latest budget friendly to small business

January 2003

Federal government taking applications for apparel and textile program

Feds to invest in broadband

New study looks at the future of IT hiring

Study shows that businesses who use the Internet can boost revenues

Online holiday shopping increases

Venture Capitalists willing to invest with caution

Feds ask for input from women entrepreneurs

Small Companies Pressure Internet Hosting Companies to Innovate

December 2002

New survey shows spam is on the rise

Manitoba moves to a single business number process

BDC offers new product to start-ups

November 2002

Competition Bureau halts domain registration scam

October 2002

Updating the Copyright Act

Canadian SME's face more barriers than Americans

Travel industry needs to take advantage of E-commerce

Canadian E-tailers losing sales

Visa predicts busy shopping season for online merchants

Competition Bureau lays criminal charges

September 2002

Under serviced regions to receive high-speed Internet access

Scam asks for loan interest in advance

Saskatchewan business directory available online

North America's first aboriginally-owned winery opens

New online portal connects entrepreneurs and angel investors

Canadian E-commerce spending on the rise

August 2002

Assistance for Saskatchewan farmers

Help for Saskatchewan farmers

Worldwide Internet usage continues to climb

Privacy protection included in teen marketing guidelines

July 2002

'Canadian difference' fuels economy's surge

Mail fraud case charges laid

New program offered to young entrepreneurs

Ontario Court of Appeals upholds decision to award $15000 ...

New study shows our apparel industry is not competitive

Ontario's Aboriginal community to get $3.34 million

June 2002

Canadians more confident -- but less so in the West

Train your employees -- from their desktop

Auto industry driving force in NA economic recovery

Canada biotech world leader, report shows

Ottawa seeks input on innovation plans

New Policy on Age Discrimination

PEI plans to launch itself into cyberspace -- again

New Competition law for modern times

May 2002

New higher U.S. farm subsidies bad news for Canadian farmers?

Good Economic News -- And Some Not So Good

No sex, please -- we're Canadian!

New barometer will gauge Canada's small businesses

Capital taxes stunt business productivity, study shows

New business plan software hits market

Aboriginal capitalists given federal funding

Study of growth barriers planned

Healthy economic growth predicted by forecasters

British Columbia celebrates drop in workplace injuries

Competition Bureau fines U.S. company

April 2002

Competition Bureau warns Canadian spammers

Complaining made easier - thanks to federal government

RRSP protection for the self employed

Labour shortage threatens Canada's small businesses

March 2002

Fuel tax rebates for farmers now online

Duration, not intensity defining global economic slump

Census shows second smallest population increase ...

PEI St@rt Up Challenge looking for IT and New Media ...

Health and Safety requirements changed ...

Saskatchewan increases minimum wage

February 2002

New legislation will affect commercial property value

Saskatchewan launches new work safety programs

January 2002

Construction and IT help P.E.I. economy bounce back

BC cuts small business subsidies

Saskatchewan establishes venture capital fund

Study names Canada number one for business

Requirement for occupational health and safety programs ...

Feds cut corporate tax rates

Unemployment reaches eight percent

December 2001

Employment Insurance Premium Cuts Not Enough, says CFIB

Small business big employer of graphic designers ...

New legislation allows professionals to operate as corporations

Federal government looks to secure royalties for content ...

Technology Council looks for ways to expand Internet access

Amendments to Corporations and Cooperatives Acts

More Canadians shopping online this holiday season

November 2001

Ontario small business owners don't have a continuation plan

Small business owners to benefit from new legislation

Northern Provinces extend shared agreement

Saskatchewan Apparel Industry to get a financial boost

Canada and Mexico sign competition agreement

New study shows why B2B is taking so long to use the Internet

October 2001

New Program to Reduce Online Credit Card Fraud

New Guidelines for Labelling and Advertising

New Health and Safety site for B.C. business owners

September 2001

You can't hide from the Taxman

Businesses demand lower taxes

Free online book helps small business owners

Canadians Surf Like Scandinavians

August 2001

More security, protection for online shoppers

Feds overhaul outdated patent law

July 2001

Canadian SME's reluctant to use e-business

 

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