Despite concern over the impact of a slowdown in the U.S. the Canadian economy seems to be doing pretty well. Hiring growth was led by Alberta in the natural resources, trade and transportation...
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The Financial Post cites Alberta being at the center of Canada's inflationary problems. Alberta's growth of nearly 7% is unusual but is being driven by the fact that Alberta is sitting on the...
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John Murney says that concentration of growth in Canadian cities will further erode the "influence and collective strength of rural Canada." What do you think? Six metropolitan areas now...
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The computer systems design and related services industry is the largest at $21.6 billion in operating revenues, followed by software publishers at $6.4 billion and data processing, hosting and...
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Continuing good news in Alberta, job creation is at it's highest since 1980. The bad news is that strong job growth anywhere will always attract those workers looking for a better pay cheque. In...
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Over on my original blog I debunk the myth that 9 in 10 businesses fail in the first year - in fact 76 percent of new [US] businesses were open after two years. I came across some Canadian stats......
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With a hot Alberta economy and increasing cost of living people move between Alberta, B.C., and Saskatchewan. I saw this in the 70's and 80's and now it seems that we are seeing it again....
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As you might know I live in Edmonton, Alberta. I also lived in Calgary for 5 years and can say that Calgary and Edmonton are very different, Calgary is more a white collar town while Edmonton is a...
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I have been helping a client try to find retail space and can attest to the challenge of finding commercial space here in Edmonton. The latest statistics from Stats Can show significant...
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Last week the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) announced the creation of a guide to help business owners plan to exit their business. According to a report on the succession issue...
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Small business in Alberta is alive and well. Look at these numbers, 74% of all employment comes from firms with less than 10 employees. Small businesses produced 20% of Alberta's GDP. Sure we...
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A survey of Startups found that they are confident about 2007. One of the points made in the press release was that "66 per cent said the federal government is 'not supportive' of their...
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According to the title on the Forbes article is "Small Businesses Turn Pessimistic" (U.S.). Chief among small-business owners' complaints in the NFIB survey is the difficulty...
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Saskatchewan business owners a bit more upbeat due to tax breaks announced in the April provincial budget. The new provincial budget will lower corporate income tax rates to 12 per cent from 17,...
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Over the last decade I have stated that the Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada are unprepared for the significant demographic shift that is upon us. Business owners are already feeling the...
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