Small Business

9 Ways To Grow Your Small Business Through Social Media Marketing

September 13, 2024

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Small businesses have increasingly relied on social media marketing to reach customers, create brand awareness and drive sales over the past decade. Whether you’re just starting or have been in business for years, social media marketing can help your small business reach its full potential. You don’t need to invest thousands of dollars in marketing to grow your customer base and succeed with social media marketing — you need to use it strategically and effectively. To help you grow your small business through social media marketing, we’ve put together this list of

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Less than 1% of Manitoba’s minimum wage subsidy paid to small businesses, the rest unclaimed

August 17, 2024

A subsidy designed to help some Manitoba businesses lift their salaries to reach the higher minimum wage has hardly been utilized.

Of the $6 million budgeted for the six-month program that started last October, the province has only sold out $20,400 of the funds — or 0.3 per cent — to a total of 108 businesses, the government said. The program is still running until the end of March, however.

Business owners and supporters say the application process for the subsidy program is too onerous for the amount small businesses would be receiving.

The small uptake “tells you the program

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Feds finalize Visa, Mastercard agreements lowering fees for small businesses – Canada News

July 12, 2023

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The federal government says it has finalized agreements with Visa and Mastercard that will see small businesses pay lower credit card transaction fees.

The government says Visa and Mastercard have agreed to reduce domestic consumer credit interchange fees for in-store transactions to an

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Ottawa unveils lower credit-card fees for small businesses, but some industries say measures fall short

May 19, 2023
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People walking past local stores on Yonge street in Toronto. Under new rules announced by the federal government, businesses that receive less than $300,000 in annual revenue through Visa credit cards and less than $175,000 in annual revenue from Mastercard customers will qualify for credit card fee reductions.Ammar Bowaihl/The Globe and Mail

The federal government announced the details of a long-promised reduction in the credit-card transaction fees that small businesses pay, but only the tiniest businesses will likely see any benefit.

The Liberals have promised since the 2019 election to force credit-card companies and

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Transform Your Small Business Finances With These Easy Tips

May 10, 2023

Small business management can be a challenging task, especially when it comes to maintaining a healthy profit line. One of the most critical aspects of small business management is managing finances, and if you’ve been sweeping that task under the rug, consider this your wake-up call.

Taking the time to develop solid financial management practices can significantly benefit your business in the long run. Not only can it help you keep track of your cash flow and expenses, but it can also help you make profitable decisions for your business.

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Teaching Braille in PE – PHE America

April 15, 2023

Each school year, I teach a unit called “Abilities Awareness.” Making students aware of each other’s different abilities helps us become better citizens and leads to a more positive and inclusive school climate. This awareness leads to empathy and a deeper understanding of our peers’ individual learning needs resulting in a sense of belonging, community, and value in our school community. This unit is also an opportunity to address misconceptions surrounding different disabilities. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.”

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This year, I

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Tips and Tools for Success – PHE America

April 1, 2023

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Education continues to evolve offering students an assortment of opportunities to earn college credit while still attending high school. In the state of Idaho, the Fast Forward Program provides students attending public schools access to $4,125.00 to help pay for dual/concurrent enrollment credits, Advanced Placement College Board, and Professional Technical Education exams and overload course fees. Dual/concurrent enrollment is a collaborative partnership between higher education and high schools to provide college courses for high school students. The high school instructors are pre-approved by the college/university academic departments to deliver college-level courses.

A fundamental component of this partnership is that the

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End ‘inefficient’ Quebec tax credits, cut small business levies: HEC report

March 25, 2023

Absent a change in policy, Quebec risks falling short of the government’s goal of matching Ontario’s standard of living by 2036, the report warns.

Published March 16, 2023 • Last updated Mar 16, 2023 • 3 minute read

Authors of the HEC report take aim at Quebec's multimedia tax credit, which has allowed the province to become one of the world's leading video-game hubs but has also benefited large players hogging subsidies.
Authors of the HEC report take aim at Quebec’s multimedia tax credit, which has allowed the province to become one of the world’s leading video-game hubs but has also benefited large players hogging subsidies. Photo by Tero Vesalainen /Getty Images/iStockphoto

Quebec should scrap its corporate tax credit programs and start cutting small-business levies

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