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CFIB advising businesses they can claim up to $600 in credit card class action
Small businesses can claim up to $600 in class action settlement with Visa, Mastercard and banks: Power to surcharge for […]
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CFIB members seeking more business relief as COVID debt and rising costs affect businesses
COVID debt, rising costs and lack of sales pose major challenges to a small business recovery by Morinville Online Staff […]
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New CFIB report outlines the impacts of COVID on small business a year in
A year into COVID-19’s impacts finds many Canadian business owners delaying retirement as they face increased debt and mental burnout, a new Canadian Federation of Independent Business study finds. […]
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Opinion: CFIB weighs in on CEWS and CERS extension announcement
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes today’s news that the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) have been extended to June 5 at current levels, including the 25 per cent additional lockdown support. […]
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Slight rise in Alberta business, but struggle remains
The latest Small Business Dashboard data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) indicates an increase in the percentage of Alberta small businesses now fully open. This months numbers indicate 65 per cent of business are full pen, compared to 60 per cent last month. […]
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CFIB urges feds to not raise CPP as businesses struggle
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is sounding the alert on a forthcoming increase to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) premiums it says will hurt its members, one in three of whom they say are losing money each day they are open. Seventy per cent of the federation’s members are opposed to an increase in payroll taxes as part of the federal government’s economic recovery plan. […]
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45% of Alberta businesses losing money every day they are open, CFIB says
Sales at Alberta businesses continue to flatline according to recent data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. […]
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New rent relief program needed for businesses, CFIB says
The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA, which lowered commercial rent up to 75 per cent, comes to an end Sept. 30. This according to information n the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ latest member survey. […]
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Slow sales means a long recovery for small business, CFIB says
by Stephen Dafoe The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is saying it will take small businesses 17 months on […]
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Canadian businesses looking for recovery support in throne speech
With an estimated one in seven Canadian businesses at risk of closing permanently, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says its membership is looking for recovery support in Wednesday’s Speech from the Throne. […]
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Alberta small business hit by fewer customers, lower sales
by Stephen Dafoe With the Canadian Federation of Independent Business noting fewer customers and reduced spending at their member’s businesses, […]
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Businesses finding it difficult getting employees back to work
Thirty-seven per cent of small firms say they have concerns related to staffing (layoffs, retention, refusal to work) according to a new Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey. […]
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Many businesses now open but sales lagging far behind
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says 44 per cent of Canadian small businesses are now completely open, but only 15 per cent have seen sales return to normal levels. […]
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CFIB wants government to increase interest free loans to business
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to increase the Canadian Emergency Bank Account (CEBA) loan amount (currently up to $10,000) as well as the forgivable portion. […]
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Alberta relaunch strategy needs small businesses lens, CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says the Government of Alberta must use a small business lens while planning its economic relaunch strategy. […]
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Business optimism slightly up in February, CFIB says
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) February Business Barometer shows Alberta’s small business confidence up 2.6 points from January to improved slightly to an index of 39.6, still well below the national index of 60.5 points. CFIB considers an index between 65-70 an indication of a strong economy. […]