The State of Small Business in Canada, and Future Opportunities
By Christine Persaud
October is dubbed Small Business Month in Canada, celebrating the small businesses that make up a large part of the economic landscape north of the border.
Tag: Canadian Business
The Future of Small Business in Canada Needs to Focus on Women
By Christine Persaud
As the small business landscape continues to grow in Canada, the female entrepreneurial presence is rising too. A third of small businesses in Canada are headed up by women, and many of them have only been around for five years or less.
E-Commerce Fuels Small Business Growth in Canada
By Yasmin Ranade
PayPal Canada recently analyzed data from 4,000 Canadian small businesses that use its platform to reveal growth data about e-commerce by small business.
Technology ushers in the age of the cloud accountant
Bringing the convenience and expediency of cloud-based solutions to clients, cloud accountants like Mauss can use tools and services to simplify the collection of data while enabling paperless and more efficient accounting solutions.
Canadian Tech Entrepreneur Working with G20 to Empower Women
by Lee Rickwood
Equal pay for equal work isn’t just the right thing to do; the benefits of operating a gender-balanced work environment contribute directly to our bottom line, says a Canadian tech leader working to empower women in business.
Data, Physical Security Challenges for Canadian Cannabis Stores – UPDATED
by Lee Rickwood
Cannabis vendors will have an enormous amount of customer data to collect and protect, such as an individual’s name, address and email; personal purchase histories and patient medical records; customer cash / credit card purchase activities and more.
In Honour of Small Business Month: 7 Tech Products for the Office
By Christine Persaud
Small businesses, which can range from sole proprietorships to start-ups employing a small team, and larger, independent companies with fewer than 100 employees, have differing needs depending on their size, scope, and specific industry. But tech usually plays a role
Lacking Affordable Internet, Indigenous Communities Take D.I.Y. Approach to Technology
by Lee Rickwood
Doing it for yourself in this case means setting up Internet and mobile phone access in remote rural and northern communities.