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Small businesses still being taxed on carbon rebates, federation says
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland answers questions from journalists in the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
From baby carriers to kids snacks, here’s where parents can buy products made in Canada
Jacquelyn Corbett, who heads Mini Mioche, children’s apparel is seen in her Toronto office/showroom on February 6, 2025. She has created the Well Made in Canada directory, to identify not just Canadian-owned brands, but Canadian-made products like hers. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Why is it so tough for small-business owners and self-employed to take paternity leave?
Little boy spending time in his dad's office
Stay in a secure job or launch a small business? Why this wedding planner took the leap
Two-thirds of businesses don’t have a succession plan. Here’s why they should
Elevated View Of A Human Hand Drawing Retirement Plan Growth Concept On Notebook
Small businesses still being taxed on carbon rebates, federation says
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland answers questions from journalists in the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
From baby carriers to kids snacks, here’s where parents can buy products made in Canada
Jacquelyn Corbett, who heads Mini Mioche, children’s apparel is seen in her Toronto office/showroom on February 6, 2025. She has created the Well Made in Canada directory, to identify not just Canadian-owned brands, but Canadian-made products like hers. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Why is it so tough for small-business owners and self-employed to take paternity leave?
Little boy spending time in his dad's office
Stay in a secure job or launch a small business? Why this wedding planner took the leap
Two-thirds of businesses don’t have a succession plan. Here’s why they should
Elevated View Of A Human Hand Drawing Retirement Plan Growth Concept On Notebook
GST break could be a 'nightmare' for businesses
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carrick on money
Do retailers really prefer to be paid in cash?
Shoppers cross Yonge-Dundas Square outside Eaton Centre in Toronto on June 5, 2024. June 5, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
tax matters
Employees should consider these tax strategies before year-end
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Indigenous fitness leaders go beyond physical wellness
Art-meets-function in Indigenous furniture and design
Indigenous beauty brands go beyond skin deep
Why this venture-capital firm looks beyond commercial metrics
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners cofounder Stephen Nairne invests in companies in pre-seed stages and offers support through the growth process.
Entrepreneurship camp builds confidence of Indigenous youth
Participants in the 2024 Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, which took place at the First Nations University of Canada’s Regina campus.
Rising interest leads to wave of Indigenous catering companies
In 2018, Curtis Cardinal launched Tee Pee Treats, a catering company in Edmonton that focuses on Indigenous meals and dishes with Indigenous influences.
How Alberta business owners can get help navigating the damage and interruption caused by wildfires
The remains of hotels in Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. The business community of Jasper — a town whose economy depends on tourism, particularly the crucial summer season — is facing an overwhelming challenge in the months ahead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Small businesses’ latest headache? Endless construction
Christine Fedirchuk, owner of Urban Renewals, deals with shipping issues at her business in Toronto’s East York neighbourhood on July 18, 2024. Ms. Fedirchuk has been paying out of her pocket to maintain her business during the construction on O’Connor Drive near her store, which began in November 2022. Christine recently invested in a shipping service for $2,000 a year, as well as hiring a person to run her business’ social media. (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
The hidden cost of entrepreneurship is the emotional toll on couples
Preet Banerjee
Preet Banerjee
tax matters
Business owners should plan ahead for life in retirement
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
AI presents opportunities and challenges to Indigenous collaborators trying to retain languages
Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise
With a mission to ensure the visibility and preservation of the Inuktitut language, Inhabit Books in Toronto fosters Indigenous storytelling and cultural continuity.
Indigenous-owned online department store wants to do more than sell T-shirts
Chelsee Pettit, founder of aaniin, with other team members, working in their former office space. Aaniin is entirely Indigenous owned and run, and it aims to boost the Indigenous economy.
Reversing the ‘brain drain’: entrepreneurs find economic opportunities in Akwesasne
While waiting for land back, Pikwàkanagàn First Nation is opting to buy back
Parkdale Centre for Innovation closes doors on one chapter, to open another
One of two illuminated signs that hung outside the Parkdale Centre for Innovation, is photographed on the sidewalk outside the centre on May 2, 2024. The incubator, started in 2018 had to close after the landlord put up a notice of default and termination of lease, to the front door. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Black Business Certification Program is working with Ottawa to diversify procurement
Jackee Kasandy a member of the Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society (BEBC) poses for a photo at her store on Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C., on May 22, 2024. The BEBC in partnership with the federal government (specifically Public Services and Procurement Canada) is launching the Black business certification program. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail
Why there are likely more business failures than insolvency numbers suggest
Business insolvencies almost doubled year over year in the first quarter of 2024, while consumer insolvencies reached their highest level since the last pre-pandemic quarter. A commercial retail space is advertised for lease along King Street West in Toronto on March 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Increased demand for Indigenous-led architecture means challenging the norms of a colonial industry
These businesses are flourishing by serving Indigenous needs first
Ottawa pushes Crown corporations to make riskier financial deals
Export Development Canada's head office in Ottawa is shown on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition
paycheque project
Former store owner, 41, still paying off money she owes from her business closure in 2017: ‘I was absolutely drowning in debt’
Preserving heritage, building empires: The rise of Manitobah Mukluks
Indigenous consulting companies place community at the centre of their work
opinion
Where is the land of opportunity? You are standing on it
Ken Fisher
A recent ransomware attack that has knocked out several online services in one of Ontario's largest cities has brought into sharp focus the need for municipalities to have a plan in place to respond to what's become an unavoidable -- and increasingly sophisticated -- threat, a top cybersecurity expert said.A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
From sap to success: How Wabanaki Maple is reclaiming maple syrup in Atlantic Canada
Women still minority among ranks of managers and entrepreneurs, Chamber of Commerce says
October 3, 2023. AFTER9 founder & CEO Olivia Glauberzon presenting at the company’s Bumps & Bevies event, held at their Hudson’s Bay Queen location. Photo credit: Melanie Schwam Photography
Beading businesses bridge communities and create paths to entrepreneurship
Ottawa ends digital-upgrade program for businesses early, with billions unspent
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Economic Development Mary Ng and President and CEO of EDC Isabelle Hudon, left, listen to Sheena Russell, founder of Made with Local, speak via videoconference at a news conference on the Canadian Digital Adoption Program at Bayview Yards in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Indigenous-owned breweries challenge stereotypes (and make good beer)
From left, co-owners of Dog Island Brewing, Ben Fiddler and Chad Paulson. They decided to open a brewery in Slave Lake when the town was recovering from a wildfire to give people a place to gather and have fun.
Pet price shock: Why owning a dog or cat in Canada has become so expensive
Shellie Suter, Roger, and her two and a half year Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, are photographed on Nov. 13, 2023. Suter speaks to the Globe about the cost of medicine for her pets. Roger has been taking medication for an ear infection, and Jeffery has diabetes. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
World’s first all-Indigenous modelling agency paves the (run)way for authentic representation
This photo taken on November 20, 2023 shows a model for Rebecca Baker-Grenier taking the runway during the Red Dress Event of the Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP) (Photo by PAIGE TAYLOR WHITE/AFP via Getty Images)
Looming CEBA repayment deadline may take toll on economy, analysts say
Sean Arani, founder of Arani, a small lighting manufacturer in LaSalle, Que. on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Arani, will be starting to repay his company’s Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans. Evan Buhler/The Globe and Mail