Category: Business/Finance

  • Four in 10 Small Businesses Don’t Report Fraud

    Four in 10 Small Businesses Don’t Report Fraud

    Majority of small business owners felt law enforcement could not do anything to help Toronto – Forty-four per cent of small business owners who were defrauded in the past year did not report it, according to the latest research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).  The finding is part of a first-of-its-kind report to…

  • Business Groups Call for Renewed Dialogue on Employment and the Economy

      Edmonton:  A new alliance of employer organizations representing a broad cross-section of sectors and industries has sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley requesting an opportunity to meet and engage in a dialogue with her and her cabinet about the current state of the economy, and identify a more collaborative path forward…

  • Diamond Valley Residents: Need a Hand with your Taxes?

    Diamond Valley Residents: Need a Hand with your Taxes?

    You may qualify for free assistance to complete your income tax return. Qualified volunteers from our community are offering to provide a free tax-preparation service for residents of Black Diamond and Turner Valley who are are unable to complete their basic income tax returns and unable to pay for assistance. Only simple, straight-forward tax returns…

  • Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s price on carbon is resulting in an investment to transform plant oils into renewable transportation fuel manufactured in Alberta. Edmonton-based SBI BioEnergy has developed a technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by creating a renewable fuel that is virtually indistinguishable from diesel. Using revenue from the price Alberta’s large emitters pay for releasing greenhouse…

  • Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

    Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

        New agreement aligns Canada and U.S. cuts with Alberta’s methane reduction plan. Alberta welcomes the announcement in Washington, D.C., between Canada and the United States to work together to cut methane emissions and to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I am exceptionally proud today to know that, in Washington, one of…

  • U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership

    U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership

    Washington, D.C., United States of America 10 March 2016 President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth.  They emphasize and embrace the special relationship between the two countries and their history of close collaboration on…

  • Dragon’s Den Auditions Coming to Calgary Next Weekend

    Dragon’s Den Auditions Coming to Calgary Next Weekend

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  • Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

    Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

      Albertans asked for change to strengthen consumer protection within the payday loans industry and government is responding with An Act to End Predatory Lending. From October to December 2015, the Government of Alberta consulted with Albertans about the payday loans regulation. An online survey was conducted along with in-person interviews with those who use…

  • Okotoks Economic Development Recognized with Tourism Award

    Okotoks Economic Development Recognized with Tourism Award

    The Town of Okotoks has been awarded the Growing Rural Tourism Champion Award recognizing its collaboration with rural tourism partners and for providing partners promotional and training opportunities. Okotoks accepted the rural tourism excellence honour at the Growing Rural Tourism Conference held in Camrose, AB on February 23. The Town plays a key role in support of the Cool…

  • Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous and the President of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Michael Denham have signed a Letter of Intent to help Alberta businesses grow and diversify. The Letter of Intent lays the foundations for a strong partnership between the Government of Alberta and the BDC that will explore…

  • NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s jobs plan has created zero jobs since being introduced last fall, comes with a big price tag and is creating further chaos, confusion and red-tape in the business community, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Thursday). The jobs subsidy program was introduced as a cornerstone of the NDP’s 2015 budget with a…

  • TransCanada Announcement Shows NDP Carbon Tax Already Putting Communities at Risk

    EDMONTON, AB (March 7, 2016): After the NDP government promised energy workers in the coal sector that they would be protected from job loss, TransCanada announced the cancellation of three of its coal contracts today due to NDP government policies. In November, Premier Rachel Notley promised communities that depend on the vitality of coal plants…

  • The Dollars and Cents of the NDP’s Carbon Tax Don’t Add Up

    By Grant Hunter, MLA While Albertans have been struggling to pay their mortgages at the end of the month, the NDP government has been very busy trying to spin their $3-billion dollar carbon tax as revenue neutral. Sadly, for families and businesses, it will only lead to cost increases that will make the end of…

  • Stop Paying Government Workers to Retire Early

      Hidden “bridge benefit” perk amounts to an extra $8,000 per year  Toronto – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling for an end to the unfair and costly “bridge benefit” perk – a little known incentive for government workers who retire early.  When workers in the private sector choose to take CPP/QPP early,…

  • Outstanding Young SAIT Alumna Shares Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

    Outstanding Young SAIT Alumna Shares Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

    Sarah Erasmus has been quite busy since receiving the Outstanding Young Alumni Award last fall. Not only has business been booming at her clothing shop, Erasmus Apparel, but she’s also been volunteering as a mentor for In.Business: A National Mentorship Program for Aboriginal Youth. The program, facilitated by the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business…