Whether you have a work from home digital business or need a laptop that can withstand travel and on-the-site duties, picking the right laptop for your business isn’t something to go into lightly. While you can, validly, just choose one of the best laptops and call it a day, are there special qualities that you … Read more
I call Reshmi Bennett just as she’s bidding farewell to a handyman visiting her new kitchen premises in Farnham. He has not been able to solve the problem – her main fridge is down – owing to a busted compressor, she reckons. And, if you think that’s the most stress she’s had all month, think … Read more
‘Tis the season for giving, and in the case of one local bakery, that means serving sass to an unhappy customer. Over the weekend, Poulette Bakeshop in Parker grabbed some attention by responding to a commenter on Instagram who didn’t approve of the eclairs. “I got an eclair here once, paid $10 or something for … Read more
With a major deadline to repay a pandemic era loan just over a month away, one small business owner says she’s only now being told she was never eligible for the money in the first place. The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) was introduced at the height of the pandemic to help out small businesses … Read more
A report from Statistics Canada says that the ratio of Canadian household debt to income narrowed in the third quarter. The agency says household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income in the third quarter fell to 181.6 per cent, on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 181.9 per cent in the … Read more
The federal government says it has hammered out the final details with Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card transaction fees for merchants, but small business advocates say the deal doesn’t go nearly far enough. The deal concerns what is called an interchange fee, also known as a “swipe fee,” which sets aside a percentage … Read more
