Alberta tops list of entrepreneurial cities
Calgary - According to the 2015 Entrepreneurial Communities Report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), Alberta once again dominates the annual rankings of Canada’s best places...
View ArticleAB small business confidence makes slight recovery from historic low
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the latest Business Barometer numbers showing Alberta’s small business confidence rose to 36.1, a two point bump from...
View ArticleAlberta small business confidence remains subdued
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the latest Business Barometer results showing Alberta’s small business confidence rose in November to 37.4, a 1.3 point...
View ArticleSmall business gives Alberta high marks among Canada’s workers’ compensation...
Calgary - Alberta boasts the nation’s most improved workers’ compensation system, moving from fifth to third, according to the second edition of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB)...
View ArticleAB small business confidence reaches another all-time low
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the Business Barometer results for December that shows Alberta’s small business confidence index dropped 4.3 points to...
View ArticleCFIB calls for emergency debate in legislature on Alberta’s economic crisis
Calgary - Following today’s Statistics Canada release of Alberta’s job numbers, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is appealing to the Alberta government to recall the legislature...
View ArticleAlberta entrepreneurs deserve property tax fairness
CALGARY – Today the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released Entrepreneurs Deserve Property Tax Fairness, a report which analyzes residential and commercial property tax rates levied...
View ArticleCFIB research shows Bill 6 ignores realities of farming
Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released survey data highlighting farmers’ serious concerns about the Alberta Government’s Bill 6 - the Enhanced Protection for...
View ArticleCalgary city councillors urged to support small business tax relief proposal
Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) supports Councillor Evan Woolley’s proposal going before Council on Monday to reduce the business tax burden by $30 million this year...
View ArticleBusiness Barometer® - Alberta small business confidence in free-fall
Calgary - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the Business Barometer results for January showing Alberta’s small business confidence dropped 4.3 points to 28.8. This...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: CPP top of the list for CFIB President visit to Edmonton
Edmonton - Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) president Dan Kelly is in Edmonton today, joining CFIB vice-president Richard Truscott and director of provincial affairs for Alberta Amber...
View ArticleBill 6 ‘consultation’ fraught with problems: CFIB
Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling into question the parameters the Alberta Government set for the consultation on Bill 6 - the Enhanced Protection for Farm and...
View ArticleBusiness Barometer® Small business confidence now ten points below 2008...
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence dropped 2.1 points in February to 26.7. This is the fifth time in six months the index has registered a historic low. Confidence now sits 10 points below the...
View ArticleTiming couldn’t be worse for Alberta carbon tax
Calgary - New survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show the overwhelming majority of Alberta small business owners oppose the province’s carbon tax plan. The news...
View ArticleFraud hits one in five small businesses
Fraudsters have scammed 20 per cent of Canadian small businesses in the past year. This alarming finding is contained in a first-of-its-kind report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Business groups call for renewed dialogue on employment and...
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...
View ArticleAlberta small business confidence on four month streak of Canadian record lows
Calgary - Alberta small business confidence fell 0.2 points in March to 26.5 on the Business Barometer index published monthly by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The index...
View ArticleMajor pipeline projects popular with AB small business
Calgary - The vast majority of entrepreneurs in Alberta want market access for the province’s natural resources to be a top priority, according to recent survey findings from the Canadian Federation of...
View ArticleBanked sick days costing Government of Alberta millions
Calgary - The practice of government employees “banking” sick days left the Alberta government with a $114 million liability in 2013-2014, according to the latest research from the Canadian Federation...
View ArticleCFIB challenges Premier's minimum wage assertions
Calgary - Contrary to the government’s belief, the prevailing story that a large number of minimum wage earners are single parents is a myth. On Thursday, Premier Notley justified the government’s...
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