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The upfront hardware cost is the smallest number in most POS contracts. The processing rate and the lock-in terms matter far more.
Late payments are often a process problem, not a client problem. The right invoicing setup fixes more of that than most owners expect.
The rewards rate is the number everyone compares. It's rarely the number that determines whether a card actually pays off for your business.
Enterprise payroll features are wasted on a small team. Here's what's actually worth paying for at that size.
All three handle the basics. The differences show up in pricing structure, who they're built for, and how much room they leave to grow.
Monthly fees get the most attention, but they're rarely the feature that ends up mattering most a year in.
A profitable business can still fail a lender's cash flow test. Here's what's actually being checked, line by line.
Both routes create a legal corporation. The difference shows up later, in where you can operate and what you're required to file.
New businesses tend to price off gut feel or a competitor's number. A more grounded approach starts with your actual costs and your customer's actual alternative.
Most owners don't delegate too little because they don't trust their team — they delegate too little because they've never decided what actually requires them.
The two most common small business financing products solve different problems. Matching the wrong one to your need costs money either way.
Before you fill out an application, it helps to know what's actually being evaluated on the other side of it.
Six categories make up the bulk of Canada's $27.6 billion response to U.S. tariffs. Here's what each one actually covers.
CFIB survey data shows fuel-cost concern among small businesses has been trending down for months, even with energy markets still volatile.
CFIB and AppEco's Main Street Quarterly points to a rebound through the second half of the year — but a bumpy one.
CAD has drifted down against the U.S. dollar over the past few months. Three things are driving it, and none of them are new.
With Canada's countermeasures set to take effect in under two weeks, importers are trying to get ahead of a compliance date that isn't moving.
The Bank has held at 2.25% for five straight meetings. Here's what would actually change that at next week's announcement.
After the U.S.'s 50% tariffs landed, Ottawa is matching them exactly — on an equally broad list of American goods.
Announced August 24, the new threat targets Canada's auto sector specifically, with a January 1, 2027 start date.
A deal looked close on August 19. Two days later, negotiations broke down and the tariffs landed anyway.
A report published in early August put real numbers on a scenario that's since gone from a live risk to something closer to reality.
Rich Kruger will move to Executive Vice Chair next spring as the energy giant completes a board-led handover process.
A quota-for-lower-tariffs trade, floated once before, is back on the table as the clock runs down on Washington's deadline.
The central bank kept its policy rate unchanged again in July, with the next announcement scheduled for September 2.
Job postings and StatCan vacancy data both point to demand that's plateaued rather than continuing to soften.
Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey showed modest gains, with July's numbers due out this week.
CFIB's long-term index eased from June's reading, with short-term optimism falling more sharply as manufacturing, construction and transportation all weakened.
Even before August's broader dip, manufacturing optimism hadn't recovered since 2023 — and CFIB says tariffs have hit the sector harder than the last recession.
From the federal loan-guarantee program to BDC and online lenders, a look at what's available — and what it costs.
A rundown of rates across CSBFP, BDC, bank loans and alternative lenders — and how to tell which is the right fit.
The index has repeatedly tested new highs through the summer, up more than 30% over the past year, despite the overhanging trade uncertainty.
The airline's board says a leadership development program and external search have been underway for more than two years.
The Brampton store that opened the chain's first Canadian location in 1984 shut its doors this month amid ongoing restructuring.
Two convenience store giants, two opposite strategies, in the same market at the same time.
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