SMEs
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White paper offers roadmap to adopting Industry 4.0
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Bosch Rexroth’s report, ‘A practical roadmap for the implementation of Industry 4.0’, argues that Industry 4.0 is an evolution not a revolution and includes practical suggestions for a three step approach, supporting the steady…
Federal cybersecurity strategy follows ‘overlap, lack of clarity’
New centre will offer cybersecurity guidance to SMEs lacking resources or know-how to fend off hackers and other threats.
Économie du savoir Mauricie get $740K to boost innovation
Funding will be used to assist manufacturing SMEs upgrade innovation and delivering investment and market development projects.
Help for Canadian startups expected in budget
Modifications in the budget are expected to make the existing Build in Canada Innovation Program far more ambitious.
SMEs aren’t ready to take advantage of CETA: CME
Association estimates just 40,000 of Canada’s one million SMEs are exporters.
SMEs are having a tough time scaling up: BDC
Only one in 1,000 companies grew past the 100-employee mark.
$6.3M to support Eastern Ontario business development
FedDev Ontario money to boost SMEs’ commercialization efforts.
Liberal budget defers future small biz tax rate cuts
Rate will be fixed at 10.5% on first $500,000 of active business income.
Stop paying government workers to retire early
Hidden “bridge benefit” perk amounts to an extra $8,000 per retiree annually.
SMEs paying taxes in Canada have it easy
PwC, World Bank report puts Canada in the top 10 globally for ease of payment.
Alberta SMEs to cut spending 27%: survey
BDC surprised by the magnitude of the drop to $11 billion this year.
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More small businesses hurt by low loonie: CIBC
Only 19% reported a benefit from the lower dollar, 44% no impact.
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SMEs boost economy during 2015 downturn: CIBC
Businesses with less than 500 employees created 80% of private sector jobs.
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Colleges launch innovation centres
Help for product development, smart manufacturing.
Manufacturers that plan and invest are higher performers: report
Study calls for increased market diversification and closing the gap on the continuing shortage of skilled labour.
