92% Canadians said they love having small businesses in their community, but only 13% do most of their shopping at small businesses

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Celebrating small business month, releasing a special episode with Christina Santini from CFIB. 92% Canadians said they love having small businesses in their community, but only 13% do most of their shopping at small businesses

Christina Santini from Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about influencing goverment policy, helping small businesses and fighting for a CEBA extension.

Connect with Christina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-santini-711ba5222/
On CEBA, fighting for an extension while providing information on refinancing for those who will need it.

• New CEBA Provisions - https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/ceba-update
• CFIB’s CEBA Petition – https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/petition/national-petition-ceba-loans
• NDP Petition in the House of Commons: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4624 (Closes December 5th)
• Tips if refinancing - https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/tools-resources/financing-options-ceba-loan

On payroll taxes, here is a link to resources, as well as to a report that speaks to all the payroll taxes that exist across the country and their impacts: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/2023-payroll-tax-deductions

Link to our Cybercecurity Academy, as well as Webinars and Qs&As on the issue: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/cybersecurity

It is October. Small Business Month. Our #SmallBusinessEveryDay campaign is on! Resources to promote small businesses and shopping local are included below.

• https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/celebrate-small-business
• Toolkit for business owners: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/celebrate-small-business/toolkits
• Big Thank You contest open October 30, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET: https://www.smallbusinesseveryday.ca/big-thank-you-contest. Small business supporters can enter the weekly draw by visiting SmallBusinessEveryDay.ca and leaving a thank-you note to their favourite small Canadian business. The winners— one supporter and the business they thanked—are announced every week. The winning businesses will receive a $2,500 cash prize sponsored by Interac Corp., a one-year CFIB membership and a Big Thank You box. Small business supporters can also win $1,000 cash to shop local and a Big Thank You Box that includes small business products from every province and territory.
• Small retailers’ local contributions report: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-economic-analysis/small-retailers-local-contributions

Membership benefits and how to become a member: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/membership-benefits or https://members.cfib-fcei.ca/en-ca/join-now