A study by market research company International Data Corporation found that the effects of Covid-19 caused over 70% of small businesses to accelerate the move to online selling The data, which was taken from small businesses in Canada, France, Germany, UK and the US among others, showed that Canadian businesses have been quick to make…
St. Lawrence Market has teamed up with Toronto-based delivery service Inabuggy to give customers new ways to shop with the small businesses that make up the market Kitchener Market has made a similar move, announcing last monday that it was opening a online store offering over 500 products, including fresh fruit, cheeses and meats Both…
Data from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) and Statistics Canada shows an increase in new businesses, with more stores opening last year then in 2017 GST numbers provided from the CRA for September 2020, show an increase of 5% from year earlier, marking the most in any September since 2013. Additional data from Statistics Canada…
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has published their newest report, looking into cyberattacks towards small businesses in 2020 and steps that should be taken to protect against attacks Since March 2020, 5% of businesses have been the victims of a successful attack, which could mean roughly 61,000 small and mid-sized businesses across Canada…
Canada Post has revealed a series of statistics from 2020, as the ecommerce boom brings record levels of online deliveries From mid-April until the end of the year, the parcel service delivered over 1 million packages a day. In the final 2 weeks before Christmas, 20 million were delivered, 2.4 million on Monday 21st alone,…
Small business from across Canada are uniting to tackle Amazon and find a foothold online with a new website named Not-Amazon.ca, designed to connect local businesses with customers Started in the Greater Toronto Area, small businesses have joined from Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver among other places as they look to successful trade online Surveys by…
