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Canada’s small business owners predict growth in 2015

Nearly half of businesses predict they’ll grow this year, but, owners' confidence in the economy and in their prospects has fallen nine points from fall 2014.

By Staff |April 29, 2015

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Average, annual U.S. growth to drop to 2%

In 2015 and beyond, the U.S. can expect an average of 2% growth per year, finds new report.

By Staff |April 27, 2015

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Oil price surge could boost inflation

Since the oil slump earlier this year, Brent crude futures have risen 45%.

By Staff |April 27, 2015

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Ontario budget highlights

Here are some highlights from the Ontario budget introduced by Finance Minister Charles Sousa.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |April 23, 2015

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A big-picture look at budget 2015

More TFSA contribution room and smaller mandatory RRIF withdrawals were the big headlines coming out of yesterday’s federal budget.

By Staff |April 22, 2015

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Golombek’s take on Budget 2015

Small businesses should cheer the 2015 Budget.

By Melissa Shin |April 22, 2015

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Feds post modest surplus in election-year budget

Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver reported a $1.4 billion surplus in a long-promised balanced and pre-election budget he delivered here Tuesday.

April 22, 2015

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Budget 2015 quick hits

Here are a few choice items from the 2015 budget you may want to keep up your sleeve for planning conversations with key clients:

By Melissa Shin |April 21, 2015

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Client Letter – Budget 2015, TFSA increases and more

Here’s text for a client letter covering some key points from this year’s Federal budget. We hope you find it useful for sparking client conversations. Dear [Client/Prospect name], As you know, Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered his Federal budget on April 21 in Ottawa. While you’ve probably seen plenty of media coverage, I thought you […]

By Staff |April 21, 2015

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Feds post modest surplus in election-year budget

Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver reported a $1.4 billion surplus in a long-promised balanced and pre-election budget he delivered here Tuesday. Despite lower oil prices, the government projects that Ottawa will stay in the black for the next four years, with surpluses increasing to $1.7 billion next year and reaching $4.8 billion in 2019-2020. However, […]

April 21, 2015

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