Giving back: Manitoba small business owners and charitable giving
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Giving back
Manitoba small business owners and charitable giving
December 2009
Shannon Martin
Director of Provincial Affairs, Manitoba
Introduction
Despite the economic challenges that Manitoba’s small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have faced over the last year, their involvement in terms of charitable giving remains resilient.
The overwhelming majority of SMEs in Manitoba give back to their communities through donations of time and money. Approximately 75 per cent of small business owners say they provide cash donations to charitable and community causes, while more than half advertise or promote on behalf of a particular event or cause. These are just some of the findings contained in this report based on survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s 2009 provincial survey.
