Confidence among small business owners in Nova Scotia increased slightly in January, but it continues to lag the rest of Canada. CFIB's Business Barometer Index for Nova Scotia now sits at 58.2, well below the national score of 65.2. Outside of Atlantic Canada, small business confidence is on a slow climb as it returns to 'near normal' levels.
In the lead up to CFIB's third annual Red Tape Awareness Week, some public officials have been nominated for an award recognizing their leadership in cutting red tape for small business.
Groundbreaking research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals that workers’ compensation boards in Canada are doing a poor job in meeting the overall needs of small business, including Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia has plenty of challenges: high unemployment, an aging population, out-migration of youth, rural communities in decline, low levels of economic growth, lagging productivity. And it’s grappling with all of this during a time of global financial turmoil. Yet here we are talking about making it easier to unionize by introducing First Contract Arbitration.
