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      <title>Workers’ compensation boards under the microscope </title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[An assessment of workers’ compensation boards, from small business owners’ perspectives, reveals that they are doing a poor job in meeting the needs of small business.]]></description>
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      <title>Farewell to cheques?</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3268-changing-the-way-we-pay.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changes to the way that Canadians make and accept payments for goods and services holds many positive and worrisome implications for the country’s small- and medium-sized businesses. Top among the concerns to entrepreneurs is the future of cheque writing in Canada as there is a very real possibility that a federal review may recommend the phasing out of paper cheques in the near future.]]></description>
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      <title>Communities in Boom: Canada's most entrepreneurial cities in 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs create more than businesses, they create communities. In fact, all of Canada’s urban centres can trace their existence to groups of like-minded business owners who made use of their regions’ features and nearby resources to build local economies. Today is no different; independent businesses and start-ups are vital sources of energy on which communities grow and flourish.]]></description>
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      <title>Perspectives on small business in Canada</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[CFIB/HP/Intel poll finds Canadians value and respect entrepreneurship; small business is driving growth through IT investment.]]></description>
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      <title>Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the single largest buyer of goods and services in the country, the federal government should be a reliable and lucrative client to Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Unfortunately, their attempts to access federal procurement are frustrated by a confusing application process, excessive paperwork and a byzantine system of rules.]]></description>
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      <title>Entrepreneurs have no regrets</title>
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      <author>www.cfib-fcei.ca</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Business owners recommend small business ownership as a career option for young people. Unfortunately, schools are not promoting entrepreneurship as a career option.]]></description>
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      <title>Secrets of entrepreneurial success</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2709-secrets-of-entrepreneurial-success.html</link>
      <author>www.cfib-fcei.ca</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Business Issues</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what makes entrepreneurs successful? Business owners attributed their success to employees, customer loyalty and just plain hard work. And in return, entrepreneurs help to build communities by giving back to the very people that support them.]]></description>
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      <title>Minimum wage hikes lead to job losses – tax relief a better option </title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/2464-minimum-wage-hikes-lead-to-job-losses-tax-relief-a-better-option.html</link>
      <author>www.cfib-fcei.ca</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Labour Policy</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’ve just released a new research report that challenges the effectiveness of minimum wage policy in Canada. CFIB’s report: Minimum Wage: Reframing the Debate reveals that minimum wage increases tend to hurt the very people they are supposed to help. Find out more about the positive alternatives that better address the concerns of low-income earners.]]></description>
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      <title>Time for a New Vision at the CWB</title>
      <link>http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/3265-time-for-a-new-vision-at-the-cwb.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Agri-business</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the new Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Board of Directors meet for the first time since the 2010
Director election, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the Board to
develop a new vision for the CWB. According to its Prairie members, CFIB believes there are many
outstanding concerns the Board needs to address in 2011.]]></description>
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      <title>Forced Savings: Economic impacts of raising CPP/QPP retirement benefits and premiums </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Labour Policy</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is no free lunch, and no free pension either. Recent calls to boost CPP and QPP benefits, in reaction to concerns about the sustainability of retirement savings in Canada, while touting to save more people from the risk of pensionless retirement, substantially underestimate costs to the economy. Using macro-econometric modeling to simulate the effect of doubling CPP/QPP benefits, and the attendant increases in premiums, CFIB finds that 1.2 million person years of employment will be lost in]]></description>
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