Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Firms call pricing cuts a ‘slap in the face’

Small businesses have called government programme to decrease prices a “slap in the face.” Federation of Small Business says it is unrealistic to want businesses to “soak up expenditures”. Advertising campaign was suggested by David Buttress, the government’s new cost of living tsar. A new government initiative to push companies to lower their pricing to … Read more

Olds 2021 Small Business Awards will be presented later this month

Small Business

The Olds 2021 Small Business Awards winners who were not recognized last autumn due to COVID restrictions will be announced on June 22. Murray Elliott, chair of the chamber’s Small Business Awards committee, was questioned why the Botanic Gardens were chosen for the 2021 awards. The Olds & District Chamber of Commerce has devised a … Read more

Small business are dealing with a ‘cost of doing business’ crisis

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According to a survey issued on Friday, confidence has plunged to levels last seen in December 2020, at the height of the pandemic. “She claims that the cost of living is a worry for both businesses and consumers, and that it threatens the recovery of Australia’s 2.3 million small and medium-sized businesses, which are the … Read more

Government has been tasked with boosting small business via tech infrastructure

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The government has been encouraged to put in place the necessary infrastructure to enable the use of technology for small business and enterprise innovation and growth. This was revealed at the Junior Chamber International’s (JCI) Innovative Enterprise Exhibition and Seminar in Lagos. The government has been encouraged to put in place the necessary infrastructure to … Read more

Federal Cabinet approves relief package of worth 75 billion

Federal Cabinet

Federal Cabinet has ratified decisions taken by the Economic Coordination Committee, including approval of a relief package of worth 75 billion rupees to provide financial assistance to labourers and daily wagers, who lost their jobs due to coronavirus pandemic. As per details, the cabinet approved package worth Rs 75 billion rupees to resolve issues of … Read more