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Article Category: Covid19 and Your Business
Webinar to explore the power of Emotional Intelligence
A Wikipedia posting describes Emotional Intelligence as the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one’s goals.
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Rapid COVID-19 vaccination critical for key group of essential workforce: FHCP
New resources released by Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP) will help employers understand evolving public health guidance on vaccination as the sector continues to work to ensure prioritized distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for food, health, and consumer goods manufacturing workers, the organization said this week.
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EY’s Wong message to MOMENTUM delegates: ‘Time to return to better’
There is much work to be done for any organization when it comes to responding to the effects of COVID-19, but moving forward the focus should be squarely directed on innovation, says EY global chief innovation officer Jeff Wong.
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Canadian IPO market: 2020 was a good year in spite of COVID-19
The Canadian IPO market surprised in 2020 with proceeds in excess of $5 billion for the year, despite fewer new issuances than in previous years, PWC Canada said in a release issued today.
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EY releases five tax saving tips for Canadian private business owners
Canadian private business owners can reduce balance owing and increase the potential for a refund by preparing for their tax return now instead of waiting until April, according to EY Canada’s Top 5 year-end tax considerations for private companies that outlines the opportunities for savings.
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OPSEU to Ontarians: Support local businesses during lockdown
Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU) president Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling on everyone in Ontario to support local businesses during the province-wide COVID-19 lockdown that takes effect Boxing Day.
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Repeated lockdowns will create depression, not recession: MEI
The Quebec government this week announced new stricter lockdown rules before the holidays, yet repeated lockdowns, even if partial, are likely to inflict the effects of an economic depression on SMEs rather than those of a simple recession, an economic note prepared by Peter St. Onge in collaboration with Maria Lily Shaw on behalf of the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) warns.
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Canada’s Main Streets and small businesses face extreme uncertainty: Study
Vancity, Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB), and the Canadian Urban Institute, this week released research that examines seven of Canada’s main streets, offering insight into how small businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 since April.
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Exploring COVID-19’s impact on mental health of entrepreneurs: Part 1
Last month, BDC released some alarming, but certainly not surprising findings on the overall mental state of Canadian entrepreneurs many of whom are grappling with a pandemic that has caused untold harm.
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