Help business-owner clients manage foreign dividend investments
Omicron restrictions, inflation and rising interest rates are top concerns for businesses and consumers
The program has provided loans worth almost $50 billion to more than 898,000 companies
Business owners worry about paying off Covid debt
Even before the new variant, only about one-third of small businesses were back to normal sales
The average salary increase for women at SMEs was 5.3% in 2021, while men received 10.3%
The new measure will facilitate capital raising for startups in Alberta
Only 20% of small businesses in need expect to qualify for new wage and rent subsidies
Support will target still-hurting sectors of the economy
Many small and medium-sized enterprises have an optimistic outlook, polls suggest, while others worry about expiring aid