FreshBooks’ data shows many small businesses treat taxes as an afterthought, and it’s costing them
FreshBooks’ Faye Pang shares how proactive tax management can become a growth strategy.
Reports
Québec’s dismal seed-stage performance could spell trouble for province’s startup pipeline
Steep seed-stage deals drop in 2024 a “concerning” sign for ecosystem, some experts say.
Three things Canadian small businesses can do instead of spiralling
Xero Small Business Insights report shows sales are continuing to decline, and action is required.
Megadeals kept Canadian VC funding afloat in 2024: report
Clio’s historic Series F round prevented Canada’s VC funding totals from dropping six percent year-over-year.
Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?
Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with the industry contributing $5.1 billion to GDP?
An AI report to distract you from tariffs
Plus: Shopify CEO promises ‘buy local’ features in Shop app.
Majority of Canadian IT workers say they’d consider relocating to the US: survey
Canadian IT landscape needs more training, tech hubs outside of major cities, respondents say.
Cyclic Materials, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among Canadian returnees to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100
Eight of the nine Canadian companies on this year’s list were also on last year’s.
Benevity reports over $140 million donated through its platform this Giving Tuesday
Calgary company sees dip in total donations, but rise in volunteering compared to 2023.
Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s record-breaking BFCM weekend
Shopify merchants drove $11.5 billion USD in sales over the weekend, eclipsing last year by more than $2 billion.
Workers are embracing AI faster than employers can keep up
Research finds that training is essential for success adoption in the workplace.
Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)
Fifty percent of venture firms surveyed by BDC Capital have no women senior investors.
Report: Québec VC funding continues downward spiral in Q3 2024, but shows early-stage promise
The province has not recorded a growth-stage investment since Q2 2022.
Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches “worrisome” low
Late-stage funding also faltered, accounting for a record low 21 percent of total investment dollars in Canada.
Will Canadian VCs rebound in time to fund early-stage startups?
Plus: Paper loses another co-founder and Teralys targets $570-million fund-of-funds.