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Edmonton Journal | January 04, 2017

Standing in a comic books store in west Edmonton, Alberta’s environment minister continued Wednesday to sell her government’s climate leadership plan. When the carbon tax kicked in Jan. 1, so too was the small-business tax rate cut to two per cent from three per cent. Combine that with the absence of provincial sales and payroll taxes, comparatively low personal income tax and no health premiums, Shannon Phillips said, and Albertans have a $7.5-billion overall tax advantage. I think any time you...

smallbiztrends | May 04, 2018

Tops in the news for small businesses is National Small Business Week. The event included tons of events and the recognition of entrepreneurs for their achievements. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon had some warm remarks about the importance of small businesses too. Meanwhile, those with business websites are trying to wrap their heads around the Google’s new Mobile First Index. Read more news and information from the week below. National Small Business Week shines a spotlight on our nation...

theguardian | January 29, 2019

Scott Morrison has delivered his election pitch to the Coalition’s economic heartland, promising further tax relief for small business in a speech that stressed the importance of a strong economy.Seeking to draw differences with Labor over economic policy, Morrison announced the government would increase the instant asset write-off threshold to $25,000, effective immediately, with legislation to be introduced “as a priority” when parliament resumes next month.The change, which ...

seattletimes | March 07, 2019

The conventional wisdom once said Amazon is the bane of small business, using its might and scale to undercut the mom-and-pop retailer on price and convenience.The reality is something different, Amazon argues in its second annual report on its impact on businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees and less than $1 billion in revenue. In the U.S., more than 1.9 million such firms, as well as authors and developers, worked with the commerce giant in 2018. In 2017, it said it had 1 million third-par...