Business Updates
Weekly Update: February 19 – 25, 2021
Weekly Update: February 19 – 25, 2021 Supports for Business Innovation Employment Grant The Innovation Employment Grant opened in January, but is delivered through the corporate tax system and does not follow a formal application process. Eligible corporations will be able to claim the grant when they file their annual corporate tax returns. See How to…
Read MoreWeekly Update: February 12 – 18, 2021
Weekly Update: February 12 – 18, 2021 Supports for Business Additional COVID-19 Support for Alberta Small Business Businesses that can demonstrate a revenue reduction of 60 per cent or more will be eligible to receive 15 percent of their monthly revenue, up to a maximum of $10,000 under the Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit. This benefit…
Read MoreWeekly Update: February 4 – 11, 2021
Weekly Update: February 4 – 11, 2021 Supports for Business Canada United grants up to $5,000 available! Reopening Canada United February 16th! Over $14 million has been contributed to the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund by the federal government, RBC and Canada United partners to support COVID-19 recovery efforts. We have provided relief to…
Read MoreWhat we learned at the Business Town Hall with the Government of Alberta
What we learned at the Business Town Hall with the Government of Alberta A province-wide telephone town hall was held on February 3rd hosted by Premier Kenney, Dr. Deena Hinshaw – Chief Medical Officer of Health, Martin Long – Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism and Doug Schweitzer – Minister of Jobs, Economy and…
Read MoreWeekly Update: Holiday Catch Up Edition
Weekly Update: Holiday Catch Up Edition The key highlights since December 18th If you checked out for the last couple of weeks like we did to detox on news and social media, here are the latest updates to get you up to speed…. Supports for Business Provincial Health Measures Extended until January 21 Businesses, organizations…
Read MoreFuel Up on Funding Over the Holidays
Fuel Up on Funding Over the Holidays There has been quite a bit of news over the last couple of weeks and so are just highlighting a few of the most recent ones from our organization to support businesses over the holiday season. Each release is linked below for full details and quotes, but our…
Read MoreWeekly Update: December 11-17, 2020
Weekly Update: December 11-17, 2020 Supports for Business The portal for the expanded Small & Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant is now open Businesses can now start applying for the second round of funding through SME Relaunch grant. This is a grant, not a loan, so you do not have to pay it back but it…
Read MoreWeekly Update: December 4-10, 2020
Weekly Update: December 4-10, 2020 Information and Resources for Business New online marketplace launches: ShopYXH.ca APEX Alberta, Community Futures Entre-Corp, Invest Medicine Hat and the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce are taking the local shopping experience online with a multi-vendor marketplace called Shop YXH, which launched on December 7th, just in time for…
Read MoreWeekly Update: November 27-December 3, 2020
Weekly Update: November 27-December 3, 2020 Supports for Business Face Covering Requirements for Business Every Operator of a Public Place or Public Vehicle is required to prominently display a sign, as provided by the City, so that it is visible to a person immediately upon, or immediately prior to, entering the Public Place or Public…
Read MoreState of Public Health Emergency & Resources
State of Public Health Emergency & Resources State of Public Health Emergency Update A state of public health emergency was declared on November 24, 2020. New mandatory measures for businesses and services to stop the spike in cases are in effect as of November 27th. MORE HERE The Chamber issued its response on November 24th…
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