For many small businesses, this rate increase will mean that any plans for hiring or expansion have to be put on hold so they can keep their lights on. For some it will mean closing up shop altogether. |
Ontario is an exception to the growing small business confidence we are seeing across the country. Here, confidence in most sectors has been sliding sideways or declining over the last four quarters. If things are to turn around, the upcoming budget must give entrepreneurs some reason to believe that things are going to get better. |
This government has fallen short of its commitments to small business. |