Small Business week is now underway in British Columbia – and right
across Canada. Small Business Week began
in BC over 3 decades ago (1979) and became a national event in 1981.
I did a Google search to find out more about
this year’s event, and found out the theme this time around is; “Invest,
innovate and grow” … and that small businesses are encouraged to “attack
challenges with renewed decisiveness, market awareness and creativity” and
“invest in the new technology your team needs to get the job done.”
Small business has always driven the well-being of the provinces with
jobs right in the local community. While
small businesses rely on the economic well-being of the province, country, and exports;
having government keeping red-tape to a minimum, and taxes at a level that
allow for growth, has always been critical to their success.
In recent years however, government has not been creating a climate so that
small business can grow and create jobs to support families and the BC
economy. In fact, government has a poor
record in that area, as noted in the media as recently as the past 3 or 4
weeks.
CTV News (Sept 21st, 2011) … Economists and business leaders say Premier Christy Clark's jobs plan
is short on targets and dollars…
Globe and Mail (Sept 21 st, 2011 … her new initiatives do not include any promises of immediate work for those who are looking for jobs in B.C. now…
