Governments not the only source of capital for small businesses

It's not that small loan programs haven’t been helpful, they just haven’t moved the needle, and many small business owners have been reluctant to take on the risk of additional debt.

Small Business Minister, pictured as she takes her seat in the House during one of the handful of formal sittings during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN MCARTHUR, BETSY HILTON, AND DENNIS MATTHEWS

July 9, 2020

It’s called sticker shock. That moment of honesty and dismay when the final bill arrives. We’re not even close to that moment when it comes to Ottawa’s COVID-19 spending, but that sticker shock feeling is starting to set in...

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