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As we edge towards a post-pandemic Manitoba, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the challenges you’re facing: staffing shortages, ensuring safety in the workplace, implementing new tools and technology to grow your business, and more. You don’t have to establish a recovery plan alone.
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From building liquidity and improving cash flow, to protecting your people and pivoting to a digitally connected world, Manitoba Business Matters and our coalition of industry experts are ready to help businesses succeed every step of the way. MCC and our partners are compiling information and resources to help you thrive. Read below for our latest posts…
Canada’s Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Applications have officially opened for the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, the third pillar of the Government of Canada’s previously announced Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP). The fund aims to reduce some of the systemic barriers faced by Black Canadian...
Sensory Marketing: How to Enhance Your Brand Experience
Your five senses can define emotional memories and your perception of any experience—be it visiting a certain location, eating a certain food, or interacting with a certain brand. Yes, your brand is (or should be) an experience. Sensory marketing involves creating a...
Virtual HR: How to Leverage Remote Interviewing to Grow Your Team
Whether you’re looking to grow a team that’s rooted in a single location or collaborates from all across the country, finding a complementary candidate is critical. Effective interviewing not only allows leaders to assess whether or not a potential new team member has...
The Anatomy Of A Human Brand
Your customer needs to rely on your brand like a good friend. They need you to be there, understand their predicaments, and offer a sure-fire solution every single time. The only way your brand can successfully act like a good friend is to act human. The global...
Paid and Protected Leave for Vaccinations
On May 11, 2021, the Province of Manitoba introduced changes to the Employment Standards Code that would allow Manitoba workers to take a three-hour paid leave to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The proposed amendments would make it mandatory for employers to allow...
K to 12 Remote Learning In Winnipeg & Brandon, Effective May 12
As a proactive measure and to mitigate increasing transmission of COVID-19, all kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in the City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon will move to remote learning effective Wednesday, May 12 until May 30, 2021. “Keeping schools open and safe...
Tightened COVID-19 Prevention Orders now in Effect
Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity came into effect on Sunday, May 9 to help slow the spread of COVID-19. “Right now case numbers are far too high and the...
New Provincial Financial Support For Paid Sick Leave Related To Covid-19
The Manitoba government has launched a new Manitoba Pandemic Sick Leave program to provide direct financial assistance to help fill gaps between federal programming and current provincial employment standards for paid sick leave. The new Manitoba Pandemic Sick Leave...
Hospitality Sector Relief Program Now Open
Manitoba’s tourism sector is a key contributor to the province’s economy and has been significantly impacted by a reduction in domestic and international travel and other restrictions that were necessary to protect Manitobans and all Canadians from the spread of...
What to do with the federal support received in 2020?
Federal subsidies to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic must be included in the company’s income tax return Entrepreneurs had access to several federal government programs in 2020 to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic. When filing an income tax return, a company...