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Beyond Economic Survival: 97 Ways Small Communities Can Thrive

Is your community thriving?
“It used to be that jobs and economic opportunities drew migrants.  No longer.  Today’s populations are more mobile than ever.  Armed with information and freed by technology, today’s migrants choose their communities much more carefully than ever before.  Therefore, communities must be savvy in the retention and attraction of people.  In fact, [...]

Think Before You Ink

Source:  failblog.org

Tap Into Post-Retirement Entrepreneurship

Did you know … about 950,000 Canadians want to start a business within a year of of retirement, according to recent research done by the RBC Financial Group.
Statistics Canada studies also show a growing interest in post-retirement entrepreneurship:

In the next decade, small business firms in Canada are expected to increase by 10 to 20%, with [...]

P3 Canada Fund Launched

PPP Canada launched its $1.2 billion P3 Canada Fund late last month by issuing a round one call for project submissions, with a deadline of October 30, 2009.
Municipal, territorial, provincial and First Nations projects are eligible.
The fund is aimed at public infrastructure projects procured through public-private partnerships.
Further information and submission guides are available online.

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