Calgary Herald
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📍 AB
Aug 8, 2026
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Amid entrepreneurial drought, Alberta’s small businesses grapple with rising costs
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As Alberta should be moving back toward fiscal stability and surplus territory with this year’s elevated oil prices, many small business owners are wondering when they will find themselves on similar footing. While stronger resource revenues are improving the province’s finances, the reality on Main Street looks very different. CFIB’s Business Barometer shows nearly half of […]
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