🎁 4 wishes from YYC business to alleviate the impact of layered costsBetween minimum wage increases, rising municipal property taxes, and Alberta’s carbon levy, businesses are feeling the impact of layered costs. We surveyed Calgary businesses in a variety of sectors and came up with a business holiday wish list covering three issues with four recommendations having a serious impact on budding entrepreneurs and successful companies.
Policy year in reviewAdvocacy in action: 6 key policy issues from 2017Layered costs, tax competitiveness, energy, labour, international trade, and the municipal election—it was a busy year ensuring business issues were top of mind for leaders at all levels of government. Throughout it all, the goal was simple: make Calgary’s business community more successful. Read this blog for a summary of the key issues we advocated on and how that advocacy helped to create a more business-friendly environment. What to expect in the new yearLooking ahead: Our 2018 advocacy prioritiesThe new year may be a time of change, but there's one thing that your business can count on to be steadfast: your Calgary Chamber. Our promise to you as we head into 2018 is that we will continue to work with all levels of government to identify and address the issues that are making it harder for business to be successful. In this final blog of 2017, Director of Policy and Government Relations Zoe Addington lays out some of the direction the Chamber's policy work will take in the coming year. |