Kanada verliert seine Unternehmer – und kaum jemand spricht darüber

We lost them a decade ago as unaffordability skyrocketed, and supports for small businesses dwindled before being taken out back and buried during the pandemic.

As a small business owner, I can tell you that Canada is absolute bullshit for small business grants. They do absolutely fuck all to invest in any business frankly unless it’s a multi million dollar investment. Then when those companies pack up for greener pastures, they wonder why the only people that want to live here are slaves from other countries. 

The rates for a small business loan are fucking insane still. People are leaving for a better life in other countries and this one gets choked out by the ultra rich.

I mean… the entrepreneurs have been talking about it but the rest of the working class is so smug towards us, its kinda of bewildering considering small businesses and startups have been the backbone of this country for many decades… Fact is, we have created a pipeline for our citizens to go from college to a government cubicle. It is ridiculous to think that 1/4 of the country works for the government and another chunk works indirectly for the government as vendors etc.

Starting a business in Canada right now, so much more difficult than it needs to be and near impossible to get any good funding. Americans did that thing right and didn’t tie every dollar to unproductive asset class (housing). 

We’re too busy talking about the 500 other issues the average person is facing

I’m self-employed and I’m about to transition into a different career because it’s just become exhausting to deal with challenge after challenge. The biggest over arching problem is that the cost of living has just risen so much. I need to make A LOT more money than I did a decade ago just to keep the lights, and my clients (other business owners) have the same problem and are cutting back on my services and replacing me with A.I.

On top of that, I’ve been seriously set back in the last couple years by things like postal strikes, as a lot of my bigger clients are American companies only pay with cheques. It’s tough when you have to wait an extra two months to get your income for the next 6 months. And I’m losing a lot of those clients now anyway because of political instability (they don’t want to hire cross border anymore.)

It’s just not worth the hassle anymore. I’d rather have a steady paycheque that I don’t have to hunt down, and benefits.

Every country is. It’s a known trend that employee compensation has increased enough that it’s not necessary to start a business if you want to get paid more.