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Additional support will come too late to give Alberta small businesses a fighting chance of survival
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% at risk of closure % need additional provincial support
Hospitality industry Arts and recreation industry Alberta average 6 3
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% with normal sales 70 57 97
CONTRIBUTED Canadian federation of Independent Business is disappointed to learn the hardest hit small businesses will have to wait until April 1 to apply for addi- tional relief through the Alberta gov- ernment’s new Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit. While we appreciate the government providing up to $10,000 in additional support, it is funding that is needed now, not in April. There are also concerns about the
government turning off the taps to the current SME Relaunch Grant with ap- plications closing at the end of March. “It’s mind boggling why the Alberta
government is asking the hardest hit small businesses to wait until April for additional support when an existing program is in place to roll out funding now,” said Annie Dormuth, Alberta provincial affairs director in a state- ment Feb. 17. “This move makes no sense, and does not reflect the realities of small businesses, many of which are barely hanging on. Small businesses are not in a position to wait for additional funding or have provincial or federal support programs turned off.” The recovery rates and number of small businesses at risk of closure in the hospitality (restaurants, hotels, caterers) and arts and recreation (gyms, venues, arcades) industries show the
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need for additional support now, not in April:
“Although the government has estab- lished a reopening plan, it is dependent on many factors that could prolong when businesses can either reopen or operate under greater capacity. Until we are well past the reopening phase and back to a position when small business- es can operate without social distancing measures, the government needs to ensure supports are in place,” conclud- ed Dormuth. 7 in 10 Alberta small businesses
agree support measures are critical to their survival and are worried about the survival of their business. Source for CFIB data on support mea- sures: CFIB, preliminary results for the
Your Voice – January 2021 survey, results from January 12 to 18, 2021, n = 4,701. For comparison purposes, a probability sample with the same num- ber of respondents would have a margin of error of +/-1.4%, 19 times out of 20. Source for CFIB data on recovery: CFIB, preliminary results for the Your
Voice – February 2021 survey, results from February 4 to 8, 2021, n = 3,554. For comparison purposes, a probability sample with the same number of re- spondents would have a margin of error of +/-1.6%, 19 times out of 20.
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