About doing business in B.C.

By Bill Bennett

Kootenay East MLA

The B.C. government is working with small businesses to identify ways to make it easier to do business here in B.C.

By working directly with small businesses, government will identify ways to break down barriers and increase small-business procurement by at least 20 per cent.   We have launched an online survey to welcome input from small businesses:  www.jtst.gov.bc.ca/selltobcgov. Also Consultation Sessions will be held throughout the province, including the East Kootenay. To apply to register for these sessions please visit:  www.jtst.gov.bc.ca/selltobcgov/consultation .

Small business plays a vital role in the economy and employs more than one million people. British Columbia is the only province in Canada to enact regulatory reform legislation and regulations to reduce barriers to business.  Since 2011 we have reduced regulatory requirements by more than 42 percent.

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