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5 Strategies for Building Business Resilience in Changing Times

RBC Economics1 recently revised its outlook for Canada’s economy, projecting modest growth of 1.6% in 2025 (up from earlier estimates of 1%) before slowing to 1.3% in 2026 — signaling a softer but resilient landscape for Canadian businesses.
What’s more, recent data from the Bank of Canada’s Q2 2025 Business Outlook Survey indicates that only about one-third of companies now expect higher tariff-related costs — down significantly from around two-thirds last quarter.
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Latest Articles

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Gauvreau’s Growth Journey

In this November 2025 edition of CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, we explore the cutting-edge intersections of Manufacturing and Digital Health, focusing on how innovation and technology are shaping the future of these industries. From new trends in manufacturing to advancements in digital health, this issue offers invaluable insights into how small businesses can leverage technology to drive growth, improve efficiency, and stay competitive in today’s fast-evolving landscape.

We are proud to feature Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer of Voices.com, as our Business Woman of the Month, celebrating her leadership and vision in empowering the voice-over industry. Additionally, SK Uddin sat down with a range of industry leaders, including Elvira Ciambella, Vice President/General Manager of Business Innovation, Transformation, and Shared Services at ADP Canada, discussing Transforming Workplaces Through Payroll Leadership, and Empowering Entrepreneurs: Gauvreau’s Growth Journey by Robert Gauvreau, Founder and CEO of Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory, sharing his journey of scaling and growing a successful business in the accounting and advisory field.

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Special Messages 2025

Help Drive Holiday Discovery: Your Guide to Amazon Ads During Peak Shopping Season

As the holiday shopping season approaches, Amazon Ads offers solutions to help Canadian businesses of all sizes reach customers during these peak shopping periods. Shopping events during the holiday season like Black Friday and Cyber Monday create valuable opportunities for advertisers to connect with customers when they are actively shopping and ready to discover new brands.
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Share Your Journey With Us

At CanadianSME, we celebrate the diverse stories behind Canada’s thriving small businesses and startups. Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting, your journey is unique, and we want to help you share it with the world.

Small Business Champions

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Gauvreau’s Growth Journey

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Robert Gauvreau, Founder and CEO of Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory, shares his journey from building a solo practice to leading one of Canada’s fastest-growing firms. He discusses how clarity, innovation, and purpose-driven leadership can transform how entrepreneurs approach business finance—empowering them to make smarter decisions, reduce tax burdens, and achieve true financial freedom.
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Rocking the Future of

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Janis...

How Retail Tech and Trends Are Powering Canadas Digital Storefront Revolution in 2025

How Retail Tech and

2025 is witnessing a digital revolution in Canadian retail, driven...

Gah-Yee Won on How TurboTax is Empowering Small Business Owners with AI

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Gah-Yee Won, Head of Marketing at Intuit CG Canada, discusses how TurboTax uses AI to simplify tax filing for entrepreneurs. She highlights the shift toward digital tax management and how TurboTax supports small business owners with smart tools and expert guidance.
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Women Entrepreneurship

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Micro-Planning, Macro Success

In this exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Francesca shares her journey as a young entrepreneur navigating Toronto’s competitive

Business Woman of the
Month: Ruth Zive

In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, one leader is leading the charge toward a future where voices are the primary interface between humans and technology. Ruth Zive, Chief Marketing Officer of Voices.com, is helping Voices.com equip enterprises with the tools they need to create or access ethical, market-ready voice AI solutions. Driven by a passion for innovation and a belief in the power of natural communication, Zive is helping the organization pioneer a voice-first AI movement, transforming the way humans communicate, how marketing connects, and how we interact with the digital world.
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Interviews

Navigating Tariff Turbulence
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Navigating Tariff Turbulence

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Andrew Perkins, Senior Vice President leading NFP’s North American Trade Credit
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Entrepreneurship & Inclusive Growth

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Alexander Paul Burton, entrepreneur and advocate, shares his unique approach to

Unlock Smarter Growth with Automated Accounts Payable

Boost efficiency, cut costs, and eliminate errors with Canon Canada’s Intelligent Pay™
What if your business could save up to 80% on the cost of processing invoices, give your finance team 10 hours a week back to work on strategy, and gain protection from payment fraud?
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CanadianSME is the premier and most relevant platform for SMEs in Canada. We highlight growing businesses and thought leaders with a
strong focus on innovation, growth, and marketing to generate the results you believe you are capable of.

Indigenous Entrepreneurship

Supporting Indigenous Youth | A Conversation About Outside Looking In with CEO - Hope Sanderson

In this episode of the Indigenous-SME Small Business Podcast, we explore the inspiring journey of Hope Sanderson, CEO of Outside Looking In (OLI). 

Black Entrepreneurship

Bridging Borders: KC Goundiam’s Vision for SME Growth

In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Karima-Catherine (KC) Goundiam, founder of B2BeeMatch and Red Dot Digital, shares insights on digital transformation, global networking, and scaling SMEs. She highlights the power of private-public partnerships, overcoming digital adoption challenges, and breaking barriers as a Black woman entrepreneur. As we celebrate Black History Month, her message to aspiring entrepreneurs is clear: stay focused, leverage your strengths, and build with resilience.

LGBTQ+ Businesses

49 Dzine: A Journey of Passion, Inclusivity, and Representation

In a compelling interview with CanadianSME, J. Nathan Rainy, the dynamic Owner and Executive Director of 49 Dzine, opened up about his journey as an LGBTQ entrepreneur. Nathan emphasized his brand’s fervent commitment to celebrating and integrating the LGBTQ community within their operations and the wider industry.

Empowering Canadian Small & Medium Enterprises.

CanadianSME Business Magazine was created through the passion and admiration for entrepreneurs. With SMEs playing such a crucial role in Canada’s business industry and contributing greatly to the economy, CanadianSME was built to provide a much-needed support system for hard-working business owners.

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Podcast Videos

Founder Voices: Company Insights

Canada Business Talks

Take your business to the next level by connecting with Canadian Business Leaders through the Canada Business Talks series, in association with our exclusive banking partner RBC, shipping partner UPS, tech partner Google and Preferred HR and
Payroll Partner ADP.

Canada Business Talks is for the people who keep the vision to alter the business world, and individuals handling small business firms have an impetus. We are talking about business apprentices, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and people looking for proficient guidance and recommendations for running an efficient syndicate.

CanadianSME Video Podcast

Welcome to the CanadianSME podcast, a podcast for Canadian Small Businesses. In our podcasts, we interview Canadian experts and entrepreneurs to give small business owners access to expert knowledge that helps them grow their enterprises. Our mission is to empower Canadian small and medium enterprises and help them reach a bigger audience through our platform. Calling upon some of the most successful subject matter experts in the industry, the small business podcasts aim at identifying issues and finding solutions, all this while helping the business owners.