1. Why are small businesses important to the Canadian economy? Small businesses have a strong presence in the Canadian economy as well as most countries in Europe. The contribution of a small business can be measured in terms of it’s effect on financial aspects in the economy. For example small businesses create 8 out of every 10 jobs, this presence holds great strengths in our Canadian economy. 2. What are the characteristics of a small business? There are …showed first 75 words of 1165 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1165 total…and their family’s. I think what I am trying to get at is that back then the majority of people who went into small business were not educated enough to be successful, but because small business are so easy to open it causes a chain reaction, one closes- one opens and it will always be like that. Opening up a small business is a gamble it all depend what kind odds your playing with.