New study examines barriers Black-owned businesses face during pandemic
Black-owned businesses in Nova Scotia have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and many haven t been able to access federal emergency funding, according to a new report.
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Posted: May 08, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 8
The Black Business Initiative commissioned a study into how Black-owned businesses are coping during the pandemic.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Black-owned businesses in Nova Scotia have been hit hard by the pandemic and many haven t been able to access emergency federal funding, a new study has found.
The study by the Black Business Initiative in Halifax surveyed 59 entrepreneurs from across the province. Most run relatively new businesses in the service sector that employ fewer than five people, such as restaurants, salons and grocery stores.
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Michelle Benz, seen in an undated handout photo, thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school to improve her chances of getting a new career after being laid off six years ago in Calgary s oil and gas sector. However, after earning a bachelor of urban planning she is frustrated that the job market in her chosen field has dried up due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Michelle Benz, MANDATORY CREDIT May 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago.
Relatively bleak: Post secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
by Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Posted May 1, 2021 11:22 am EDT
A shopper walks at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. More major Canadian retailers joined the effort to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak by temporarily closing their stores or tweaking operations with one grocery store chain reducing hours.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Natasha Hermann
CALGARY Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago.
She completed her bachelor of urban planning at the University of Calgary, but she’s frustrated that the job market in her chosen field has dried up due to COVID-19.
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