According to Industry Canada, 98.2 per cent of all businesses in Canada are small businesses. In Ontario alone, there are a staggering 381,000 small businesses, and 75 per cent of these employ fewer then 10 people.
These stats show us that what’s really driving our economy isn’t large multinationals or the government sector: it’s the small business owner.
Starting a small business by taking an idea and forming it into a reality is no easy task. It takes time, money, and a whole lot of courage. However, the rewards can be hugely satisfying. There’s also a badge of honour that comes from owning your own business — that wonderful moment at a party or networking event when someone asks you for the first time: “What do you do?”.
At that point, you realize that you no longer just have a job: you have an idea that you’ll passionately follow until it becomes something great.
