Most of the companies building homes and developing land in the GTA are businesses that are locally owned and operated. They are based here and have their head offices here. The owners not only invest in the GTA and employ people who live, work and play here, but they themselves live here and call this […]
Toronto Business Posts
Car Buying Lessons From An Auto Mechanic’s Daughter
Ah…that distinct smell of car grease. It’s the scent that always lingered in my dad’s work clothes. My dad would come home late from working a 14-hour day and still make time to talk shop. As a mechanic and business owner for over 30 years, my pops has a plethora of knowledge piled up […]
Small businesses root for Walmart in fee battle with Visa
Small businesses aren’t usually in the habit of championing Walmart. But these days, many have nothing but praise for the retail behemoth, which is engaged in a public battle over merchant credit card fees. “It’s nice that a considerable retail giant like Walmart stands up and says, you know what, enough is enough and we’re just […]
Landlord licensing passed first major hurdle at Toronto City hall
The push to license landlords of the City of Toronto’s apartment buildings is now in council’s hands, despite what some called an attempt to delay the issue by Mayor John Tory’s office. On Thursday, the licensing and standards committee voted unanimously to ask council to move ahead with consultations on a licensing framework that […]
Toronto real estate will continue to do ‘extremely well’ – former RBC CEO
Former Royal Bank of Canada CEO Gord Nixon is bullish on Toronto real estate. “I think real estate in Toronto is going to continue to do extremely well,” he told BNN in an interview prior to being inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Toronto on Thursday night. “Toronto […]