Small businesses contribute to unique culture of the community

October 12, 2023 @ 11:42 amBusiness, Walkerton Herald-Times

Walkerton’s downtown makes up a key component of the Bruce County economy. According to Jeff Loney, economic development manager for the County of Bruce, there are 5,797 businesses in the county that employ roughly 34,130 people. (Herald-Times file photo)
BRUCE COUNTY – Small business is actually big business. According to the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), a small business is defined as one who employs between 1-99 employees, while a medium-size business employs 100-499 people. Those businesses make up 99.8 per cent of the businesses in Canada, and employ 88.3 per cent of…
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