COVID-19 has drastically affected businesses of all sizes across the globe as business owners were forced to close their doors, some of them for good. As the small businesses that survived struggle to reopen at minimal capacity and climb back up to pre-pandemic numbers, many are reevaluating their business models and wondering if e-commerce is […]
Merchant Growth
Merchant Growth Launches E-commerce Financing During COVID-19
According to Adobe Digital Insights, digital commerce jumped 49% in April and e-commerce companies experienced Black-Friday-like sales boosts as the COVID-19 pandemic drove traditionally offline economic activity online. To take advantage of this unprecedented rise in e-commerce, Vancouver’s Merchant Growth has launched an e-commerce financing platform to help support Canadian businesses. The fintech startup expedited […]
Canadian Businesses Need a Rent Subsidy
I’ve had a front row seat in watching disruption in the small business industry for the past 11 years. From the effect of the crash in oil prices on Alberta’s small businesses to the steady growth of e-commerce to the detriment of brick and mortar retail, nothing prepared us for this. COVID-19 has brought an […]