CFIB’s business barometer for January is flat in Alberta
Posted Feb 1, 2012 1:38 pm.
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There’s not much change in the latest business barometer survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Confidence levels among small business owners in Alberta remained relatively flat last month.
CFIB spokesman Richard Truscott tells 660News that, despite a slight drop, Alberta entrepreneurs are the most optimistic in the land. But Truscott also says there is a big problem on the horizon that needs to be addressed.
“Although the economy is strong, it’s becoming more and more difficult for small business owners to find people” (workers) “for their businesses,” says Truscott. “So that is definitely a worrisome thing.”
“The labour shortages are most acute here in Alberta and we definitely need to bring more people to this province to work in all industries, and certainly in small business,” Truscott continues.
Just over 25 per cent of Alberta entrepreneurs plan to hire more full time workers in the next three to four months.
