Canadian Federation of Independent Business.............

[Chris Ryser]

I am a memeber of the CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Busones) which can be of big help from getting chepaer gas, telephone rates, insurance and foremost help with government problems.

Just to let you know that there are many advantages to be a member also for opticians.

Below is the latest report just arrived by e-mail:

Quarterly Business Barometer
CFIB survey of SME business expectations

Quarterly Business Barometer

CFIB survey of SME business expectations

Representing more than 100,000 small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) nationwide, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has been annually tracking business conditions and expectations for the past 14 years. These annual measures have been shown to be extremely accurate coincident indicators of economic growth. Historical CFIB survey results, indexed to 1988=100, are almost identical to GDP growth in the quarters the surveys were conducted (see chart). Although there is no formal measure of GDP according to firm size, general assumptions on the distribution of income and profits suggest that SMEs account for roughly 45 per cent of total economic output.

[For-Life]

The company has saved us a lot of money on our debit machine. Though the rep is annoying.