Disney’s latest D23 fan event looked like a flood of entertainment announcements: an X-Men cast reveal, Lilo & Stitch 2, The Bluey Movie, Tangled, Coco 2, Avengers Campus expansion details, …
Canada’s federal government is trying to make public contracts less hostile to small businesses. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, the federal government awarded $66.9 billion in contracts for goods, services, …
The newest warning sign for the games industry is not another console price announcement. It is what happened after the price increases started landing. Circana’s July U.S. games report showed …
The Gordie Howe International Bridge opening is old news now. The better business signal came two weeks later, when the first traffic data showed commercial trucks were not waiting on …
A 2,700-year-old Greek poem just became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. No superhero IP. No franchise. No sequel. Just Christopher Nolan, a cast led by Matt Damon and …
Canada and the United States still don’t have a signed trade agreement. But Canadian businesses now have a more concrete view of what a deal could change. The framework being …
Shopify’s August 26, 2026 deadline isn’t just a checkout cleanup date. For non-Plus stores still using legacy Thank You and Order Status page customizations, it’s a tracking, attribution, app, and …
U.S. retail and food services sales fell 0.6% in July, according to the Census Bureau’s August 14 advance report. Sales came in at $763.6 billion, down from a revised $768.1 …
Beginning February 1, 2027, new creators will have to clear a much higher bar before they can share in YouTube’s advertising and Premium revenue. The issue is what happens during …
Canada’s economy is growing again after a weak start to 2026. That’s the good news. The harder question for business owners is whether that recovery is strong enough to justify …
Lifetime deals have a bad reputation for a reason. The standard warning is never sell lifetime access because you’ll end up supporting customers forever without receiving another dollar from them. …
The freelance platform’s client base has fallen from its 2023 peak, while spending per remaining client and freelancer-facing monetization products continue to rise. Upwork still has valuable freelance opportunities. But …
Canada’s long-awaited real-time payments system is moving from policy work to operating rules. On August 24, 2026, the core by-law and rules for Canada’s Real-Time Rail, or RTR, come into …
On July 20, 2026, the White House signed three proclamations that would put a 50% tariff on a broad range of Canadian goods entering the United States. The tariffs are …
You can still make money writing, but the market has split. Generic content is under pressure. Upwork’s 2025 platform research found continued AI substitution in lower-value content writing and sales …
The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million on July 20, 2026, the largest penalty issued under the Digital Services Act so far. The Commission found that AliExpress failed to assess …
Gartner forecasts worldwide AI spending will reach US$2.59 trillion in 2026. It’s an arresting number, but it doesn’t mean ordinary businesses are collectively spending that amount on chatbots and software …
Yes, digital marketing is a good career if you want work that combines creativity, data, technology, and business strategy. The field has measurable demand, several routes to six-figure pay, and …
Choosing the right business account is about more than convenience. It shapes how you move money, deposit payments, and keep clean records. In Canada, a popular option for companies that …
Affiliate marketing isn’t the opposite of digital marketing. It’s one way to make money with digital marketing skills. But when people search “digital marketing vs affiliate marketing,” they usually want …
Two U.S. back-to-school surveys published days apart point in opposite directions. Deloitte expects planned K-12 spending to hold roughly flat in dollars and fall after inflation. JLL expects the average …
Two agencies can quote wildly different prices for work that sounds almost identical. One says $2,000 a month. Another says $15,000. Both quotes can be fair if the scope, seniority, …
Canada Day is over. The fireworks went off, patios filled, staff schedules got tested, and a midweek holiday gave business owners a useful read on where customers are spending now. …
America’s 250th birthday gave businesses a useful read on the consumer mood. People still traveled. They still hosted cookouts. They still showed up for fireworks, parades, restaurants, road trips, and …
If your Google Ads Target CPA is set to $10 but the campaign has been getting conversions for $5, that $5 result may be living on borrowed time. Starting August …
If you’ve been buying PlayStation games on disc for years, Sony just put an expiration date on that habit. On July 1, 2026, Sony announced through the official PlayStation Blog …
Shopify has given U.S. vape sellers until July 7, 2026, to remove affected products from their stores or risk suspension, according to notices reviewed by Token of Trust. The notice …
You’ve probably seen the standard advice: learn to code, get better at sales, study digital marketing, understand finance. Those are real skills. They can absolutely increase your income, grow a …
AI is not the problem. AI can help people research faster, compare ideas, write better, automate work, and make better decisions. Businesses should use it. Governments should use it. Consumers …
Google’s AI Overviews don’t merely list search results. They summarize sources, draw conclusions, and present the result at the top of Google Search in a format that looks authoritative. On …
When someone clicks a website link, they should leave Google. That shouldn’t be controversial. A search engine’s job is to help people find the best source, then send them there. …
Canada’s new AI strategy is trying to fix a simple problem: the country is strong at inventing AI, but weak at using it inside normal businesses. On June 4, 2026, …
Microsoft 365 prices are going up on July 1, 2026. That alone is worth attention. But the bigger decision for many small businesses is whether to add Microsoft 365 Copilot …
Pricing is one of the fastest ways to improve or damage profit. Set prices too high without proving the value and buyers hesitate. Set them too low and you may …
Economic uncertainty feels different when payroll, rent, vendors, customers, and your own income all depend on the decisions you make next. Costs move. Demand softens. Borrowing gets harder. Customers delay …
The AI assistant hundreds of millions of people rely on for advice, research, and decision-making is now an advertising platform. On February 9, 2026, OpenAI began testing ads inside ChatGPT …
The Google search results page you’ve been optimizing for? It’s being rebuilt from the ground up, and ads are now part of the blueprint. According to third-party SEO tracking cited …
For more than two decades, the internet economy has run on a single currency: the click. You bid on a keyword, someone clicks your ad, they land on your site, …
As more small businesses adopt AI, teams are building more products and workflows on top of AI APIs. If that includes you, you’ve probably noticed that your monthly bill keeps …
On April 28, 2026, Adobe closed one of the most important SEO and AI visibility deals in recent marketing tech. The company finalized its $1.9 billion acquisition of Semrush, an …
Only 30% of Canadian small and medium-sized businesses used AI in 2025. That means seven out of ten SMEs were sitting on the sidelines while the technology reshaped entire industries …
Your next manager might not need a coffee break. Square said it has opened Managerbot to more sellers in open beta, and it points to a different kind of AI …
For years, the fight over social media harm mostly lived in hearings, parent complaints, internal research leaks, and public arguments about whether platforms were going too far. Now it’s landed …
Before someone buys, they usually don’t move in a straight line. They compare options, check what others think, look for evidence, and come back more than once before they decide. …
B2B SaaS has become the engine behind how modern businesses operate, scale, and deliver value. As more companies rely on subscription-based tools to streamline operations and serve customers faster, the …
The global investment landscape is always evolving, and one of the most watched moments in public markets is when new companies list their shares. Tracking upcoming offerings can help investors …
On January 6, 2026, the team behind Tailwind CSS laid off three of its four engineers, cutting the engineering team by 75%. Founder Adam Wathan tied the decision to a …
The AI story most people follow is the fun one, such as new models, new demos, and new “look what it can do” moments. But the story shaping the next …
A few days ago, headlines made it sound like Nvidia was buying AI chip startup Groq in a massive deal. Then the details came in. Instead of a clean acquisition, …
Ever met someone who always seems to be launching a new business? One day, it’s a tech startup, and the next, it’s a wellness brand—and somehow, they make it all …
Small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) power economies, spark innovation, and shape communities — but what does it really take to grow one successfully in today’s fast -changing world? Understanding the …