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small business

Of all the things that go into running a small business (especially one with a brick-and-mortar location), having the right banners, posters, flyers and other printed materials plays a huge role in getting your business to shine.

As a trusted name for personal and professional printing, Staples Print is on a mission to be the local print shop for Canadian small businesses. With 298 locations nationwide, Staples offers the convenience of both in-store and online services through the Staples Print website, making it easy for you to shop Canadian and get all your printing needs met.

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Off The Top: After a stretch in which he's embraced anti-Black and anti-Semitic rhetoric, Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — has reached an agreement to buy the conservative, anti-cancellation social media platform Parler. As a general rule, you never want to make Elon Musk and his on-and-off-and-on-again pursuit of owning Twitter seem level-headed by comparison.

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If you’re considering starting a business, you’re in good company. In fact, the entrepreneurial spirit is so strong in Canada that more than 97,000 new businesses launch every year on average.

Starting your own small business is exciting, rewarding and invigorating. It can also be a little overwhelming, especially when you feel like you don’t have all the skills you need to make your vision a reality.

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Do you avoid Starbucks and Tim Hortons to support your favourite local coffee shops? Well, good news, friend, this Toronto casting call wants to throw money at you.

Groundglass Casting is looking for real people to appear in an upcoming finance commercial to spotlight small business advocates.

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Jean-Luc Palumbo grew up being called a "flamer." Now, he's selling lipstick by the same name for his six-figure Queer and inclusive makeup brand, reclaiming the term and taking up space in the beauty industry.

The 28-year-old Torontonian has skyrocketed to success in the past 13 months. His brand offers vegan, cruelty-free and scent-free lipsticks, gloss and eye shadow palettes. The products have playful names like Sneaky Link, Femme, Fruity, Flamer and Bear that come in various shades, which are made to accommodate a wide range of skin tones while also paying homage to the Queer community.

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