There are some of you that think I am a rabid Hayekian free marketeer and there is some truth to that in the sense I believe that well-formed competitive markets with relative ease of entry/exit tend to offer better outcomes…
Continue ReadingI like small biz, I really do
My TJ column today followed a common theme on this blog – namely, the difference between small business owners and ‘entrepreneurs’. To some this is a semantic quibble, but if government policy is meant to create ‘entrepreneurs’ that are looking…
Continue ReadingNotes from FullSail
I had a chance to talk with a couple of NBSC reps at supper. They are a keen bunch. Passionate about moving the capital market ahead in New Brunswick. It starts with passion. It doesn`t end there. The keynote speaker…
Continue ReadingProbably too good to be true
I was sitting down with my coffee and the Telegraph-Journal only to read that some consultant was saying the energy boom was “probably too good to be true”. I pity that guy. Then, I read on. It was me. Ooops.…
Continue ReadingWeekly Podcast – April 6
Click here to listen to the weekly podcast version of It’s the Economy, Stupid. I am still soliciting feedback on this so feel free to send an email to [email protected].
Continue ReadingAttracting entrepreneurs
Much of the debate these days seems to be whether or not the government should either support local entrepreneurship or attract industry (the battle is crazily couched in either/or terms). I have been pondering lately a hybrid. How to attract…
Continue ReadingLiving in the twilight zone
Have you ever stood in a room full of people (literally or figuratively) where everyone else seems to know exactly what is going on and you have no clue? This is how I feel with this new Benefits Blueprint unveilled…
Continue ReadingIt’s gold, Jerry, gold
Missing Seinfeld these days…. Anyway, …the provincial government’s press release on the latest employment numbers is gold. Pure gold. Check out the Stats Can release and compare it to the government’s (and forgive my grammer). There should be awards for…
Continue ReadingPEI shuffles the deck
PEI has changed economic development responsibilities: THE DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND ADVANCED LEARNINGMinister Responsible: Honourable Richard BrownPrince Edward Island’s greatest natural resource is its people. We have a long and proud history of innovation – and a population that is…
Continue ReadingInvesting, just not investing here
Someone said to me recently “The forestry industry is ‘investing’, it’s just not investing here.” That is certainly the case. UPM Raflatac celebrates the opening of its new North American pressure sensitive labelstock manufacturing facility in Dixon, Illinois, approximately 100…
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