The Main Street Journal
Focused on Taxation
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ABOUT
Launch – June 16th, 2023
The MAIN STREET JOURNAL was launched online in 2023, as a kind of Canadian, small business counterpoint to the venerable WALL STREET JOURNAL (WSJ), established in New York City in 1889.
Canada’s small businesses are smaller than most people think.
This is true for people that work in small businesses, for policymakers, business schools, and the business press. The self-employed and other small business owners don’t ‘get no respect’ and yet about 73% of private sector employment in Canada is made up of the 2.85 million self-employed individuals, and 1.3 million small employer businesses which average less than 7 employees.
We believe it’s time that these workers, and the small business owner-managers that employ them, got some respect. What’s more, we believe that business schools and policymakers should get out of their ivory towers and take a walk on Main Street!
Small is Beautiful (and Invisible)
Small business is essential to Canada’s economy, accounting for 76% of private-sector employment. But, when it comes to business school, policymakers, and the accounting profession, it’s like small business is invisible
Productivity + Tools ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN CANADA
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN CANADA How Enhancements to Information Technology Have Impacted Accounting Systems for Small Business in...
Careers + Training INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT AMONG OLDER WORKERS
“Among Canadians, the rate of self-employment—that is, the number of self-employed workers as a share of total employment—has been relatively...
History + Culture INCREASING PROTECTIONISM IN THE WORKFORCE
While our American neighbors to the South would like to paint themselves as free traders, in fact, they are the...
Careers + Training UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC SHIFTS IN CANADA’S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
Five short decades ago, the economic landscape in Canada and the world was vastly different. Five decades before that farming...
Careers + Training PRODUCT MARKET FIT IN THE ACCOUNTING OCCUPATION
Audit and management consulting work are largely irrelevant for the smaller 99% of firms that dominate the sector. Auditing has...
Careers + Training THE TENUOUS LINK BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher Education Lobbyists Line Up for Handouts In September 2019, Oxford University in the UK published an article by Gwilym...