Small Business Roundtable 11th Annual Report to Government 2016 SMALL BUSINESS IS BIG BUSINESS GROWING GROWING GROWING GROWING THE ECONOMY: ENTREPRENEURS: PARTNERSHIPS: MARKETS: Fostering the growth and success of small business Small businesses represent the backbone of B.C. By collaborating with government we will identify Small business exporters account for almost benets all British Columbians through increased job communities and cross over all business sectors, actions that we can take to promote growth, reduce 86% of all B.C. exporters creation, innovation and economic competitiveness. from retail stores and doctors’ oces to computer red tape and increase economic competitiveness. In 2014, about $12.9 billion worth of goods KEY STATS: programming, and even the family farm. were exported out of the country MOBILE BUSINESS LICENCE AGREEMENTS WHERE GOODS FLOW 98% of businesses in the province are small businesses NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES BY REGION, 2015 PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES 388,500 total small businesses # OF SMALL Small Businesses Business Count 51% are self employed with no employees REGION POP. BUSINESSES USA 53% 3 3 3 11 19 83 small business/1000 ppl (average is 70.3) 1 Vancouver Island/Coast 784,006 67,387 2 5 Non USA 27% 35% of GDP (above the Canadian avg. 32%) 2 Mainland/Southcoast 2,834,194 236,032 Both USA and Non USA 20% KEY TRENDS: 3 Thompson-Okanagan 539,747 46,467 12 KEY STATS: Fastest growing sectors 2014–2015 4 Kootenay 148,770 12,185 4 Small business exporters in B.C. ship almost as much (businesses added) 5 Cariboo 156,140 10,881 13 6 to Asia (45%) as to the United States (47%) Professional/Science/Technology: +528 6 North Coast + 7 Nechako 97,649 7,706 KEY TRENDS: Food Services/Drinking: +338 8 Northeast 70,796 7,842 KEY TRENDS: Between June 2009 and June 2014, the real estate specialty Trade Contractors: +324 87% of the province by population has BizPaL sales and services sector and the high technology British Columbia 4,631,302 388,500 KEY GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: service coverage sector recorded the strongest growth BC Jobs Plan KEY GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: www.bcjobsplan.ca 7 Import-Export Guide Small Business Accord NECHAKO www.resourcecentre.gov.bc.ca/pdf/ImptExptGuideEng.pdf www.jtst.gov.bc.ca/sbaccord 8 Trade and Invest BC NORTHEAST 388,500 www.britishcolumbia.ca The Small Business Accord and its principles were SMALL established to help foster a progressive business culture BUSINESSES 6 where government initiatives support current and NORTH COAST future generations of small business owners across GROWING 5 British Columbia. CARIBOO Congratulations to the ve Open for Business Award 3 winners for 2016: Delta, Telkwa, Lake Country, Victoria THE WORK FORCE: THOMPSON and Nisga’a Lisims Government. VANCOUVER IS 2 /OKANAGAN 4 1 Provide a head start to hands-on learning /COAST 1 MAINLAND KOOTENAY KEY TRENDS: in schools /SOUTHWEST The Open for Business Awards recognize Municipal, 2 A shift in education and training to better KEY TRENDS: oal Principles First Nation and Regional District governments match with jobs in demand G pacts of small businesses Consider the needs and im We, the undersigned, established o enhance licy and program decisions t in po , ccord d labour B.C. small business workers have the smallest siness A o qualifie this BC Small Bu business certainty, access t 3 A stronger partnership with industry and . undertaking initiatives and partnerships to echnology adoption d its principles to help foster access to capital and t an t that small business can ive business culture egulatory environmen a progress Foster a r ciently. nfluence effectively and effi wage gaps in the country, compared to large vigate and i vernment initiatives access, na labour to deliver training and apprenticeships where go reduce cost and complexity of doing business rces affecting vernment programs and resou support current and future Design go le, re well developed, accessib small business so that they a rations of small business municated. gene unded and effectively com business workers properly f cross British Columbia. vels in British Columbia owners a ation among all le KEYS STATS: Foster thoughtful collabor irst Nations. of government, including F aining programs that are Deploy educational and tr eeds 38% of all business owners in B.C. are women, ned to meet the changing n nd alig 55% of private sector jobs are provided by future-focused a This year, 21 submissions were received from ve bour talent it develops. of small business and the la pportunities for Create long-term growth o t procurement. above the national average ernmen small business through gov B.C. economic regions, including 2 new Regional small business, employing over 1 million o Honourable Naomi Yamamot ness Minister of State for Small Busi British Columbians athieson Districts and 3 new Municipal applicants Dave M KEY GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: t a Pat Corbet g & Waterproong Ltd., Kelown ahn Nu Tech Roon Gay H Hills Health Ranch, 108 Mile Avalon Dairy, Burnaby Lynne Jacobs Nearly 32% of wages paid by small business by Justin Rigs Oh My Gift, Vancouver Aboriginal entrepreneurship ra ll River Jack Bandst brook Dyson Logging, Campbe s Ltd., Smithers Hol Bandstra Transportation System KEY GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: wning (#1 in Canada - 27% avg.) Bill Do apointe d., Penticton Robin L Structurlam Wood Products Lt https://news.gov.bc.ca/11913 iebart at Deanne Z Lapointe Engineering Ltd., Kitim ociation, Richmond Developmental Disabilities Ass Cybele Negris Mobile Business Licence Brad Mills s.ca, Vancouver Webname Bob Redden s Basics, Vancouver KEY GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: Mill nce George Celebrate Entrepreneurship Award c., Pri EDI Environmental Dynamics In www.resourcecentre.gov.bc.ca/mobile.html luit Annemarie Templeman-K Greg Munden Yoyomama.ca, Vancouver Garin Josey ntures, Kamloops http://jabc.ca/2015/10/01/new-celebrate-entrepreneurship- nden Ve nc. Mu William F. White International I Work BC award-launched/ BizPaL www.workbc.ca www.bizpal.ca Job Makers Success Stories BC Skills for Jobs Blue Print www.bcjobsplan.ca Red Tape Reduction ii www.workbc.ca/skills https://forms.gov.bc.ca/help-reduce-red-tape/ Contents Who We Are... 2 technology consultations A Message from the Chair 3 success Serving the Small Business Sector 4 jobs jobs A Message from the Roundtable 5 celebrate exporting partnershipsroundtable business Taking Action 6 entrepreneur importing community ...to ensure small business interests are being heard exporting labourcommunity jobs celebrate entrepreneur jobs roundtableachievement ...to improve government interactions with small business achievement ...to simplify the regulatory environment labour businesssuccess ...to improve government coordination ...to improve access to small business training resources jobs importing ...to help small business sell to government technology Meeting Our Mandate 10 consultations Recommendations to Government 18 Recommendations to Small Business 19 Commitments Moving Forward... 20 Who We Are... Who We Are... small business owners and advocates for B.C.’s small business community Samantha Howard Ian Tostenson Cybele Negris Robert (Bob) Sue Adams Director, B.C., President/CEO, CEO & Co-founder, J. Redden Managing Partner, Canadian Federation of British Columbia Restaurant Webnames.ca Inc. Partner & President, Pemberton Valley Independent Business and Food Services Association Vice-Chair, Environmental Dynamics Inc. Supermarket Ltd. Small Business Roundtable LANGFORD VANCOUVER PRINCE GEORGE WHISTLER VANCOUVER Chief Judy Wilson Mark Startup MJ Whitemarsh John Cameron Jill Doucette Chief, Vice President, CEO, Chief Executive Officer, Owner, Neskonlith Indian Band Retail Council of Canada Whitemarsh Enterprises ROCK SOLID Business Synergy Enterprises Coaching Inc. CHASE VANCOUVER SOOKE VICTORIA LANGLEY Val Litwin Ashley Ramsay Sean Surerus Angie Barnard Randy Richmond Ingrid Hope President, CEO, Founder & CEO, Vice President, Founder, Vice President and Partner, Owner & President, B.C. Chamber of Commerce Yeti Farm Creative Surerus Pipeline Inc. The Network Hub Spearhead.ca Hall Printing VANCOUVER KELOWNA FORT ST. JOHN NANAIMO NELSON TRAIL AND NELSON The Roundtable is here to help. For inquiries contact the [email protected] 2 who will connect you with the Roundtable member in your area. A Message from the Chair Across British Columbia small businesses are growing, innovating and making our communities more resilient to global economic forces. For some of our remote communities the only businesses around for hundreds of miles are family-run small businesses, providing food, clothing, services and shelter to visitors. For many communities, small businesses are providing tourists with unique cultural and eco-tourism experiences. In our resource–based communities small businesses are helping their communities diversify their economies by growing their creative sectors and finding new markets for their resources and services. Since the Jobs Plan was launched in 2012 the Province has been working to grow the creative sector and others through initiatives like the #BCTECH Strategy and the launch of Red Tape Reduction Day, with 37 regulations repealed, reaffirming B.C.’s leadership in removing outdated and unnecessary regulations. In support of government’s effort to establish British Columbia as the most business-friendly jurisdiction in the country, the Small Business Roundtable embarked on a new round of Regional Consultations in 2016 to further the BC Small Business