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This is Indigenous Economic Development day in Saskatchewan. The declaration is designed to bring attention to a significant segment of the economy that is emerging as more than simply a demographic group. https://mynewsroom.ca/saluting-a-new-economic-powerhouse/ #ecdev #FirstNations #Indigenous #Metis

Headed To An International Stock Exchange Saskatchewan’s mining industry is going to be extending its reach in European financial circles. https://mynewsroom.ca/headed-to-an-international-stock-exc/... @GensourcePotash Gensource Potash

The evidence is mounting. The hottest real estate markets in the US today are rural, in Montana and Idaho. COVID is encouraging more and more people to move to quieter communities in pursuit of more space. https://mynewsroom.ca/migration-to-smaller-centres-growing/... #relocation #wfh

Now that we’re a few months into the year, we are starting to get year-end analytics from 2020 and one of them is the impact of COVID on the economy. https://mynewsroom.ca/its-been-worse/

Corporate Social Contributions Can Affect Borrowing Rates This is a case of putting your money where your mouth is. There is a term gaining considerable attention in business circles these days it’s called ESG or Environment, Social and Governance.... https://mynewsroom.ca/corporate-social-contributions-can-a/

One of the rookie city councillors in the city of Weyburn is asking a fairly straightforward question these days: why not Weyburn? And what Councillor Ryan Janke is asking about centres on an economic development opportunity. https://mynewsroom.ca/why-not-weyburn/

Lockdowns Shape Consumer Spending With many of us changing the way we do our shopping converting to online from in-person as part of the pandemic lockdowns the chart created by the results of monthly reports on retail spending is... https://mynewsroom.ca/lockdowns-shape-consumer-spending/

The Only Audit That You Will Welcome Communication Audit It’s the beginning of a new year and a perfect time to design a plan for the next 12 months. But where to start?... One of the best things is to take a good look at what you are currently doing... https://www.martincharlton.ca/the-only-audit-that-you-will/

Bad writing makes you look like spam One of the quickest ways to differentiate legitimate business communication from spam is the quality of the writing. Improper grammar, misspellings and incompl... https://www.martincharlton.ca/bad-writing-makes-you-look-l/ #professionalwriting #contentcreation #reputation

Regina Council: Be Careful What You Wish For There is a storm brewing in Regina these days, something that will be a real test for the new Mayor and city council. https://mynewsroom.ca/regina-council-be-careful-what-you-w/... @leaderpost @CityofRegina

David Crossman, Co-Founder and CTO of Citrus, and Founder of HackRegina joined us on Startupvile. Much has changed in David’s life over the last year. He went from a solo founder spinning his tires to a Co-founder speeding down the track. Listen for free: https://mynewsroom.ca/community-is-currency/

Going Against the Grain It takes guts but being the contrarian can pay dividends. There are some adages about making money in the world of business. One of them goes something like this: when everyone is headed one way go the other.... https://mynewsroom.ca/going-against-the-grain/

Good morning from our #Saskatoon office. #WakeUpYXE

Beware Of The Media You should be constantly skeptical of the words anyone in the media delivers. It is part of being a conscientious citizen. mynewsroom.ca/beware-of-the-... @CKOMNews @TheStarPhoenix @leaderpost @globalnews @CTVNews @CBCSask @CBCNews @NEWSTALK1010 @nationalpost

For the food and beverage business, it’s hard not to pine for the summer time. Those longer, warmer days are a powerful tonic for patrons looking for a little break from home or the office. And it is even more noticeable in the midst of the pandemic. https://mynewsroom.ca/in-the-good-old-summer-time/

Martin Charlton Communications can save you time and money by giving you a government relations strategy to help you navigate government. https://www.martincharlton.ca/telling-your-story-to-govern/ #PublicAffairs #GovernmentRelations #Saskatchewan #wetellyourstories

Shantel Lipp from the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association talks about how Martin Charlton helps them with messaging, visibility and impact. Grow your organization: martincharlton.ca Watch: https://youtu.be/AYVunpFj_dY

This is a Good Sign One data point does not make a trend but a couple in a row may signal that something new has been established. https://mynewsroom.ca/this-is-a-good-sign/ #automotive

Saskatchewan’s Balance Sheet It’s the old forest and the trees thing. When you’re in the middle of something, it can be hard to tell whether you are going forward, backward or just sitting still. https://mynewsroom.ca/take-note-of-saskatchewans-balance-s/

Saving Restaurants $5 at a Time With tighter rules coming from those in the hospitality sector across the country, it is time for patrons of the local pub or restaurant to lend a hand. https://mynewsroom.ca/saving-restaurants-5-at-a-time/... #hospitality #restaurants #economics

The Best Laid Plans The dots may not connect perfectly but the disruptions caused by the COVID pandemic have many mature or older people rethinking their #retirement plans. https://mynewsroom.ca/the-best-laid-plans/

The Internet is never closed. Yes, you can even access the world wide web on Christmas Day and during a global pandemic. https://www.martincharlton.ca/navigating-a-pandemic/

The Hard-Nosed Canadian This was a trend that was always increasing but COVID accelerated things which, in turn, raised consumer expectations. https://mynewsroom.ca/the-hard-nosed-canadian/ #ecommerce #economy #business

Time to Rejoin the Film World One thing we learned from the first COVID wave is that content is king in the media world. Consumption of content was unprecedented as millions were locked down in their homes from March to June of this year. https://mynewsroom.ca/time-to-rejoin-the-film-world/... #media #filming See more

Four Times Around the World in One Province. When StatsCan decided to catalogue the infrastructure in this country in 2018, it changed the way it collected its data. https://mynewsroom.ca/four-times-around-the-world-in-one-p/

People With Good Manners Don’t Talk About Money It’s not polite to talk about money. That’s a view held by one-third of Canadians, according to a survey conducted for TD Canada Trust. https://mynewsroom.ca/?p=2505

Natural governing party is born The Saskatchewan 2020 provincial election is another one for the history books. https://www.martincharlton.ca/natural-governing-party-is-b/... #SKPOLI @Sask_NDP @SaskParty @CBCSask @CTVNews @globalnews @CKOMNews @CJMENews @TheStarPhoenix @leaderpost

With more eyes on your website and social media these days, now is the ideal time to let your customers know you’re still open for business, albeit through online service only. https://www.martincharlton.ca/the-internet-is-never-closed/ #Business #Saskatchewan

As we track the progress of the economy in recovering or rebounding from the COVID lockdown, one piece of the puzzle that is still out there but getting little attention is the underground economy. https://mynewsroom.ca/where-every-day-is-black-friday/

Retail sales is probably the best barometer of consumer sentiment so it is a metric that economic observers watch closely to get a reading on how people are feeling. We now have the August figures and they’re up. https://mynewsroom.ca/consumer-spending-grows-again/

The Power of ESG This is a case in point: it takes a long time to achieve a paradigm shift. A report by RBC Royal Bank and its asset... https://mynewsroom.ca/the-power-of-esg/

One scourge of industry that has not gone away with the pandemic is the cyber attack. If anything, it has increased. And, new numbers from StatsCan provide some insight into why these attacks are growing in frequency. https://mynewsroom.ca/awareness-of-cyber-security-growing/... #cybersecurity #theft #insurance See more

Now is the time to tell your story Coronavirus this and pandemic that. Here’s an election, there’s an election. Everywhere there’s a politician. Despite what sounds like a narrow-minded news cycle, now is not the time to shy away from telling your story.... https://www.martincharlton.ca/now-is-the-time-to-tell-your/

Driving at Night and Seeing the Future This week I just finished recording the second season of the One-Degree Shift Podcast (subscribe on Spotify or Apple, if interested)... Read for free:... https://mynewsroom.ca/driving-at-night-and-seeing-the-futu/ @Termuende published by MyNewsroom. #business

Business owners on the Prairies are losing ground to other regions when it comes to optimism about the future. This comes from the Bank of Canada’s latest Business Outlook Survey. https://mynewsroom.ca/still-down-prairie-business-optimism/

Key Saskatchewan Manufacturing Sector Managing COVID Well The manufacturing sector in this province seems to be holding its own. https://mynewsroom.ca/key-saskatchewan-manufacturing-secto/

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