Business Round Table Competitors

We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. Our mission is to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Through our subsidiary—BDC Capital, we also offer a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital. BDC, Canada’s first B Corp bank. B Corps are certified Beneficial companies. Their purpose is to create value for society as well as money. They meet high standards of transparency and accountability, and create positive social and environmental benefit. Learn more at www.bcorporation.net. Social Media Community Guidelines: https://www.bdc.ca/EN/about/social_media/Pages/social-media-guidelines.aspx

Since 1971, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has been fighting to help small businesses succeed. With over 103,000 members, we’re the largest organization in Canada devoted exclusively to the interests of independent business owners. We ensure that the voice of our members is heard at all levels of government. We provide our members with expert advice, tools and information. We negotiate member exclusive savings and benefits programs for services that businesses most need. Nous sommes la Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante, la FCEI. Nous comptons plus de 100 000 membres propriétaires d’entreprise et nous mettons tout en œuvre pour créer un climat entrepreneurial qui favorise leur réussite. Nous sommes la plus importante association qui se consacre à la défense des intérêts des PME. Aux premières loges des négociations avec les décideurs politiques de tous les partis, nous nous assurons que les gouvernements tiennent compte de votre réalité.

We are Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 businesses of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — to create the conditions for our collective success. We use deep local connections to create a powerful national vantage point no other network can equal. And, from working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success and impact on business and economic performance.