The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released the results of a survey on Tuesday, November 15.

Out of 985 small businesses that participated, 94 per cent said that they are not confident in the Alberta Governments approach to entrepreneurship.

“The provincial government makes frequent reference to the importance of the small business sector in almost-daily news releases, but all the talk is not resonating,” said Amber Ruddy, CFIB’s Alberta Director.

When asked 'How confident are you that the Alberta government has a vision to support small business and entrepreneurship?', 16 per cent said not very confident, while 78 per cent said not confident at all.

Close to zero per cent said they were very confident, which adds up to just 4 participants.

“With the unemployment rate creeping up, the Alberta government is ramping up the spin," said Ruddy. "Hiring plans have never been in a more dismal state."

The CFIB is urging the Alberta government to delay the carbon tax and future minimum wage hikes until the economy recovers.

For more information, visit the CFIB website.