As part of our ongoing commitment to provide materials and strategies for small business management, the BRCC asked MacKay Landau to provide some useful hints to help with this year's tax return. Check out the Tax Tips & Traps newsletters in Best Practices to get started.

The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) provides a range of both technical and business-oriented advisory services along with potential financial support to growth-oriented Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises. The program is delivered by an extensive integrated network of 240 professionals in 100 communities across the country. Working directly with clients, NRC-IRAP supports their innovative research and development and helps them become commercialization-ready with their new products and services.

For more information on this program, visit http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/aboutirap_e.html or contact Patricia Loder, ITA - Atlantic & Nunavut, National Research Council Canada – Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP): patricia.loder@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca or 709-896-2094.

For more information on how innovation and technology can contribute to increasing your competitiveness, growing your business, capitalizing on new opportunities and accessing new markets, please contact Oana Spinu, Senior Advisor, Innovation and Technology, Government of Nunavut: ospinu@gov.nu.ca or (867) 473-2662.

We have nearly completed our update of the Nunavut Business Directory. Most Nunavut businesses received a form to provide updated information which we will incorporate on the website. If you did not receive the update form, or if you are a new business, please contact Sadie at members@baffinchamber.ca

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