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Startups and small businesses platforms

Here's what the 2023 Alberta election parties are promising.

UCP

  • Give an additional $100 million to the Alberta Enterprise Corporation to attract more venture capital investment
  • Invest $25M in Indigenous equity funds

    "We will also ensure Indigenous communities in Alberta can benefit from venture capital projects by investing $25 million in Indigenous equity funds." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09

  • Double the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation's loan capacity to $2B, and expand project eligibility to manufacturing, forestry, health care, technology, and tourism

    "A UCP government will double the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) loan capacity to $2 billion and further expand the types of projects that are eligible. The AIOC was first created in 2019 under the United Conservatives and was expanded in early 2022, to help indigenous communities participate in major natural resource, agriculture, telecommunication, and transportation projects. This expansion of the program will open new doors for indigenous communities to be partners in Alberta’s success by adding investment opportunities in manufacturing, forestry, health care, technology, and tourism." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09

NDP

  • Eliminate the small business tax for more than 100K small businesses

    "We will eliminate the small business tax for more than 100,000 small businesses, including retail establishments, restaurants, mechanic shops, family farms and more."

  • Consult on expanding the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation to more sectors and projects

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