Business Insights® Survey
View this page in: FrançaisPwC's Business Insights Survey of Canadian Private Companies is our annual "state of the nation" report on Canadian private companies. We survey hundreds of private business leaders from across the country about the issues and challenges facing their organizations. Business Insights is an integral part of our PwC Private Business Exchange program — a dynamic, interactive community of private business owners and executives.
Embracing the newHow have private companies fared through the volatile business landscape of the past year? What are they doing to position themselves for growth in the long-term? At a time when uncertain economic indicators are keeping everyone guessing on a daily basis, the seventh annual Business Insights® Survey of Canadian Private Companies provides valuable insights for the private company community. Results from over 300 respondents show that private companies across the country have navigated better than expected through the economic challenges of the past year and are optimistic about the future. Some of the same key issues will continue to impact business in the year ahead — the economy, competition, profitability, and labour shortages—but most companies are confident that improved sales and a focus on gaining market share will help propel them forward. But this year’s results show Canada’s private companies are taking it one step further. They are being proactive in seizing the opportunities in this highly competitive global world of business by embracing innovation, new technologies, and new markets. In the 2011 Business Insights report, we have included insights from leaders of Canadian private companies as part of our As I see it series, including PROJEX, Levitt-Safety Limited and Mountain Equipment Co-op. On the ground in...To accompany the 2011 Business Insights report, local Private Company Services leaders share some of the "on-the-ground" observations that they've learned from working day-to-day with business leaders in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
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