Cautious optimism displayed. (Around the North).A poll of 100 business owners from eight major Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it centres concluded owners are unsure about overall economic development conditions in Canada and are cautiously optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about the future of their endeavours. The Small Business Counselling Service at Laurentian University Laurentian University, main campus at Sudbury, Ont., Canada; bilingual, coeducational; founded 1960. Among its faculties are those in astronomy, commerce, computer science, education, engineering, law, mathematics, music, native studies, nursing, physics, and social conducted the study. The poll looked at the business, its financial position, expected capital expenditures over the next six months and asked questions regarding overall economic conditions in Canada. About 49 per cent of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. believe their firms will improve profit within the next six months, while 42 per cent said they would stay the same, and 35 per cent believe it is currently a bad time to have future capital expenditures. Also, 40 per cent believe it is a good time to undertake capital expenditures and would increase expenditures by an average of six per cent. |
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