Zensurance Small Business Insights
News and resources for Canadian small businesses and startups covering the economic and business insurance landscape.
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Top 5 Risks Cannabis Small Businesses Face
Small business owners in the Canadian cannabis industry know they must overcome several hurdles to determine where and how to budget for success. A cannabis insurance policy can help shield you from potential threats to your business.
What Is Completed Operations Insurance for Contractors?
After completing a building or renovation project, what should a contractor or renovation expert do if a customer files a pricey third-party damage claim or lawsuit against them? Here’s how to protect your finances if it happens to you.
What Type of Insurance Does a Career Coach Need?
Career coaches help a variety of professionals gain a competitive edge for the next chapter in their careers while developing a personal brand that differentiates them. But liability risks can create financial havoc for career coaches. Here’s what every career coach should know.
5 Ways to Use AI to Grow Your Small Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technology. Although there are liability risks to be aware of if your small business uses AI tools, there are also opportunities. Here are five ways you can leverage AI in your business.
What Type of Insurance Does Your Pool Cleaning Business Need?
As the warm weather returns, Canadian swimming pool owners will open their watering holes to escape the heat. They trust and rely on professional pool cleaners for their expertise, but is your pool cleaning business ready for the season ahead? Here’s what you should know.
Survey: A Shocking Majority of Canadians Would Sue a Small Business
A new survey of Canadian consumers finds the legal risks confronting small business owners are on the rise, potentially threatening self-employed professionals' and business owners’ financial well-being. Here’s how you can protect your business.
Small Business Tips
4 CASL-Compliant Ways to Use Email Marketing to Grow Your Business
Email marketing is one of the fastest and most cost-efficient ways to capture the attention of potential customers. Learn 4 CASL-Compliant tips to grow your business through email marketing.
8 Essential Traits to Become a Successful Entrepreneur
According to Statistics Canada, approximately one-third of businesses are no longer around after five years. Here are a few of the characteristics that every entrepreneur should have to endure and be successful.
The Great Resignation: 5 Business Startup Ideas
The pandemic hasn’t induced Canadians to quit their jobs in droves like our American friends. However, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, with 2 million Canucks launching small businesses in recent months. Here are five ideas to ponder if you’re looking to go it alone.
Insurance
How Does Business Interruption Insurance Help Restaurants?
Business interruption insurance helps restaurant owners deal with forced closures following an insurable loss, like a fire that destroys their properties. Here’s why your eatery needs it and what it covers and doesn’t.
8 Things That Are Scarier Than Halloween
Halloween and ghost stories that send shivers down your spine are fun, but many things are far more frightening for small business owners. See our list of things that can spook business owners way more and how the right insurance can put those fears to rest.
8 Cybersecurity Tools for Small Businesses Using Mobile Devices
Mobile device security threats are rising. Most Canadian small businesses use mobile devices for their operations. Securing the devices your employees and company use is vital to a well-rounded cybersecurity plan. See our suggestions for upping your mobile security.