Zensurance Small Business Insights
News and resources for Canadian small businesses and startups covering the economic and business insurance landscape.
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What Type of Insurance Does a Hairstylist Need?
Stylists are not immune to making mistakes, accidentally injuring customers, or a salon or barber shop being damaged by fire, water, or a break-in. Here’s how hairstylists can protect their finances, business contents, and careers.
Business Liability: What You Need to Know Before Hosting Fall Events
Hosting an event or gathering this fall to increase your sales? Check your liability insurance coverage to ensure it adequately covers your risks. You might need special event insurance to safeguard your finances. Here’s what to know.
What Type of Insurance Does a Freelance Writer Need?
Some things are more frightening than a spell of writer’s block or the anxiety of initiating a first draft of any content. Freelance writers, copywriters, and authors face many liability risks that could devastate them financially. Here’s how writers can protect themselves.
Everything an Amazon Seller Needs to Know About Insurance
New and experienced Amazon sellers in Canada have particular business insurance needs. Amazon requires some sellers to have insurance. Get an overview of the coverages you should have to protect your finances and how they can help when problems arise.
Preparing Your Business Vehicle for Autumn and Winter
Driving in dark, slick, or wintry conditions can be more demanding than driving in the summertime. See our safe driving tips and recommendations for preparing your vehicle for the colder temperatures before the weather turns.
What Type of Insurance Does a SaaS Business Need?
Countless companies subscribe to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers to develop, host, and manage the software solutions they need. However, with that opportunity and responsibility come significant liability risks. Here’s what SaaS providers need to know to protect their assets.
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
Tornado Season 2025: What Small Businesses Need to Know
Canada ranks second in the world for the most tornadoes per year after the U.S. See our tips for how business property owners can prepare and minimize damage to their properties from a tornado and other severe windstorms.
15 Tips to Get Your Vacation Rental Property Ready for the Summer
Vacation rental property owners across Canada are eager to attract vacationers to their properties. Before summer gets underway, see our tips for sprucing up your property and ensuring you’ve got the right insurance to cover unexpected damages that may crop up.
Will Home Insurance Cover Your Airbnb or VRBO Rental?
Home sharing platforms like Airbnb and VRBO are often viewed as commercial activities by insurance providers. Safeguard your property and rental business by understanding the insurance implications involved in home sharing.