COVID-19 – The Blog https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:57:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/app/uploads/cropped-ccs-logo-512x512-32x32.png COVID-19 – The Blog https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com 32 32 COVID-19 financial relief: 8 opportunities for students and recent grads https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/covid-19-financial-relief-students/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:22:17 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5994 Two groups that have arguably been hardest hit by COVID-19 are students and recent grads. The rolling lockdowns have made it difficult for some students to find part-time work that…

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]]> CEBA’s last stand: What happens after the application deadline? https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/ceba-after-the-application-deadline/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:18:47 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5912 The final application deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) program has passed. Lasting nearly 15 months, prime minister Trudeau’s relief program provided interest-free loans of up to $60,000…

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]]> 5 ways to successfully reenter the workforce https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/reenter-workforce/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:46:25 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5678 In today’s transitioning job market, it’s becoming increasingly more common for people to take a break from full-time work. The reasons could be vast and varied: the need to care…

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]]> Your new home: Demystifying the down payment https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/your-new-home-demystifying-the-down-payment/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:30:38 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5608 Those looking to buy a home in 2024 are facing a lot of uncertainty about how realistic a 20% down payment is for Canadians in this economy. To help you…

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]]> A job-seeker’s guide to networking in a virtual world https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/networking-virtually/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:50:50 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5598 Living through a pandemic is tough enough. But for Canadians who have lost their jobs, social distancing makes it even harder to connect with past colleagues or other contacts, especially…

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]]> How CERB could impact your taxes | Global Morning News https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/how-cerb-could-impact-your-taxes/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:27:42 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5571   This past year many British Columbians received CERB or other emergency benefits to help them through the economic impact of COVID-19. But those benefits could have a major impact…

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]]> Giving up control to accept success: advice from Cold Comfort Ice Cream https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/give-up-control-accept-success/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:14:05 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5492 As their tagline promises, Cold Comfort Ice Cream has been “Doing whatever the hell we feel like since 2010”. Sticking to her outside-the-carton thinking has served Owner and Founder Autumn…

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]]> A small and steady start ends in bigger gains: advice from Iron Alley Gym https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/grow-slow-steady-advice/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:41:45 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5488 Becoming a successful business owner doesn’t happen overnight. Especially in a venture completely outside your element. Sharon Prokophuk, co-owner of Iron Alley Gym learned that pretty quickly. In 2018 she…

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]]> It’s not business, it’s family: advice from Pajo’s Fish & Chips https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/building-family-culture-advice/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:38:53 +0000 https://blog.coastcapitalsavings.com/?p=5501 The brainchild of Patricia (Pat) Branch, Pajo’s Fish & Chips first set sail in 1985 and has been owned and operated by her family since. But the definition of family-owned…

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