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Liliana Camacho

@lilianac.bsky.social
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Director betterwayalliance.ca & commercialrent.ca Fellow socialcapitalpartners.ca/fellows Programme Director lirioai.com Writing & following about social & sustainable business

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Better Way Alliance @betterwayalliance.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
This video is auto-posting on Friday April 12. We don't know if tariffs are on/off today. But we know Canada's businesses are struggling. Rent & insurance = skyrocketing. We need fundamental changes, not tax cuts. Our #AdvantageCanada series has solutions | betterwayalliance.ca/advantage-ca...
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Liliana Camacho @lilianac.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, but they’re struggling to keep up with skyrocketing rents. @theaaronbinder.bsky.social and I explore the need for innovative solutions that empower smaller businesses. 🔗 Read it here: canadianbusiness.com/ideas/small-...
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Why Small Businesses Need Commercial Rent Control
Rising rents are pushing mom-and-pop shops off Canada's streets. The Better Way Alliance argues new tenant protections are the answer.
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Liliana Camacho @lilianac.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
What’s in Canada’s Fall Economic Statement? Seemingly no cheques to Canadians, and an extension to programs aimed to boost capital and productivity investment in Canada with a hope for trickle-down job-creation effects. Live now. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet and sources say Dominic LeBlanc will replace her | CBC News
In a shocking move, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday she's resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet — just hours before she was set to deliver the government's fall ec...
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Liliana Camacho @lilianac.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Let's talk about efficiency in poverty reduction policy. Canadian research has discovered that raising the minimum (real) wage for 5% of workers (those at the actual legislated minimum wage) actually raises incomes for 15% of workers.
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Aaron Binder @aaronbinder.com · 27/11/2024
The battle of local vs. chain is playing out across North America. In Toronto, we've seen small businesses displaced by skyrocketing rents - only to be replaced by quick-service food chains & luxury retailers. @dieworkwear.bsky.social notes (correctly!) that this leads to homogenized culture. 🧵
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Liliana Camacho @lilianac.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Did you know that raising the wages of the lowest-paid 5% of workers in Canada also led to higher incomes for workers in the bottom 15% of the income distribution? Blog link below.
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Aaron Binder @aaronbinder.com · 15/11/2024
Hey! My talented colleague @lilianac.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. She isn't in any starter packs yet but she should be. Lili is an Economist that builds @betterwayalliance.bsky.social's biz tools, researches stuff, and recently joined @scpartners.bsky.social as a fellow. Give her a follow :D
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Better Way Alliance @betterwayalliance.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
A healthy workforce is the best kind of workforce. When businesses adopt Paid Sick Days, they have better worker retention & productivity - leading to more profit to re-invest back into the enterprise. Read about the benefits of Paid Sick Days in our 2-pager: betterwayalliance.ca/wp-content/u...
An image of two workers in a cafe. 

Text for the image: Healthy workers = productive businesses!

The business case for paid sick days for all staff

Maximize business productivity.
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Liliana Camacho @lilianac.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The financialization of smaller companies is happening everywhere in Canada. This podcast explains how it's happening with small businesses. It's happening with small properties on main streets, too. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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What the heck is private equity? | Cost of Living with Paul Haavardsrud | Live Radio | CBC Listen
What do Tim Hortons, Westjet and Toys "R" Us have in common? They've all been gobbled up by private equity. PE firms have been around a long time, but over the last 15 years they've been on a buying spree. Paul Haavardsrud explains how this $10-trillion industry works and the consequences if it gets too big.
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