Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Moose Jaw ranks 86th entrepreneurial community in Canada

Canadian Federation of Independent Business releases annual report

Main Street is shown in Moose Jaw.
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By Lisa Goudy

Out of 121 Canadian cities in the 2015 Entrepreneurial Communities report, there are eight from Saskatchewan.

The report, compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, (CFIB) looks at how communities support and promote entrepreneurship. CFIB uses 14 indicators in presence, perspective and policy for a score out of 100.

Two of those communities made the top 10 - Lloydminster at No. 9 and Swift Current at No. 10. Moose Jaw is ranked at No. 81. This is behind Saskatoon at No. 13, Regina at No. 32, North Battleford at No. 34 and Yorkton at No. 77. The only Saskatchewan city ranked lower than Moose Jaw is Prince Albert at No. 91.

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