# @cityofcalgary on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_sXx3nVoG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15734073-cityofcalgary-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-02-25T15:39:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) — https://gondola.cc/cityofcalgary

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How do you support our local businesses? // 📷: littlemodernmarket⁣
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We are piloting an improved service to help Calgary business owners start and open their businesses faster.⁣
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“About 80% of those who visit our planning service counter on the third floor of City Hall are served within 20 minutes,” said Michael van Ham, Acting Manager of Customer Advisory Services. “Now they’ll have a business expert who understands the building, licencing and development permitting and approvals involved to open or maintain a business on-hand and they can have those conversations faster.⁣
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The improved service for business owners is at no additional cost to taxpayers and complements our virtual myBusiness hub where business owners can get permitting and business licensing online, with the support of a live chat to answer your questions as you work through the process. “As the first in Canada to provide this level of online support, the online process is well used however, face-to-face support can sometimes be more helpful which is why we’ve taken this hybrid approach to offer more options to help our business community,” said van Ham. ⁣
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Read the full story by visiting the link in our bio.⁣
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